Intro to mental disorders Flashcards
Define psychotherapy
A talking therapy aiming to help you deal with emotional problems and mental health disorders- long-term and goes to a ‘deeper’ level
Give 2 characteristics of counselling
Short-term and shallow experience
How many people in the UK identify as having a common health problem
1 in 6
What is the DSM-5?
Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders
What are the 4 Ds?
Deviance, Dysfunction, Distress and Danger
Define deviance, in regards to the 4 Ds
Deviation from the norm
Define point prevalence
Having a disorder at a specific point in time
Define period prevalence
Having a disorder at any point in a given time period
Define lifetime prevalence
Having a disorder at some point in life up to assessment
Define Incidence
Number of new cases of a disorder arising over a given period
Define anxiety disorders
Excessive worrying, causing impairments and distress
Define Social anxiety disorder
Persistent fear of social situations
Define phobias
Persistent fear of specific a object
Define OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder; recurrent distressing thoughts with repetitive behaviours aimed to minimise distress
Define Depression
Persistent low mood, loss of interest, irritability, disrupted sleep
Define Bipolar disorder
Experiencing feeling of both depression and mania
What is Bipolar Disorder I?
alternating mania and depression
What is Bipolar Disorder II?
depressive episodes and hypomania
Define Schizophrenia
Fundamental distortions of thinking
What are some positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Delusions, Hallucinations and disorganised thinking
What are some negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
Anhedonia, Avolition and reduced speech
What are some cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Slower thinking, difficulty making decisions and easily distractible
Define Anorexia Nervosa
Refusal to maintain typical body weight, intense fear of gaining weight
Define Bulimia Nervosa
Recurrent binge eating and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviour
