Intro to Psych: Unit 4 Chapter 14 Flashcards

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What is the medical model in the context of psychological disorders?

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Views abnormal behavior and mental illness as a disease.

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Define: Diagnosis

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Distinguishing one illness from another.

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What are the 4 criteria in determining whether a behavior is normal vs abnormal? (4 D’s)

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  1. Deviance
    - Violating social norms
  2. Distress
    - How much it bothers them/causes anxiety
  3. Dysfunction
    - Can you fulfill your daily activities?
  4. Danger
    - Is the person subject to harm or to harming others?

YOU ONLY NEED THE PRESENCE OF ONE OF THESE TO LOOK FOR A DIAGNOSES.

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Define: Comorbidity

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Person has the presence of 2 or more diagnoses’

Ex: Anorexia & Depression

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Define: Etiology

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Looking for causation of the illness.

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Define: Prognosis

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The likely outcome or course of a disease.

Ex: A depressed patient may recover within a few months to a year.

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Define: Prevalence

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% of the population that has the disorder.

Ex: Anxiety is more prevalent in women.

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Explain DSM.

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  • Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders.
  • Diagnose Mental Disorders
  • Current Edition (2022) is DSM-5-TR, First edition was 1952
  • Current Edition has over 360 Disorders
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What are the 5 main Anxiety Disorders?

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  1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  2. Phobias
  3. Panic Disorder
  4. Agoraphobia
  5. Social Anxiety
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5 main Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Chronic, high level of anxiety that is NOT tied to any specific threat.
- Worried about minor things

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5 main Anxiety Disorders: Phobias

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Irrational & persistent fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger.

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5 main Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder

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Marked by anxiety/panic attacks or overwhelming anxiety that are sudden and unexpected.

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5 main Anxiety Disorders: Agoraphobia

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A fear of going out to public places (usually a fear of experiencing panic in public).

  • typically developed from panic disorder and vice versa.
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5 main Anxiety Disorders: Social Anxiety

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Irrational/constant fear of being judged or embarassed in social situations.

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What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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Marked by OBSESSIONS, which are intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts, and COMPULSIONS which are engaging in behaviors to relieve the anxious thoughts.

Ex: Being obsessed with safety issues, and then checking to see if the doors locked 7 times and then check all the windows another 7 times.

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14
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What is PTSD?

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Enduring psychological disturbance after a major traumatic event.

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What is a Concordance Rate?

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% of twin pairs that exhibit the same disorder

16
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Evidence suggests there may be a link between anxiety/mental disorders and the neurotransmitter, ______

17
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Many anxiety responses may be acquired through _____

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CONDITIONING

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What is Major Depressive Disorder?

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Disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, despair, and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure.

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Major Depressive Disorder vs Normal Depression

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Normal depression is am emotion associated with everyday life and MDD is much longer in duration and involves a greater impairment of ADAPTIVE behavior.

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What is Bipolar Disorders?

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Characterized by manic episodes accompanied by periods of depression.

  • Going from all-time highs, moments of excessive energy, to periods of all time lows, marked by low energy and depression.
21
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3 Causes/Etiology of Depression & Bipolar Disorder

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  1. Genetics
  2. Norepinephrine & Serotonin
  3. Learned Helplessness (Finding fault with themselves with everything)
22
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

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Intense fear of gaining weight
DIAGNOSES REQUIRES: 15% BELOW BMI
- Person is unaware that their behavior is dangerous

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Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa

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Out of control eating followed up by methods of getting rid of it (vomiting, purging, strict diet, strict exercise, etc.)

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Eating Disorders: Binge-eating Disorder

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Out of control eating (similar to Bulimia) but do not do anything after to mitigate the effects.

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What are Dissociative Disorders?

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Disorders where people lose contact with their consciousness which affects their identity in some way.

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Dissociative Disorders: Dissociative Amnesia

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Loss of memory for important information that can’t be due to normal forgetting.

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Dissociative Disorders: Dissociative Identity Disorder (multi-personality disorder)

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Multiple identities distinct from each other.

27
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Dissociative Disorders: Dissociative Amnesia w/ Dissociative Fatigue

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Lose memory and then forget their own identity.

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What is Schizophrenia?

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Distorted beliefs & perceptions; characterized by psychosis (out of touch with reality)

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What are the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?

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  1. Delusions
  2. Hallucinations
  3. Disorganized Thought Processes (incoherent speech, disorganized behavior)
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What are the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?

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  1. Flat Affect (Don’t have emotion)
  2. Alogia (Stop talking)
  3. Avolition (loss of motivation)
31
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Schizophrenia is more likely to manifest/diagnosed before age _____ and is more prevalent in _____.

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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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Social communication is impaired, and there are receptive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.

33
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What is Echolalia in Autistic people?

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Constant Repetition of words

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In personality disorders, what disorders fall under CLUSTER A and what is Cluster A CHARACTERIZED BY?

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Characterized by Odd Behaviors

  1. Paranoid Personality Disorder
  2. Schizoid Personality Disorder
  3. Schizotypical Personality Disorder
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In personality disorders, what disorders fall under CLUSTER B and what is Cluster B CHARACTERIZED BY?

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Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder

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In personality disorders, what disorders fall under CLUSTER C and what is Cluster C CHARACTERIZED BY?

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Characterized by Anxious Behavior

  1. Avoidant Personality Disorder
  2. Dependent Disorder
  3. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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What is Antisocial Personality Disorder CHARACTERIZED by?

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  • Impulsive & Irresponsible
  • Violates rights of others
  • Shows no empathy or remorse

Ex: a School Shooter

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What is Borderline Personality Disorder CHARACTERIZED by?

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  • Mood swings, instability in self-image
  • Lacks impulse control
  • May engage in self-destructive behaviors

(HAS TO DO WITH MOODS AND RELATIONSHIPS, YOU DON’T HAVE MANIC EPISODES OR DEPRESSION LIKE BIPOLAR DISORDER)

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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder CHARACTERIZED by?

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  • entitled
  • intense self-centeredness
  • don’t want to share attention
  • Inconsiderate of others’ feelings