MD and Classification Flashcards
A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that disrupt daily life and relationships.
Mental Disorder
The study of psychological disorders.
Psychopathology
The causes of psychological disorders.
Etiology
criteria used to define psychological disorders.
4 D’s Deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
criteria used to define psychological disorders.
4 D’s Deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
A psychological disorder involves significant disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that reflect underlying dysfunction and lead to distress or disability.
APA’s Definition
Theories about the causes of mental illness.
Etiological Theories
Attribute mental illness to supernatural factors like possession, curses, or divine punishment.
Supernatural Theories
Attribute mental illness to physical factors like illness, genetics, or brain damage.
Somatogenic Theories
Attribute mental illness to psychological factors like trauma, learned behaviors, or distorted perceptions.
Psychogenic Theories
Institutions created to house people with psychological disorders.
Asylums
The movement to close asylums and provide community-based care.
Deinstitutionalization
A French physician who advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Philippe Pinel
A French physician who advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Philippe Pinel
A reformer who championed mental health care in the United States.
Dorothea Dix
A pioneer in scientific psychiatry who believed in the biological and genetic origins of mental disorders.
Emil Kraepelin
Kraepelin’s term for schizophrenia.
Dementia Praecox
A group of symptoms that occur together.
Syndrome
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used for diagnosing mental health conditions.
DSM-5
The DSM-5 organizes disorders into categories based on their similarities.
Major Disorder Categories
Disorders that begin early in life and affect development.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Disorders characterized by inward-focused symptoms like depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints.
Internalizing Problems
Disorders characterized by outward-directed behaviors like aggression, impulsivity, and substance abuse.
Externalizing Problems
The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
Diagnosis
A professional who provides mental health care.
Clinician
An assessment of a person’s appearance, behavior, symptoms, and history.
Mental Status Examination
The most relevant diagnosis for a person’s chief complaint.
Principal Diagnosis
The presence of multiple diagnoses.
Comorbidity
An explanation of the information gathered in a clinical assessment.
Clinical Formulation
Consideration of cultural factors in understanding symptoms and dysfunction.
Cultural Formulation
A contract outlining treatment goals, procedures, and schedule.
Treatment Plan
