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Mental Illness Flashcards

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What is DMS - 5?

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Its the diagnostic and statistical manual, version 5 and it allows the categorization of mental illness by the symptoms and their degree.

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What did Szasz believe?

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He felt “metal illness” should be considered problems of living.

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What are the anxiety disorders?

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Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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What are Phobias?

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  • an anxiety disorder
  • unreasonable fears
  • usually classically conditioned
  • social phobias are unreasonable
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What are the treatments for Phobias?

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Tranquilizers, flooding, systematic desensitization, modeling (group therapy)

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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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  • an anxiety disorder
  • low-level anxiety for over 6 months
  • no obvious target or cause
  • probably a limbic system malfunction
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What is Panic Disorder?

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  • an anxiety disorder
  • short-lived attacks of pure terror multiple times a month
  • no obvious target or cause
  • can occur with or without agoraphobia
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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

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  • an anxiety disorder
  • uncontrollable and intrusive obsessions and compulsions
  • inappropriate, disturbing actions usually provoked obsessions
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What is Post-Traumatic Disorder?

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  • an anxiety disorder
  • flashbacks
  • emotional difficulties
  • cognitive difficulties
  • behavior problems including danger and recklessness
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What are the mood disorders?

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Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia.

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What is Major Depressive Disorder?

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  • a mood disorder
  • overwhelming feelings of despair and hopelessness not proportionate to the situation
  • twice as common in females
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Why is it that females are more likely to be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder?

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  • males distract themselves, females dwell
  • males resort to alcohol instead
  • males don’t report
  • females suffer from powerlessness and hoplessness
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What is Bipolar Disorder?

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  • a mood disorder
  • composed of three subcategories
  • Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, and Cyclothimic Disorder
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What are the differences between the subcategories within Bipolar Disorder?

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  • Bipolar 1 is extreme depression and mania
  • Bipolar 2 is extreme depression and at least one manic episode
  • Cyclothimic Disorder is milder depression and mania alternating approximately every 2 years
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Who is most likely to attempt suicide, males or females?

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Females outnumber males 4 - 1

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Who is most likely to die from a suicide attempt, males or females?

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Males outnumber females 4 - 1

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Are most suicides preventable?

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Yes, most suicides give clues of their plans before attempting them.

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What are the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?

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  • hallucinations (auditory)
  • delusions (grandiose and persecution)
  • speech disturbances (word salad, clang)
  • disorganized behavior (silly, odd motor movt.)
  • inappropriate affect (cry at comedy shows, laugh when upset)
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What are the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?

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  • flat affect (no emotions)
  • social withdrawals
  • don’t groom themselves as often as they should
  • catatonia
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What are the different types of Schizophrenia?

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  • paranoid schizo: constant thoughts of grandeur and persecution
  • disorganized schizo: silly and bizarre
  • catatonic schizo: total immobility
  • undifferentiated schizo: shifting symptoms
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What is Antisocial Personality?

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  • marked lack of empathy
  • no fear of punishment
  • willing to lie, cheat, steal, hurt others
  • more common in males
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What do psychologist think is the reason for Antisocial Personality?

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  • frontal lobe damage
  • low frontal lobe functioning and frontal lobe immaturity
  • traced back to childhood
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What is the Autism Spectrum?

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  • limited language
  • inability to engage in reciprocal social interaction
  • extremely limited range of interests, usually diagnosed by age 2
  • involves “mind blindness”
  • fragile x syndrome
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What are some ways to identify someone with Autism?

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  • they stack things
  • have weird posturing
  • lack eye contact
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What is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?

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  • extreme difficulty focusing in repetitive tasks

- difficulty in impulse control

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