Modules 47-51 Disorders Flashcards
abnormal behavior that causes serious personal suffering or interferes with the ability to cope with everyday life
psychological disorders
what are the 3 criteria of abnormal behavior
deviance, maladaptive, and personal distress
when it is deviant from the norm
deviance behavior
when it impairs the ability to function adequately in life
maladaptive behavior
when you have feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and guilt
personal distress
what item is used to diagnose disorders?
DSM-IV
general state of uneasiness that is felt in response to an imagined danger
anxiety
cause of a phobic disorder
traumatic experience that’s learned
example of a phobic disorder
fear of being tickled
treatment of phobic disorders
hypnosis, flooding, and more
what does GAD disorder stand for?
generalized anxiety disorder
when the fight or flight system won’t stop
GAD disorder
what triggers a panic disorder?
GAD disorder
episode of severe anxiety
panic disorder
persistent unwanted thoughts that cause someone to compulsively do things
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
flashbacks or nightmares due to an involvement in or observation of an extremely stressful event
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
separation of a certain personality component from conscious thought because of the unconscious
dissociation
psychological trauma that disrupts memory
dissociative amnesia
when you forget who you are and find yourself in unfamiliar environments
dissociative fugue