Other systems: Psychological disorders Flashcards
Bipolar
Alternating periods of depression and mani
Females at higher risk begins in patient’s 20s
Depression
Slower mental and physical activity, poor self esteem
Desire to withdraw; delusions in severe cases
Mania
Constatly active, impulses immediately expressed
Unrealistic activity, elation and self confidence
Disagreement can cause aggresion
Multiply personality disorders
Rare, 2 ore more indpendent personalities
Osychological amnesia
Produced by the mind with no physical cause
Forgets all aspects of the past
Anxiety
high tension/ anxiety attacks
Obsessive compusive disorder
obessions
compulsions - rituals
unable to control irrational behavior
Phobia disorder
Excessive fear of objects
fear creates difficulty in everyday life
Borderline behavior
Instability in all aspects of life
Can identify self from others
Uses projection/denial
Intense uncontrollable anger
Psychopathic
Low morality, poor sense of responsibility, no respect for others
immediate gratification, high frustration
little guild or remorse
Expert liar
Catonic schizophrenia
Motor distrubance with ridgid posturing
Episodes of uncontrolled movement, meds required to regulate episodes
Disorganized Schiz
progressive and irreversible, inappropriate emotions and mumbled talking
Paranoid schiz
delusions of grandeur, delusions of persecution
may believe they have special powers
Conversion Disorder
Physical complains of neurlogical basis with no underlying cause
Paralysis is the most common finding - blindmess, deafness, parethesia
Mental anxiety into physical symptoms
Hypocondriasis
Excessive fear or illlness
Beleives that minor illnesses or mediclal problems indicate serious life or threatening disease
