Psych Disorders

Question 1

Ego-Syntonic

Answer 1

person views their behavior as normal, acceptable, and in harmony with their goals…. syntonic is I act ALL ALRIGHT WITH ME —> personality disorders are ego syntonic because you agree with your actions.

Question 2

Ego-Dystonic

Answer 2

All other psych disorders beside personality disorders….. that person sees that disorder as upon them as something intrusive and bothersome…. dystonic is I act NOT LIKE ME

Question 3

Personality Disorder

Answer 3

A pattern of behavior that is inflexible, and maladaptive, causing distress and impairment in at least two of these: cognition, emotions, interpersonal functioning or impulse control

Question 4

Alzheimer’s Includes:

Answer 4

• Diffuse atrophy of the brain on CT or MRI
• Flattened sulci in the cerebral cortex
• Enlarged cerebral ventricles
• Deficient blood flow in parietal lobes, which is correlated with cognitive decline
• Reduced metabolism in temporal and parietal lobes
• Senile plaques of β-amyloid (a misfolded protein in β-pleated sheet form)
• Neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau protein
• Decreased acetylcholine levels
• Decreased choline acetyltransferase levels

Question 5

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 5

Individuals with this tend to remain dependent on one specific person, such as a parent or significant other, to take actions and make decisions

Question 6

Delusions of Grandeur

Answer 6

Involve the belief that the person is remarkable in some significant way, such as being an inventor, historical figure, or religious icon

Question 7

Delusions of Persecution

Answer 7

Involve the belief that the person is being deliberately interfered with, discriminated against, plotted against, or threatened

Question 8

Delusion of Reference

Answer 8

Involve the belief that common elements in the environment are directed toward the individual

Question 9

Thought Broadcasting

Answer 9

The belief that one’s thoughts are broadcast directly from one’s head to the external world

Question 10

Thought Insertion

Answer 10

The belief that thoughts are being placed in one’s head

Question 11

Echolalia

Answer 11

People repeat the sounds and phrases they hear

Question 12

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 12

The essential feature of the disorder is a pattern of disregard for and violations of the rights of others

.. not dealing with avoiding people, but more so doing innapropriate things

Question 13

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 13

he affected individual has extreme shyness and fear of rejection. The individual will see herself as socially inept and is often socially isolated, despite an intense desire for social affection and acceptance

Question 14

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 14

Is marked by a pervasive distrust of others and suspicion regarding their motives

Question 15

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Answer 15

Having a weird obsession with a body part or part(s). It can also be not comfortable with your body… i.e. feeling too fat, ugly, unattractive, or whatever.

Question 16

Conversion Disorder

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A disorder characterized by unexplained symptoms affecting voluntary motor or sensory functions.

…. You lose sight after watching a tragic accident… but its all psychological.

Question 17

Downward drift hypothesis

Answer 17

States that schizophrenia causes a decline in socioeconomic status, leading to worsening symptoms, which sets up a negative spiral for the patient toward poverty and psychosis

Question 18

Empathy–altruism hypothesis

Answer 18

According to this theory, one individual helps another person when he or she feels empathy for the other person, regardless of the cost.

Question 19

Mnemonic for Major depressive Disorder

Answer 19

mnemonic “Sadness + SIG E. CAPS”: Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor symptoms, Suicidal thoughts

Question 20

Major Depressive Disorder

Answer 20

Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder characterized by at least one major depressive episode, which is a period of at least two weeks with at least five symptoms.

Question 21

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 21

In this disorder, there are two or more personalities that recurrently take control of a person’s behavior. Her son does not display two or more personalities.

Personal Story: I went to elementary school with a girl that maybe twice a year, would not go by her name Paula, and go by another name instead. She even acted out completely differently. Now that I think about it, she may have had a dissociative identity disorder. … switching between Paula and this oher character of hers.

Question 22

Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

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This disorder often presents as a feeling of automation, and can have findings like a failure to recognize one’s reflection. The world may take on a dreamlike or insubstantial quality.

Question 23

Somatic symptom disorder

Answer 23

Involves at least one somatic symptom, which may or may not be linked to an underlying medical condition, that causes disproportionate concern

Question 24

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 24

Constant seeking of attention