psychological disorders 1

Question 1

define psychological disorders?

Answer 1

mental health workers view as persistently dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Question 2

what are the 3 D’s?

Answer 2

distress, deviance, dysfunction

Question 3

what is the medical model?

Answer 3

cause and development of the disorder, identifying and distinguishing one disease from another, treating disorder in hospital or with meds, forecast about the disorder

Question 4

the medical model is good for _ illnesses?

Answer 4

predictable (cold)

Question 5

what is the biopsychosocial perspective?

Answer 5

assumes that biological, socio-cultural, and psychological factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders

Question 6

what is the diathesis-stress perspective?

Answer 6

diathesis + stress = disorder
can be biological, socio-cultural, biological

Question 7

what is the DSM

Answer 7

the “dictionary” of categorization (not explanation)

Question 8

disorders often _?

Answer 8

co-exist or co-morbidity (person can struggle with more than 1 at one time)

Question 9

what are anxiety disorders?

Answer 9

grounded in fear
clear link to biology and to learning theory with more anxiety disorders

Question 10

what is an example of an anxiety disorder?

Answer 10

Maddie’s fear of costumed characters - social modeling (saw other kid freak out, so she did)

Question 11

what are phobias?

Answer 11

persistent, unreasonable fear cued by anticipation of specific object or situation

Question 12

what are some common specific phobias?

Answer 12

spiders, public speaking, planes, needles

Question 13

what is agoraphobia?

Answer 13

afraid of being in spaces where escape would be a challenge

Question 14

what is social phobia?

Answer 14

afraid of being negatively evaluated

Question 15

what is generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 15

excessive uncontrolled anxieties and worries about a number of events or activities (failure to control worry)

Question 16

symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 16

jittery, easily fatigued, irritable, muscle tension

Question 17

what is panic disorder?

Answer 17

recurrent unexpected panic attacks
concern about having more attacks
change behavior related to attacks

Question 18

what are the 3 biological perspectives on anxiety disorder?

Answer 18

preparedness theory, genetic, brain

Question 19

what is the preparedness theory?

Answer 19

some things easier to create fear based on survival value

Question 20

how does the brain effect anxiety disorders?

Answer 20

overactive amygdala (emotion center - FEAR)

Question 21

what are the 3 parts to the learning perspective on anxiety disorders?

Answer 21

fear conditioning, observational learning, cognition

Question 22

what is fear conditioning?

Answer 22

object/situation gets paired with stimulus

Question 23

example of fear conditioning?

Answer 23

feel nauseous in elevator after eating, choose stairs from then on

Question 24

what is observational learning?

Answer 24

learned through observing someone

Question 25

example of observational learning?

Answer 25

daughter watch kid freak out, so she freaked out

Question 26

what is cognition?

Answer 26

thoughts influence behavior

Question 27

example of cognition?

Answer 27

daughter called in sick to work and didn’t leave apartment because of big bug - DANGER

Question 28

what is obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Answer 28

recurring intrusive thoughts (don’t want) and recurring actions often to neutralize the obsessions

Question 29

common obsessions and compulsions?

Answer 29

contamination, intrusive thoughts, hoarding

Question 30

what is post-traumatic stress disorder?

Answer 30

re-experiencing traumatic events (war, rape)

Question 31

PTSD diagnosed by:

Answer 31

4 or more weeks of:
flashbacks, nightmares, social withdrawal, marked avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma