Psychological Disorders 1 and 2

Question 1

DSM-5 relies to heavily on…

Answer 1

categorical classification model

Question 2

DSM-5 has high degree of…

Answer 2

comorbidity (coexistence of 2 or more diseases at the same time)

Question 3

Prognosis

Answer 3

probable course of an illness (acute: short lasting sudden onset like stroke)(chronic: long lasting, develop overtime)(episodic: recurrent phases separated by periods of normal functioning)

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

percentage of population that has a disorder during a specific time period (#of ppl with disease/total population)
-point, annual, lifetime

Question 5

Heterogeneity

Answer 5

2 ppl diagnosed w/the same disorder may experience diff symptoms with diff severity

Question 6

GAD symptoms

Answer 6

dizziness, sleep problems, muscle tension, headaches,fatigue, nausea, sweaty palms, heart palpitations, difficulty concentrations

Question 7

hallucinations vs delusions

Answer 7

hallucinations: perception of things not these
delusions: irrational beliefs (living in your own fantasy world)

Question 8

positive schizophrenia symptoms

Answer 8

disorganized thinking
motor behaviour (catatonia - excitement and stupor)

Question 9

negative symptoms

Answer 9

Alognia: reduction in speech (o and o)

Anhedonia: inability to feel pleasure (h means no happiness)

Affect: no/little emotional responsiveness (flat - you feel emotions but show practically nothing visually) (blunt - feeling emotions but only showing some of what you’re feeling)

Asociality: no talk

Avolition: no motivation (v and v)

Question 10

Etiology

Answer 10

set of causes/cause of a disorder

Question 11

Concordance

Answer 11

heritability can be estimated by comparing concordance rates of twins. high concordance means genetics play a role

Question 12

depressed neurotransmitter activity

Answer 12

low dopamine and norepinephrine

Question 13

anxiety and depression

Answer 13

low serotonin and low gaba

Question 14

behavioral model

Answer 14

rewarding attention from others

Question 15

somatic symptom disorders (ssds)

Answer 15

ppl have fear they have serious health condition even tho its just mental. ex: glove anesthesia

Question 16

theory of learned helpnessness

Answer 16

at one point situation was helpless, but now you willingly stay in bad situation/depressive state instead of leaving

Question 17

cognitive disortions

Answer 17

misperceptions about reality (friends planning bday)

Question 18

mundane distortions

Answer 18

catastrophizing, overgeneralizing, dichotomous thinking… occurs in the absence of any external evidence

Question 19

Depress Nogenic Schemata

Answer 19

under stress, ppl develop unrealistically negative and demeaning interpretations of those events