Psychological Disorders Flashcards
What are the 6 major categories of psychological disorders?
Anxiety Disorder Mood Disorder Schizophrenia Substance-Related Disorders Dissociative Disorders Personality Disorders
List the 4 criteria for identifying abnormal behavior:
Statistical Infrequency Disability Dysfunction Personal Distress Violation of norms
Symptoms of Depression:
Frequent and Intense sad affects Decreased enjoyment Anxiety Difficulty Concentrating Lack of energy
7 Psychological Perspectives of Abnormal Behavior:
Sociocultural (problems reflect cultural values & beliefs)
Behavioral (Inappropriate conditioning and modeling)
Evolutionary (exaggerated form of adaptive reaction)
Humanistic (block personal growth)
Cognitive (faulty thinking)
Biological (problems with brain function, genetics, predisposition, biochemistry)
Psychoanalysis/Psychodynamic (unconscious unresolved conflict)
Abnormal Behavior
Patterns of emotion, thought, and action considered
pathological (diseased or disordered) for one or more of four reasons: statistical infrequency, disability or dysfunction, personal distress, or violation of norms
Psychosis
Serious mental disorders characterized by extreme mental disruption and defective or lost contact with reality
Insanity
A legal term is applied when people cannot be held responsible for their actions, or are judged incompetent to manage their own affairs, because of mental illness.