Psychological Disorders Flashcards
It is a deviation from the average, to be different from the ideal or norm.
Abnormality
6 Major Psychological Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Personality Disorders
- Childhood Disorders
A feeling of tension or apprehension in reaction to stressful situations.
Anxiety
2 Types of Stress
- Eustress
- Distress
It means good stress.
Eustress
It means bad stress.
Distress
This is anxiety caused by phobias.
Phobic Anxiety Disorder
It is when you constantly worry and change your routine to keep from having another one.
Panic Disorder
It is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
It refers to thinking about some things and repeating it over and over again.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
3 causes of Anxiety and OCD
- Biological
- Genetics
- Environment
It involves having physical symptoms that aren’t explained by any known physical or mental disorder.
Somatic System Disorder
2 Types of Somatic Disorder
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Conversion Disorder
A disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with their health.
Illness Anxiety Disorder
A major somatic symptom disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an arm or leg.
Conversion Disorder
The separation (or dissociation) of different facets of a person’s personality are typically integrated and work together.
Dissociative Disorder
3 types of Dissociative Disorder
- Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Fugue
It is commonly knows as DID. It is a disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
A significant, selective memory loss occurs and it involves an actual loss of information from memory and typically results from a physiological cause.
Dissociative Amnesia
The forgotten material is still present in memory and it simply cannot be recalled.
Repressed Memories
A form of amnesia in which a person leaves home and assumes a new identity.
Dissociative Fugue
A disturbance in the emotional experience that is strong enough to intrude on everyday living.
Mood Disorder
3 types of Mood Disorder
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Mania
- Bipolar Disorder
It interferes with concentration, decision-making, and sociability.
Major Depressive Disorder