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Psychological Disorders Flashcards

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what must a behavior be to be considered a disorder ?

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  • deviant (atypical)
  • distressful
  • dysfunctional (maladaptive; inappropriate)
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insanity

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not a psychological or scientific term; legal term

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what are disorders caused by:

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  • genetics
  • environmental
  • cultural factors
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some disorders only exist in certain….?

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cultures

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diathesis-stress model

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genes predispose an individual to a psychological disorder, but stressful live events cause that disorder to manifest (ex: depression after family member’s death)

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DSM-V (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders)

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  • helps make diagnoses consistent
  • different psychologists classify a person the same
  • labeling can lead to bias and self-fulfilling prophecies
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self-fulfilling prophecies

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process through which an originally false expectation leads to its own confirmation (ex: if a mildly sad person is told they are depressed, they start to internalize it, and then eventually they become actually depressed- they made their condition worse on their own)

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neurodevelopment disorders

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  • associated with the central nervous system
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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person is constantly tensed and uneasy, trembling, patient cannot identify cause

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Panic Disorder

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short-term feeling of intense dread; feeling like something terrible is about to happen

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Agoraphobia

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fear of open, crowded, spaces

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Specific Phobia Disorder

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intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger

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Social Anxiety Disorder

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persistent fear of being watched and judged by others

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phobia

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persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
* sometimes normal fears (spiders) taken to an extreme

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where can anxiety disorders come from ?

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    • learning - classical fear conditioning
  2. biological perspective - natural selection
  3. social - anxiety levels have increased over the past 50 years *
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions

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“obsessions”

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thoughts

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“compulsions”

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actions

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Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

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traumatic stress that leads to symptoms such as haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, anxiety, and insomnia

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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when stress persists for more than a month, or symptoms occur 6 or more months after the event

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Dissociative Amnesia

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person is unable to remember the past due to trauma

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Dissociative fugue

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patient forgets their identity and wanders to a new place; may assume new identity

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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  • multiple personalities
  • at least two distinct personalities
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Somatoform disorders

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caused by psychological stress

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Illness Anxiety Disorder

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(hypochondriasis) extreme anxiety about physical symptoms that are a sign of illness

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Conversion Disorder

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the “conversion” of extreme stress or anxiety into a psychological disorder; symptoms real, but no medical cause

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Anorexia

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most life threatening of all psychological disorder

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Bulimia

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binge and purge cycles

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depressive disorders

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  • feelings of sadness, emptiness, and loss of interest
  • lack of control over life events is associated with depression
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Major Depressive Disorder

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most common of psychological disorders

  • fatigue
  • loss of interest
  • sleep issues
  • thoughts of suicide
  • feeling worthless
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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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depressed mood that has lasted for at least two years; less sever than major depression

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bipolar disorders

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  • bipolar disorder
  • mania and depression
  • common among creative people
  • treated by lithium carbonate
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explanation for mood disorders

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  • genes - depression runs in the family
  • culture - cultural pressures
  • negative thoughts and moods interact
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Schizophrenia

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disorganized, delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, inappropriate emotions and actions

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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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  • persecution - harassed or spied on
  • reference - comments or gestures being directed at individual
  • grandiose - great abilities or being famous
  • nihilistic - something disastrous is going to happen
  • abnormal movements - catatonia
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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diminished emotional expression (flat effect)

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causes for schizophrenia

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dopamine; less frontal lobe activity; maternal flue virus, genes

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personality disorders

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  • inflexible and enduring patterns of behavior that impair social functioning
  • distorted thinking
  • interpersonal difficulties
  • problems with impulse control
  • problems with emotional responses
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Avoidant

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sensitivity to rejection

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Schizoid

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eccentric; emotionless disengagement

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Paranoid

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like schizophrenia (no psychotic features)

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Histrionic

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shallow attention-getting; self-centered emotional expression

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Borderline

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instability in relationships, mood, self-image, and impulse control; unpredictable and exaggerated behavior

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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  • lack of conscience, empathy, or guilt
  • can be ruthless
  • very charming and achieve positions of power
  • low levels of stress even during stressful situations
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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  • strong need to be admired, inflated sense of importance
  • prone to envy
  • prefer friends who are weak or unpopular so there is no competition
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how common are psychological disorders ?

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they are very common, but risk/protective factors such as poverty may influence this

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