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Psychological disorders Flashcards

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What is psychopathology?

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The presence of a psychological disorder/mental illness

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Why is it hard to define psychopathology?

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There are no physical symptoms/damage
Bssed on behavioural symptoms

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What does it mean when something is dysfunctional

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Something is not working as it supposed to

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What does it mean when something is harmful?

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Something that causes problems for ind. or others.

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_ is a term which can mean either presence of a psychopathology disorder or the study of a psychopathology disorder.

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psychopathology

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What are the two standardized diagnostic tools?

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DSM 5 and ICD 11

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_ is the most common type of tool used to diagnose psychological disorders in the USA.

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DSM-5

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What is Etiology with psychopathology ?

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theories of what causes it

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What is the diathesis stress model?

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A biological predisposition to a disorder trigged by environmental factors.

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How can phobias be delevoped?

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1) classical conditioning
2) vicarious learning
3) being told to fear it

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What is the fear of strangers?

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xenophobia

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what is taphophobia?

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fear of being buried alive

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What is the fear of injections

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Trypanophobia

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What is OCD?

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unwanted thoughts.obsessions and compulsions

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What is PTSD?

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psychological reaction following exposure to trauma

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What is ophidiophobia?

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Fear of snakes

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What are the two most common mood disorders?

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Depressive disorders
Bipolar and related disorders

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what is the fear of dogs?

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cynophobia

15
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How can u develop PTSD

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traumatic event leading to extreme fear

15
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What is Persistent depressive disorder?

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2 yrs of depressed mood nearly everyday

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What is Major depressive disorder?

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Depressed irritable mood, suicide ideation, and episodic (present for at least 2 weeks then goes away)

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What is a mood disorder?

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severe disturbances in mood and emotions

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What is bipolar disorder?

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Extreme emotional states, alternate between depression and mania

17
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According to DSM-5, which of the following is not a type of a depression?

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stress onset

18
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The ________ model of psychopathology suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.

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  1. diathesis-stress
19
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What is schizophrenia?

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Major impairment in thought, perception, and emotion.

20
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What is the inability to perceive what is real and what is fantasy?

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Psychosis

21
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What are the two symptoms people with schizophrenia can have?

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Positive and negative

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What is a positive symptom?

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Additional behaviours that others do not have.
hallucinations
Delusions
disorganized thinking

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What is a negative sympotm?

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Lack of behaviours that others have.
Social withdrawal
Apathy

24
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what is DID?

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multiple personality disorder

25
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What is the inability to remember personal info following a traumatic event

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Dissociative Amnesia

26
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What are the two types of personality disorders?

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Boderline personality disorder and Antisocial personality disorder.

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What is boderline personality disorde?

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unstable relationships, impulsivity, lack of emotional regulation.

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What is antisocial personality disorder.

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disregard of peoples feelings, lack of guilt and remorse, over inflated self essteem.

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People with ________ disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts.

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. obsessive-compulsive

30
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Which of the following defines antisocial personality disorder?

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lack of regard for others’ rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds

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