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Psychological Disorders Flashcards

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The four D’s

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deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger

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the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM)

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only lists criteria to aid in assessing and diagnosing symptoms

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Categorical Classifications

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split by inflexible boundaries – one or the other

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Dimensional Classifications

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differs in degree – allows overlap – non-linear

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Epidemiology

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study of the distribution of disorders in a society

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Prognosis

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the probable course of an illness

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Acute

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short lasting with a sudden onset

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Chronic

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long lasting and develop over time

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Episodic

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reccurrent phases

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Positive symptoms

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addition of abnormal behaviours - often acute

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Negative symptoms

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loss of normal behaviours – decreasing engagement with the world - the five A’s

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Alogia

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reduction in speech

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Anhedonia

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inability to feel pleasure

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[flat/blunt] Affect

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minimal emotional responsiveness

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Asociality

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inability to engage in social interactions

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Avolition

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lack of motivation

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Catatonic excitement

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lots of movement

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Catatonic stupor

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severe lack of movement

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Etiology

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the cause or set of causes for a disorder

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Biological model

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also know as the medical model or the disease model -assumes its a result of malfunction in the brain - genetics, atypical neurotransmitter activity, or abnormal brain structures

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Environmental model

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Diathesis (genetic predisposition) + stress (external factors) -> disorder

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Behavioural model

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environmental factors aren’t the issue – its our responses to these factors that are - supported by the theory of learned helplessness

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somatic symptom disorders

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disorders without physical basis, ie psychological distress causing rashes

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cognitive model

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maladaptive information processing - perpetuated by cognitive distortions

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cognitive distortions

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self-generated misperceptions of reality

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