Psychological disorders Flashcards
Problematic patterns of thought, feeling or behaviour that disrupt an individual’s daily functioning
Psychopathology
A clinically recognisable set of symptoms and behaviours that cause severe distress and impairment
Mental disorder
Leading cause of death for Australians aged 15-44
Suicide
3 classes of psychopathology that form a continuum of functioning, according to psychodynamic theorists.
neuroses
personality disorders
psychoses
Enduring problems in living that cause distress or dysfunction, according to psychodynamic perspective.
Neuroses
Chronic, severe disturbances that inhibit the capacity to love and to work
Personality disorders
Gross disturbances involving loss of touch with reality
Psychoses
Classical and operant conditioning + cognitive-social perspective
Cognitive-behavioural approach
Perspective that explains behaviour in the context of a social group
Systems approach/perspective
Perspective that looks for roots of mental disorders in the brain’s circuitry
Biological approach/perspective
Bipolar disorder is classified as a…
Mood disorder
3 disorders usually diagnosed in childhood & adolescence
ADHD
Conduct disorder
Autism spectrum disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is classified as an…
Anxiety disorder
Phobia is classified as an…
Anxiety disorder
Umbrella term for psychotic disorders that involve disturbances in thought, perception, behaviour, language, communication and emotion
Schizophrenia
Disorders characterised by continued use of a substance that negatively effects functioning
Substance-related disorders
Developmental disability that involves challenges with social, emotional and communication skills
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Agoraphobia is classed an an…
Anxiety disorder
Two eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Conversion disorder and illness anxiety disorder are examples of…
Somatoform disorders
Enduring maladaptive patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour that lead to chronic disturbances in interpersonal and occupational functioning
Personality disorder
Disorders that are characterised by disruptions in consciousness, memory, sense of identity or perception
Dissociative disorders
A theory that argues that diagnosis is a way of stigmatising deviants
Labelling theory
Indigenous Australians have lower rates of generalised _________ disorders but higher rates of ________ phobia and ________ disorder than Non-Indigenous Australians
anxiety, social, bipolar
Four key steps in suicide prevention, according to Black Dog Institute
- Ask
- Listen and stay
- Get help
- Follow up
