psychological disorders

Question 1

how do we define mental illness?

Answer 1

medical condition that disrupts a persons thinking, feeling, mood ability to relate to others and daily functioning

Question 2

what is dsm-5

Answer 2

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

Question 3

define comorbidity

Answer 3

individuals with one diagnosis frequently have one or more additional diagnosis

Question 4

what is insanity

Answer 4

legal term that varys, did not know or understand the consequences of actions. Could not discern between right and wrong

Question 5

Describe involuntary commitment and when this is used?

Answer 5

someone is placed in mental health facility without their consent. threat to self, threat to others

Question 6

major depressive disorder

Answer 6

“common cold” of psychological disorders. 5-6 episodes over course of lifetime. can produce severe impairment: feeling down, tired, irritable, no energy

Question 7

dysthymic disorder

Answer 7

milder, longer lasting form of deppression

Question 8

bipolar disorder

Answer 8

experience depression and also experience mania. Explanations: genetics, stressful life events, positive live events

Question 9

Why is suicide important to talk about in relation to
mental health and specifically with Bipolar and
Anxiety

Answer 9

heightened risk, major depression and bipolar are associated higher than other disorders

Question 10

Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

Answer 10

anxious thoughts, irritable, edgy, trouble sleeping, tension, 60% of day worrying.

Question 11

panic attacks

Answer 11

intense bouts of fear, terror

Question 12

panic disorder

Answer 12

panic attacks are repeated, unexpected, associated with history of fear or separation from parent in childhood

Question 13

phobias

Answer 13

intense fear of an object or situation out of proportion to its actual threat. Restrict our life

Question 14

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:

Answer 14

persistent, ideas, thoughts, and urges that cause repeated behaviors to reduce or prevent distress

Question 15

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):

Answer 15

experience or witness a traumatic event. Flashbacks, avoiding reminders, recurrent dreams, difficulty sleeping and exaggerated startle responses

Question 16

Schizophrenia

Answer 16

“cancer” of mental illness. disruption of usual balance of thinking and emotions associated with a loss of reality. Chronic condition, requiring lifelong treatment

Question 17

Schizophrenia positive symptoms

Answer 17

delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts and speech

Question 18

Schizophrenia negative symptoms

Answer 18

loss of interest in everyday activities

Question 19

explanations for borderline personality disorder

Answer 19

childhood problems, emotional cascade model

Question 20

learning models

Answer 20

fears are learned

Question 21

catastrophic thinking

Answer 21

predicting terrible events, even if low probability

Question 22

biological

Answer 22

genes that influence neuroticism

Question 23

borderline personality disorder

Answer 23

instability in mood, identity, and impulse control, and self-destructive qualities.