Psychological Disorders (5/11) Flashcards
Biomedical approach
Disorders are physically-based conditions
Biopsychological approach
Still recognizes biological factors, but emphasizes psychological and social factors
Depressive misorders
At least one two-week period including 5 or more symptoms like weight changes, thoughts of death, sleep disturbances, lack of interest in activities previously enjoyed (anhedonia), etc
Dysthymia
less intense form of depression, must occur for two years
Persistent depressive disorder
experiencing significant depressive symptoms for two years or longer
Seasonal affective disorder
major depressive episodes with a season- usually winter
Bipolar disorder
involve both depressive and manic episodes
Types of anxiety
generalized social illness phobias panic disorder
OCD
obsessive, intrusive impulsive and persistent thoughts
-related to body dysmorphia
PTSD
occurs in people who are exposed to intense acute or chronic trauma
Somatic symptom disorder
excessive preoccupation or focus on a physical symptom
Conversion disorder
physical symptoms involving the impairment of sensory or voluntary motor function
Dissociative disorders
disconnection from one’s routine state of consciousness and or personality
Schizophrenia positive (extra) symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
disorganized thought and behavior
abnormal movement patterns
Schizophrenia negative (absense) symptoms
Diminished levels of emotional intensity or initiative
Prodromal phases
person displays pattern of poor social adjustment and integration
Treatments of Schizophrenia
medications and therapy
Cluster A
Paranoid personality disorders:
high level of distrust, jealousy, interpret innocent actions as having bad intent
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personalisty disorder
Cluster B
Antisocial personality disorders: violence
Narcissistic personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Cluster C
Avoidant personality disorder: avoid social situations because afraid of criticism
Dependent personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Biological basis of Schizophrenia
genetic component, highly inheritable, associated with excess levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain
Biological basis of Parkinsons
Cell death in substantia nigra, dopamine levels reduced
Biological basis of depression
caused by deficiencies in the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine
Biological basis of Alzheimer’s disease
Clumps of beta-amyloid protein plaques and fibrillary tangles of tau proteins in the brain
