Psychological Disorders (5/11)

Question 1

Biomedical approach

Answer 1

Disorders are physically-based conditions

Question 2

Biopsychological approach

Answer 2

Still recognizes biological factors, but emphasizes psychological and social factors

Question 3

Depressive misorders

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Dysthymia

Answer 4

less intense form of depression, must occur for two years

Question 5

Persistent depressive disorder

Answer 5

experiencing significant depressive symptoms for two years or longer

Question 6

Seasonal affective disorder

Answer 6

major depressive episodes with a season- usually winter

Question 7

Bipolar disorder

Answer 7

involve both depressive and manic episodes

Question 8

Types of anxiety

Answer 8

generalized 
social 
illness 
phobias
panic disorder

Question 9

OCD

Answer 9

obsessive, intrusive impulsive and persistent thoughts

-related to body dysmorphia

Question 10

PTSD

Answer 10

occurs in people who are exposed to intense acute or chronic trauma

Question 11

Somatic symptom disorder

Answer 11

excessive preoccupation or focus on a physical symptom

Question 12

Conversion disorder

Answer 12

physical symptoms involving the impairment of sensory or voluntary motor function

Question 13

Dissociative disorders

Answer 13

disconnection from one’s routine state of consciousness and or personality

Question 14

Schizophrenia positive (extra) symptoms

Answer 14

hallucinations
delusions
disorganized thought and behavior
abnormal movement patterns

Question 15

Schizophrenia negative (absense) symptoms

Answer 15

Diminished levels of emotional intensity or initiative

Question 16

Prodromal phases

Answer 16

person displays pattern of poor social adjustment and integration

Question 17

Treatments of Schizophrenia

Answer 17

medications and therapy

Question 18

Cluster A

Answer 18

Paranoid personality disorders:
high level of distrust, jealousy, interpret innocent actions as having bad intent
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personalisty disorder

Question 19

Cluster B

Answer 19

Antisocial personality disorders: violence
Narcissistic personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder

Question 20

Cluster C

Answer 20

Avoidant personality disorder: avoid social situations because afraid of criticism
Dependent personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

Question 21

Biological basis of Schizophrenia

Answer 21

genetic component, highly inheritable, associated with excess levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain

Question 22

Biological basis of Parkinsons

Answer 22

Cell death in substantia nigra, dopamine levels reduced

Question 23

Biological basis of depression

Answer 23

caused by deficiencies in the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine

Question 24

Biological basis of Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 24

Clumps of beta-amyloid protein plaques and fibrillary tangles of tau proteins in the brain