PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS 5 Pt1

Question 1

A. Defining psychological disorders –

Answer 1

Syndrome marked my significant disturbance in either our behaviors emotions or thinking.

Question 2

Defining psychological disorders – dysfunction

Answer 2

problems with daily living. Those who have a lot of dysfunctions can’t do
many of the activities that we might think are appropriate for that age. Ex having
dementia you forget how to hygiene and brush your teeth.

Question 3

Defining psychological disorders – distress

Answer 3

presence of negative emotions.

Question 4

Biopsychosocial model of causes - diathesis-stress model

Answer 4

Diathesis(internal)Stress(external): Considers biological(genes) psychological(trauma)
and social factors(expectations) and their interactions in understanding health and illness.
Emphasizes that mind and the body are inseparable. Ex neg amotions can attribute to physical illness

Question 5

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Answer 5

s (DSM-5, 2013) Made by American

psychiatric association. A widely used system for classifying disorders

Question 6

Cultural variation – ex: susto

Answer 6

Latino belief. symptoms that look a little like depression temporarily leads to their soul
leaving their body.

Question 7

Anxiety disorder

Answer 7

psychological disorders characterized by distressing persistent anxiety

Question 8

Phobic disorders-Phobia

Answer 8

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent irrational fear and avoidance of specific object, activity, or situation. Heights, dogs…

Question 9

Phobic disorders-Social anxiety:

Answer 9

Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situation

Question 10

Panic Disorder:

Answer 10

anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes long episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror, chest pain, choking or other frightening sensations

Question 11

Agoraphobia:

Answer 11

fear or avoidance of public situations in which escape might be difficult.
Ex elevator

Question 12

3. Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 12

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually
tense, marked by excessive and uncontrollable worry that persists for six months or more. Worry often and are jitter on edge and sleep deprived. May leak through
furrowed brows twitching eyelids trembling or fidgeting.