Psychological Disorders Flashcards
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Affective disorder:
Bipolar
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- alternating periods of depression and mania
- Females are at greater risk; typically begins in a patient’s twenties
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Affective disorder: Depression
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- slower mental and physical activity; poor aelf-esteem
- immobilized from everyday activities; sadness, hopelessness and helplessness
- desire to withdraw; delusions in severe cases
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Affective disorder: Mania
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- contantly active
- impulses immediately expressed
- unrealistic activity
- elation and self-confidence
- disagreement with a pt may produce pt aggression
- disorganized thoughts and speech
- very few pt are diagnosed with only a manic disorder
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Dissociative Disorders
- multiple personality
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- a rare dissociative disorder; includes two or more independent personalities
- each personality may or may not know about the other
- causative factors are not understood; believed to allow a person to engage in behaviors that are against the patient’s morality and normally produce guilt
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Dissociative Disorders
- Psychogenic Amnesia
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- Produced by the mind with no physical cause
- Forgets all aspects of the past
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Neuroses Disorders
- anxiety
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- constant high tension; overreacts in certain instances
- presents with apprehension and chronic worry
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acute anxiety attacks
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lasts a few minutes in duration
- excitation of the sympathetic autonomic NS
- Fear of impeding doom or death
- SOB, heart palpitations, dizziness, nausea
- limited by unconscious and internal mechanisms
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Neuroses Disorders
- OCD
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- obsession-persistent thoughts that will not leave
- compulsions-repetitive ritual behaviors the patient cannot stop performing
- thoughts or ritual behaviors that interfere with daily living
- unable commonly begins in young adulthood
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Neuroses Disorders
- Phobia disorder
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- excessive fear of objects, occurrences or situations that is considerably out of proportion/irrational
- Fear creates difficulty in everyday life
- subclassifications include agoraphobia, social phobia, and simple phobia; simple phobia is easiest to treat
- may develop from traumatic experiences, observation, classical conditioning
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personality disorders
- antisocial behavior
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- results from particular causes
- typically has some concern for others
- blames other institutions for their actions
- symptoms are typically seen before 16 years of age
- violates the rights of others; lacks responsibility and emotional stability
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personality disorders
- borderline behavior
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- instability in all aspects of life
- can identify self from others
- uses projection, denial, defensiveness; unpredictable mood or behavior
- intense and uncontrolled anger; chronic feelings of emptiness
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personality disorders
- narcissistic behaviors
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- incapable of loving others
- self-absorbed; obsessed with success and power
- unrealistic perception of self-importance
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personality disorders
- psychopathic Personality
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- low morality, poor sense of responsibility, no respect for others
- impulsive behavior for immediate gratification; high frustration
- little guilt or remorse for all actions; inability to alter behavior, even with punishment
- expert liar
