Psychological Disorders Flashcards
What are Affective Disorders?
What are the 3 main types?
disorders classified by disturbances in mood or emotion with extreme states of highs or lows which can alternate without cause
Bipolar
Depression
Mania
What are the characteristics of Bipolar Affective Disorders?
- alternating periods of depression and mania
- females are at greater risk; typically begins in a patient’s 20s
What are the characteristics of Depression Affective Disorders?
- slower mental and physical activity; poor self esteem
- immobilized from everyday activity with sadness, hopelessness, and helplessness
- desire to withdraw; delusion in severe cases
What are the characteristics of Mania Affective Disorders?
- constantly active
- impulses immediately expressed
- unrealistic activity
- elation and self-confidence
- disorganized thought and speech
What are dissociative Disorders?
What are the two main types?
develop when a person unconsciously dissociates one part of the mind from the rest
Multiple Personality
Psychogenic Amnesia
What is Psychogenic Amnesia?
- produced by the mind with no physical cause
- forgets all aspects of the past
What are Neuroses Disorders?
a group of disorders that are characterized by individuals exhibiting fear and maladaptive strategies in dealing with stressful or everyday stimuli
Usually patient realize they have a problem
Anxiety Disorder, OCD, and Phobia Disorder are all types of what kind of disorder?
Neuroses Disorders
What are Personality Disorders?
What are the 4 main types?
ongoing patterns of dysfunctional behavior classified by observing a patient’s pattern of behavior, dysfunctional view of society, and level of sadness
Antisocial Behavior
Borderline Behavior
Narcissistic Behavior
Psychopathic Personality
What is borderline behavior?
- instability in all aspects of life
- uses projection, denial, defensiveness; unpredictable mood or behavior
- intense and uncontrolled anger, chronic feelings of emptiness
What is Narcissistic Behavior?
- Self absorbed
- incapable of loving others
- unrealistic perception of self-importance
What is Psychopathic Personality?
- low morality, poor sense of responsibility
- impulsive behavior for immediate gratification
- little guilt or remorse for all actions
- inability to alter behavior even with punishment
- expert liar
What are Schizophrenic Disorders?
disorders that are psychotic in nature and present with disorganization of thought, hallucinations, emotional dysfunction, anxiety, and perceptual impairments
What is Catatonic Schizophrenia?
- motor disturbances with rigid posture
- episodes consist on uncontrolled movements but patient remains aware during episodes
- medication is required to regulate episodes
What is Disorganized Schizophrenia?
-usually progressive and irreversible with inappropriate emotional responses; mumbled talking
