Psychological Disorders Flashcards
Biomedical Approach
therapy includes interventions that rally around symptom reduction of psychological disorders
Biopsychosocial Approach
method assumes that there are biological, psychological, and social components to an individual’s disorder
direct therapy
medication or periodic psychologist meetings
indirect therapy
aims to increase social support by educating and empowering family and friends of the affected individual
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
- created to help clinicians in considered all of the above factors
- Used as a diagnostic tool that has statistical data in the US
Schizophrenia
Prototypical psychotic disorder
Schizophrenia symptoms
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought, disorganized behavior, catatonia (above movements from a mental disorder), and other negative symptoms
Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
- must show continuous signs of the disturbance for at least six months
- At least one month must include active symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech)
Schizophrenia Positive symptoms
- behaviors, thoughts, or feelings added to normal behavior
- delusions/hallucinations, disorganized though, and disorganizes/catatonic behavior
Schizophrenia Negative symptoms
- involve the absence of normal or desired behavior
- disturbance of affect and avolition (decrease in motivation)
Delusions
false beliefs that are not in-line with reality and are not shared by others in the individual’s culture
Delusion of Reference
the belief that common elements in the environment are directed towards the individual
Delusions of Persecution
belief that the person is being deliberately interfered with, discriminated against, plotted against, or threatened
Delusions of Grandeur
belief that the person is remarkable in some significant way
Thought Broadcasting
belief that one’s thoughts are broadcasted directly from one’s head to the external world
Thought Insertion
belief that thoughts are being placed in one’s head
Hallucinations
perceptions that are not due to external stimuli but seem like reality
Disorganized thought
characterized by a loosening of associations
Neologisms
invented words by a schizophrenic person
Disorganized Behavior
inability to carry out activities of daily living such as paying bills. Maintaining hygiene, and keeping appointments
Catatonia
refers to certain motor behaviors characterizes of people with schizophrenia
Echolalia
repeating another’s word
Echopraxia
imitating others actions
Disturbance of Affect
- affect refers to the experience and display of emotion
- May include blunting, emotional flattening, Inappropriate affect