Psychology Unit 8.1 Psychology

Question 1

psychological disorders

Answer 1

causes dysfunction and distress everyday

Question 2

Classifying Psychological Disorders

Answer 2

use DSM-5-TR
specialized training

Question 3

crtiics of DSM-5-TR

Answer 3

1. too broad and wide range of a net
2. subjective, some agree some dont
3. makes people view others diffreetly

labeling - causes self fulfillment and stigamtizing

Question 4

Positivs of DS 5- TR

Answer 4

allows mental health people to research and learn more about disorders

Question 5

Anxiety Disorders

Answer 5

constant fear and or anxiety
feeling anxious doees not mean anxiety disorder

Question 6

Social Anxiety disorder

Answer 6

feeling like your constantly being judges
causes people to not want to go out
that behavior does reduce anxiety but does not help coping

Question 7

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 7

constaant feeling of anxiety- jittery, tense, in a state of autmatic NS arousal
- cocentration is difficult and sleeping
-they dont know cause= free floating
- 2/3 women
DIFFERENT FROM PANIC

Question 8

Panic disorder

Answer 8

Unpredictable long episodes of intense dread that can follow up with shortness of breath, other frightening sensations
- panick attack
- avoid situations that may cause it

Question 9

Agoraphobia

Answer 9

Avoiding situations because you feel that your going to have aa panick attack and no one can help you
- avoid being outside
ex- cant go to movie theatre because you think youre going to have a panick attaack

Question 10

Phobia

Answer 10

anixiety to a certain thing
- irrational and persistent
- avoid the stimulus

Question 11

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Answer 11

unwated thoughts ( obbsession) and actions ( compulsive)
- irraational obsession
dysfunctional
-hoarding disorder is wehn you struggle to part with items ( bIBI)

Question 12

Trauma and Stress Disorders

Answer 12

PTSD
- flashbacks to event
nightmaares, insomia, emtoional detachment, anxiety - lingers for 4 or more weeks after traumatic event
- some people have survivor resilieny instead and postraumatic growth

Question 13

Understanding Anixiety and related disorders ( OCD and PTSD)

Answer 13

1. Psychodyanmic - id , ego , superego struggle, repression=anxiety
2. Behavioral- conditioning ( Fear, reinforement) makes you fear things and reinforces you to avoid things
3. Cognition - thoughts influence anxiety
4. observational learning- what we see our parents fear, we fear
5. Biological
   - genetics
   - brain ( notes )