Psychopathology Flashcards

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What is psychopathology

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Psychopathology is the study of mental and social disorders

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What is a phobia

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A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of something
- Natural response to a perceived threat

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What are the 3 types of symptoms Phobias are categorized to

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Behavioural
Emotional
Cognitive

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What is the DSM-5

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Stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- A book to provide a framework for classifying disorders an defining diagnostic criteria for the disorders

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What is the function of a phobia

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It compels you to avoid an irrational fear
Though well knowing that it can be harmless

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Name a Emotional (Feel) Characteristic of Phobias

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  • Rapid anxiety response
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Name 2 Cognitive (Thoughts) Characteristic of Phobias

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  • Irrational Thoughts
  • Resistance to Logic (Facts do not convince you)
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Name 2 Behavioural (Act) Characteristic of Phobias

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  • Avoidance
  • Fight or Flight (Big Adrenaline Rush)
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Describe the behavioural characteristic that might be seen in a person who has a phobia of Wasps

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Avoidance - Tend to avoid activities or places that may cause an encounter with a wasp, such as Beaches or Gardens

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What are the 2 things Mowrer suggested would combine to understand how phobias are learned

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Classical and Operant Conditioning

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How do irrational thoughts cause development of Phobias

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The cause of unreasonable responses of anxiety towards the
phobic stimulus is usually due to the patient’s incorrect perception as to what the danger posed actually is

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What is Depression

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A Mood or affective Disorder

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Name 3 Emotional Characteristics of Depression

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  • Feelings of Sadness
  • Loss of interest in enjoyable things (Anhedonia)
  • Hatred towards the world
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Name 3 Cognitive Characteristics of Depression

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  • Inability to concentrate at times
  • Recurrent thoughts of death
  • Negative self-esteem
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Name 3 Behavioural Characteristics of Depression

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  • Tiredness
  • Reduced energy in activities
  • Change in sleeping patterns
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Why do depressed people feel as they do with their thoughts

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Their thinking is biased towards negative interpretations.
- Faulty information processing and negative schemas has lead to negative triad of thoughts

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What is the role of the DSM - 5 in diagnosing depression

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The DSM - 5 states that 5 or more common symptoms of depression must be apparent