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Psychopathology Flashcards

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What is Psychiatry

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branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders (close to neurology)

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Mental Disorder

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A behavioral of psychological pattern (syndrome) in an individual that either gives painful symptoms (distress) or seriously disturbs or impairs social or occupational functioning (in military—behavioral health issue)

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mental illness is classified in terms of…

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disturbance in the process of:
thinking (cognition)
feeling (emotion)
acting (behavior)

(only when significant distress or impairment is present)

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Not Mental Disorders

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Social Deviance
Physical Handicap
Expected Cultural Response to an event
Religous Deviance
Political Deviance
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Mental Health Definition

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Reaching or working towards life goals without undue impairment or distress

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Psychosis Def

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mental state in which reality testing is impaired in some grossly significant way. It is a symptomatic mental state, not a diagnosis. May come and go with these characteristics:

  1. Hallucinations-sensing things that are not there
  2. Illusions–misinterpretation of sensory stimuli
  3. Delusion-false belief
  4. Disorientation
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Two general categories of contributing factors to mental disorders

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Psychological factors

Biological Factors

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Psychological Factors

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Current Life Stress

Early Life Experiences

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Biological Factors

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Biological Illness (brain injury/hormones/infection)
Genetic Inheritance (schizophrenia/dementia)
Neurotransmitters
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Biological Disorders Example

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(they will have psychological symptoms as long as not in a coma)

substance-related disorders
delirium
dementia 
amnesic
endocrine disorders 
disturbance of brain nutrition 
enceohalitis
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Adjustment Disorders

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mental symptoms and/or maladaptive behavior in reaction to a recognizable stress event or situation (temporary and improves with removal of stress)

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Symptoms of Adjustment disorder

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  1. mild to disabling
  2. depression
  3. self-test with alcohol or drugs
  4. hostility/anger
  5. acting out **
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Personality disorders

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life long
fixed pattern of behavior
(deviates from cultural norms, pervasive, stable over time, distress, onset in adolescence or childhood)

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Difference between personality traits and disorder

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disorder: inflexible and maladaptive

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Three clusters of personality disorders

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Cluster A: odd/eccentric
Cluster B: dramatic, emotional, erratic
Cluster C: anxious or fearful

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Primary Gain

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reduction in anxiety achieved by removing pt from an internal conflict

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Secondary Gain

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all other external benefits and support from the environment which accrue because of symptom/illness

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malingering

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deliberately simulating or self-inducing illness for some secondary gain

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facticous disease

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deliberately simulating illness for primary gain

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Psychological Pain Disorder

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excessive pain without anatomic cause (similar to conversion disorder)

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Hypochondriasis

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unrealistic interpretation of physical signs and sensations as abnormal, leading to preoccupation or having serious desease

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Mood Disorders

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a group of mental disorders in which serious disturbance of mood is the primary characteristic

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Depressive Disorders

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feelings–sad, pessimism, self-doubt, despair, worthlessness, helplessness, guilt

(Can be situational–real loss or endogenous–brain chemistry)

Severe-longer than 2weeks
Reactive-range of emotions
Nonreactive-cannot be cheered up

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Dysthymic Disorder

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(chronic mild/moderate depression)

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Manic Episode

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mental over-stimulation and elation

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Schizophrenia

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a group of mental disorders characterized by disturbance in thought process:

delusion, hallucination, illogical thinking, strange behavior,

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Child and Adolescent Development Disorders

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disorders first diagnosed in infancy/adolescence, failure to meet milestones

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Examples of Developmental Disorders

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mental retardation
autism
add
speech disorders
learning disabilities
etc...
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Disorders of Motivation or the natural appetites

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disorders in controlling impulses to do harmful things or of the natural drives or appetittes

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Examples of Disorders of Natural Appetites

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Impulsive
Sleep Disorders
Eating Disorders
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

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