Psychopathology Flashcards
Features of social norms
Highly subjective
Culturally subjective
Advantage of using statistical infrequency
It is relatively objective (not based on opinions).
Advantage of the failure to function adequately definition
Objective.
Six conditions of ideal mental health
Self-attitudes Personal growth and self-actualisation Integration Autonomy Accurate perception of reality Mastery of the environment
Limitation of the failure to function adequately definition
Limits the choice people have over their own lives.
Behavioural characteristics of phobias
Panic, Avoidance, Endurance
Emotional characteristics of phobias
Anxiety
Cognitive characteristics of phobias
Cognitive distortions, Selective attention, Irrational beliefs
Behavioural characteristics of depression
Activity levels, Aggression, Self-harm, disrupted sleep and eating
Emotional characteristics of depression
Lowered mood, Angry, Lowered self-esteem
Cognitive characteristics of depression
Poor concentration, Absolutist thinking, Dwelling on the negative
Behavioural characteristics of OCD
Compulsions, Avoidnance
Emotional characteristics of OCD
Anxiety, Depression, Guilt
Cognitive characteristics of OCD
Strategies, Obsessive thoughts, Insight into anxiety