Psychopathology : Mental Disorders Flashcards
Phobias - what’s a phobia?
persistent irrational fear of a specitic situation, object or activity which is consequenty either strenuously avoided or endured with marked distress
Phobias - DSM-5
Diagnostic Statistical Manual (5th version) published by the American Pouchiatric Association (APA)
Phobias - ICD-11
International Statistical Classification of Diseases (11th version) published by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Phobias - 3 catagories of phobias recognised by DSM-5
Specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia
Phobias - specific phobia
phobia of an object, such as an animal or body part, or a situation
Phobias - social phobia
phobia of a social situation
Phobias - Agoraphobia major depressive disorder
phobia of being outside or in a public place
Phobias - diagnostic criteria for phobias
> 6 months of intensity, distress (emotional, behavioural, cognitive)
Phobias - emotional symptoms associated with phobias
Anxiety, fear, unreasonable thoughts/ actions
Phobias - Anxiety
phobias involve the emotional response of anxiety (high arousal)
Phobias - fear
immediate and unpleasant response when you encounter or think about a phobic stimulus
Phobias - unreasonable thoughts/ actions
disproportionate to any threat posed
Phobias - behavioural symptoms associated with phobias
Panic, avoidance, endurance
Phobias - panic
shortness of breath, shaking, high heart rate
Phobias - avoidance
effort to avoid the phobic stimulus (affects daily life)
Phobias - endurance
person chooses to remain in the presence of the phobic stimulus (to keep an eye on it)
Phobias - cognitive symptoms associated with phobias
Selective attention, irrational beliefs, cognitive distortions
Phobias - selective attention
finds it hard looking away from the phobic stimulus
Phobias - irrational belifs
doesn’t respond to evidence
Phobias - cognitive distoryions
thoughts about the phobic stimulus are distorted
Depression - what’s depression?
mental health disorder, persistent sadness and lack of interest and pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities
Depression - 4 categories recognised by DSM-5
Major depressive disorder, persistent depressive, disruptive mood dysregulation, premenstrual dysphoric
Depression - major depressive disorder
severe, but often short-term depression
Depression - persistent depressive
long term or recurring depression, including sustained major depression (used to be called dysthymia)