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U1 Flashcards

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psychological disorder

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psychological disfunction within a person associated with distress/impairment in functioning that is not typical or culturally expected

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psychological disfunction

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a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioural functioning

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psychopathology

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scientific study of psychological disorders

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scientist practitioners combine …
by ….

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clinical and research work
consuming new science and evaluating practices

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evidence-based practice

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professionals consume science of psychopathology to better patients (scientist practitioners)

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practice based evidence

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scientist practitioners evaluate their own treatment to generate new knowledge

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3 major categories that make the study and discussion of psychological disorders

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  • clinical description
  • causation (ethology)
  • treatment/outcome
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presenting problem

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original complaint by patient

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clinical description

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detail of the disorder by professional

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prevalence

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how many people in a population as a whole have the disorder at any time

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incidence

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number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific time period

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course

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pattern of a disorder

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chronic vs episodic vs time limited courses

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  • long time
  • recover quick but might come back
  • recover quick
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acute onset

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begins suddenly

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insidious onset

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develops gradually over time

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prognosis

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anticipated course of a disorder

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etiology

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why a disorder begins
- biological, psychological, and social dimensions

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3 dominent traditions of psychopathology

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  • supernatural
  • biological
  • psychological
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focuses/beliefs of supernatural tradition

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  • devient behaviour
  • battle between good and evil
  • unexplained behaviour is evil
  • treatment by exorcism/torture)
  • madness is cased by witches or sorcery
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focuses/beliefs of biological tradition

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  • insanity has physical causes and needs physical treatment
  • more scientific approach to psychological disorders
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Hippocrates believed

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humours were related to normal brain functioning
- imbalance = disease

22
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hysteria

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usedto describe the conceot of somatic symptom disorders (physical symptoms are result of pathology)

23
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syphilis

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symptoms include delusion of persecution or grandeur
become paralyzed and die
returned focus to link between physical disease and madness

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psychological tradition

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understands social influences on a person
moved society to humane socially facilitated treatment
lead to psychosocial approaches

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id

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pleasure principle
- illogical emotional irrational

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superego

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moral principle

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ego

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reality principle
- logical rational

28
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what parts of Freuds theory of structure of the structure/function of mind are part of the unconscious mind

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id

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what happens when you don’t satisfy a stage of Freuds psychosexual stages of development

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you get stuck at that stage

30
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neuroses

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disorder of the nervous system

31
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psychoanalytic psychotherapy

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  • helps unearth intrapsychic conflicts
  • long term
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free association

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patient is told to say whatever comes to mind to explore the unconscious

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dream analysis

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contents examined as symbols of id impulses and intrapsychic conflicts

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transference

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when clients relate there therapist to authority figures (usually parents)

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major theme of the humanistic theory

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people are basically good and strive towards self actualization

36
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treatment using the humanistic theory

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therapist conveys empathy and unconditional positive regard (minimal interpretation)

37
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person centred therapy

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carl rogers
method where client directs course of discussion seeking self discovery

38
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behavioural model

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derived from the scientific approach
includes classical and operant conditioning and systematic desensitization

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classical conditioning
operant
systematic desensitization

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pavlov and Watson
thorndike and skinner
wolpe

40
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systemic desensitization

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pair learned thing w calming thing

41
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thorndikes law of effect

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behaviour is strengthened or weakened based on consequence

42
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shaping

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reinforcing successive responses

43
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behavioural therapy

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time-limited
direct

44
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integrative approach

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psychopathology is multiple-determined and multifaceted
must consider reciprocal actions between biological, psychological, social and experimental factors

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