Unit 10

Question 1

psych disorder

Answer 1

syndrome w/ significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation or behavior

Question 2

medical model

Answer 2

psych disorders have physical causes
- etiology: causation and development of disorder
- prognosis: forecast/prediction of the disorder

Question 3

DSM5

Answer 3

APAs diagnositc and statistical manual of mental disorders. used to classify not causation. also provides parameters to diagnose

Question 4

trephination

Answer 4

drilling holes in skulls

Question 5

Rosenhan Study

Answer 5

psych hospitals cannot reliably identify mental illnesses

Question 6

social anxiety disorder

Answer 6

intense fear of social situations, leading to avoidance of them. fear of scrutiny, embarrassment, etc.

Question 7

agoraphobia

Answer 7

fear or avoidance of situations such as crowds or wide open places where one can feel loss of control and panic

Question 8

PTSD in the brain

Answer 8

sensitive - more vulnerability bcz stress hormones flood body more

• have right temporal lobe activation
  - may be genetic predisposition

Question 9

survivor resiliency

Answer 9

not responding emotionally or those that don’t develop PTSD

Question 10

post traumatic growth

Answer 10

pos psych changes from struggling with extremely challenging things and life crises

Question 11

hypervigilant

Answer 11

constantly on guard and prone to overreaction

Question 12

glutamate

Answer 12

excitatory neurotransmitter can cause overaction w/ too much

Question 13

anterior cingulate cortex

Answer 13

• monitors actions and checks for errors
• hyperactive with those with OCD

Question 14

major depressive disorder

Answer 14

two or more weeks of many depressive symptoms

Question 15

persistent depressive disorder

Answer 15

mildly depressed mood for at least 2 yrs

Question 16

who is more at risk for mood disorders

Answer 16

• women
• depression hitting younger and more in developed countries

Question 17

less axon material =

Answer 17

bipolar

Question 18

norepinephrine

Answer 18

more = mania
less = depression

Question 19

explanatory style: stable

Answer 19

“it’s going to last forever”

Question 20

explanatory style: global

Answer 20

“it’s going to affect everything I do”

Question 21

explanatory style: internal

Answer 21

“it’s all my fault”

Question 22

schizophrenia

Answer 22

disorganizaed, delusional thinking and speaking. disturbed perceptions, diminished appropriate meotions and actions

Question 23

psychosis

Answer 23

loses contact w reality, experiencing irrational ideas and disturbed perceptions

Question 24

delusions vs. hallucinations

Answer 24

d: false beliefs
h: false perception

Question 25

pos symptoms

Answer 25

think “add”
people have symptoms not present in typical individuals.
ex. hallucinations, delusions, etc.

Question 26

neg symptoms

Answer 26

think “subtract”
absence of normal things
ex. apathy, flat affect, expressionless

Question 27

chronic vs. acute schizophrenia

Answer 27

chronic: neg symp, worse prognosis, treat w/ atypical antipsychotics

acute: pos symp, better prognosis, treat w/ classical antipsychotics

Question 28

schizophrenia onset

Answer 28

1% of ppl
more men
men get it younger and more severely

Question 29

more dopamine =

Answer 29

schizophrenia

Question 30

schizophrenia brain activity

Answer 30

odd activity in thalamus and amygdala

bigger ventricles, shrinkage of tissue

Question 31

higher chance of schizophrenia if

Answer 31

mother had flu during pregnancy or born in a place where disease spreads quickly

Question 32

somatic sensory disorder

Answer 32

psych problem that manifests into a physical symptom or issue. no physical cause. its culture bound –> affects our complaints and expectations

Question 33

conversion disorder

Answer 33

converts psych stress to physical symptoms. person loses sensations, suffer in body parts related to stress. person is indifferent to the problem

Question 34

illness anxiety disorder

Answer 34

preocupation w/ persistent and irrational fear that has an illness. one or more bodily symptoms. NOT faking symptoms. many seek several medical opinoins but still think that they’re ill

Question 35

factitious disorder / manchousen

Answer 35

umbrella category in which patients induce, feign, or exaggerate physical or mental illness to assume role as a patient to get attention for no obvious benefit.

to self or by proxy from mother to kid

Question 36

dissociative fague

Answer 36

loses awareness of their identity or other important autobiographical information and also engages in some form of unexpected travel.

can be selective loss around their trauma or global loss

Question 37

DID - dissociative identity disorder

Answer 37

multiple personality disorder

Question 38

anorexia nervosa

Answer 38

usually an adolescent female maintains a starvation diet despite being underweight

Question 39

bulimia nervosa

Answer 39

alternates binge eating w/ purging, excessive exercise, or fasting

Question 40

binge eating disorder

Answer 40

binge episodes followed by distress, disgust, or guilt but no fasting or purging.

Question 41

personality disorders

Answer 41

enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

3 clusters:
worried
weird
wild

Question 42

antisocial disorder

Answer 42

usually men

lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family. can be charming but also cold.

Question 43

schizoid v schizotypal

Answer 43

ppl w/ schizoid personality disorder have limited desire for social relationships vs schizotypal personality disorder have desire for social relationships but struggle with social interaction due to their eccentricities.

Question 44

borderline personality disorder

Answer 44

a person has long-term patterns of unstable or explosive emotions

Question 45

histrionic personality disorder

Answer 45

attention seeking and bold personality