Unit 10 Flashcards
psych disorder
syndrome w/ significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation or behavior
medical model
psych disorders have physical causes
- etiology: causation and development of disorder
- prognosis: forecast/prediction of the disorder
DSM5
APAs diagnositc and statistical manual of mental disorders. used to classify not causation. also provides parameters to diagnose
trephination
drilling holes in skulls
Rosenhan Study
psych hospitals cannot reliably identify mental illnesses
social anxiety disorder
intense fear of social situations, leading to avoidance of them. fear of scrutiny, embarrassment, etc.
agoraphobia
fear or avoidance of situations such as crowds or wide open places where one can feel loss of control and panic
PTSD in the brain
sensitive - more vulnerability bcz stress hormones flood body more
- have right temporal lobe activation
- may be genetic predisposition
survivor resiliency
not responding emotionally or those that don’t develop PTSD
post traumatic growth
pos psych changes from struggling with extremely challenging things and life crises
hypervigilant
constantly on guard and prone to overreaction
glutamate
excitatory neurotransmitter can cause overaction w/ too much
anterior cingulate cortex
- monitors actions and checks for errors
- hyperactive with those with OCD
major depressive disorder
two or more weeks of many depressive symptoms
persistent depressive disorder
mildly depressed mood for at least 2 yrs
who is more at risk for mood disorders
- women
- depression hitting younger and more in developed countries
less axon material =
bipolar
norepinephrine
more = mania
less = depression
explanatory style: stable
“it’s going to last forever”
explanatory style: global
“it’s going to affect everything I do”
explanatory style: internal
“it’s all my fault”
schizophrenia
disorganizaed, delusional thinking and speaking. disturbed perceptions, diminished appropriate meotions and actions
psychosis
loses contact w reality, experiencing irrational ideas and disturbed perceptions
delusions vs. hallucinations
d: false beliefs
h: false perception
pos symptoms
think “add”
people have symptoms not present in typical individuals.
ex. hallucinations, delusions, etc.
neg symptoms
think “subtract”
absence of normal things
ex. apathy, flat affect, expressionless
chronic vs. acute schizophrenia
chronic: neg symp, worse prognosis, treat w/ atypical antipsychotics
acute: pos symp, better prognosis, treat w/ classical antipsychotics
schizophrenia onset
1% of ppl
more men
men get it younger and more severely
more dopamine =
schizophrenia
schizophrenia brain activity
odd activity in thalamus and amygdala
bigger ventricles, shrinkage of tissue
higher chance of schizophrenia if
mother had flu during pregnancy or born in a place where disease spreads quickly
somatic sensory disorder
psych problem that manifests into a physical symptom or issue. no physical cause. its culture bound –> affects our complaints and expectations
conversion disorder
converts psych stress to physical symptoms. person loses sensations, suffer in body parts related to stress. person is indifferent to the problem
illness anxiety disorder
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
factitious disorder / manchousen
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
dissociative fague
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
DID - dissociative identity disorder
multiple personality disorder
anorexia nervosa
usually an adolescent female maintains a starvation diet despite being underweight
bulimia nervosa
alternates binge eating w/ purging, excessive exercise, or fasting
binge eating disorder
binge episodes followed by distress, disgust, or guilt but no fasting or purging.
personality disorders
enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
3 clusters:
worried
weird
wild
antisocial disorder
usually men
lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family. can be charming but also cold.
schizoid v schizotypal
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.
borderline personality disorder
a person has long-term patterns of unstable or explosive emotions
histrionic personality disorder
attention seeking and bold personality
