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UNIT 5 CHAP 15 Flashcards

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PTSD

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marked emotional disturbance after experiencing or witnessing a severely stressful event
-types of symptoms:
re-experiencing (flashback, trigger in environment)
avoidance (avoid situation, or emotions)
hyperarousal (extreme state of stress)

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Mood disorders

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major depression
chronic depressive disorder
seasonal affective disorder
bipolar disorders

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major depression

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symptoms include changes in sleep, random outbursts, anger and sadness
- suicidal ideation: frequent thoughts about death or suicide
- intense dispair
-loss of interest
- change in eating
- difficulty concentrating

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chronic depressive disorder

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less severe, long-lasting depression
- at least 2 years
- can have major depression and chronic depression at same time
-sub level functioning
-ex) donkey from Winnie the Pooh

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seasonal affective disorder

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seasonal related severe depression
- intense hunger
-gain weight in winter
- sleep more than usual
- depressed more in evening and morning
-amount of light dec, depression inc

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bipolar disorder I

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mania with or without severe depression
-manic episodes last longer than 6 days or are severe enough to require hospitalization
-symptoms: elation, euphoria, desire for action, hyperactive

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bipolar disorder II

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hypomania and severe depression

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cyclothymia

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hypomania and minor depression

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functional neurological disorder (somatic symptom disorder)

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physical symptoms with no physical explanation
ex) difficulty walking, no clear indicator to what it is
-one location

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somatization disorder (somatic)

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repeated, varying symptoms with no physical cause, often of many years duration
-multiple locations

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illness anxiety disorder (somatic)

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preoccupation that one has a serious undiagnosed disease
ex) indigestion from food vs cancer

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psychogenic amnesia (dissociative)

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-total or partial loss of information about the self
- usually triggered by a traumatic experience
-loose memories or self

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depersonalization disorder (dissociative)

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feelings of unreality
-mind leaves body
- limb goes numb and doesn’t feel like it belongs to you

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dissociative identity disorder (DID) (dissociative)

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-formerly called multiple personality disorder
- numerous personalities
- DID controversy (not real)

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schizophrenia

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group of severe disorders characterized by: problems in thinking and speaking, disturbed perceptions, inappropriate emotions and actions

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symptoms of schizophrenia: problems in thinking and speaking

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  • delusions and persecution (paranoia)
    -delusions of grandeur (self is extremely important)
  • delusions of being controlled (CIA controlling brain)
  • disorganized speech (word salad, loosely associated phrases)
  • over inclusion (jumping from idea to idea without benefit of logical association)
  • paralogic (on surface, seems logical, seriously flawed, Jesus has a beard, I have a beard, I am Jesus)
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schizophrenia: disturbed perceptions

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hallucinations: sensing things that aren’t there
- also be auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile
command hallucinations: voices giving orders
-son of sam serial killer
-stated that a demon possesses his neighbors dog had commanded him to kill

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inappropriate emotions and actions of schizophrenia

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behavior is inappropriate for situation (wearing sweaters on hot days)
- flat affect: no emotion at all in face or speech
-inappropriate affect: laughing at serious things
- catatonic behavior: unresponsiveness to environment, usually marked by immobility for extended periods

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positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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positive: presence of problematic behaviors (hallucinations, delusions, problems in thinking and speaking)
negative: absence of healthy behaviors (flat affect, no feelings of enjoyment, poor motivation, speaking and moving less)

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personality disorders

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disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
- usually without anxiety, depression, or delusions

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narcissistic

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exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievement, preoccupation with fantasies of success, arrogance

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borderline

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affective instability, impulse and reckless behavior, recurrent manipulative suicidal behaviors, impaired ability to form stable interpersonal relationships

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dyssocial personality disorder

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shameless disregard for and violation of other people’s rights

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Developmental psychopathology (disorders in childhood)

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addresses origins and course of individual maladaptation in context of normal growth processes
- must be familiar with normal development
- what is normal for one age may be problematic at another
- ex) tantrums: 2 yr old normal and expected vs 12 year old not expected within normal development

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controversial legal issues and the mentally disordered

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insanity defense: requires people to either:
- not know what they were doing at time of crime
- not know what they were doing was wrong
- less than 1% of criminal cases use defense successfully

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the insanity defense

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some states have adopted the optional plea/verdict of guilty but mentally ill
- defendant can be sentenced but placed in a treatment facility rather than in prison
- remains in custody until full sentence is served

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what is psychopathology?

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problematic patterns of thought feeling and behavior
- leads to disrupted functioning at home, work, and in social life or patterns that cause distress in person or in others

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bio-psycho-social perspective (model of psychopathology)

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biological sociocultural and psychological factors produce psychological disorders

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diathesis stress model

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diathesis: previous biological and environmental factors that predispose an individual towards developing a disorder
-stress: trigger that taxes or exceeds the individual personal resource and results in abnormal behavior

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diagnosing psychopathology

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diagnosis requires meeting specific criteria in diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM)
-intern’s syndrome: people studying illnesses often start thinking they have those illnesses

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mental well being in college

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nearly 20% of Americans meet criterion for psychological disorder
- anxiety disorders are most common mental health problem in college

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anxiety disorders

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primary disturbance is distressing, persistent, anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
-types: GAD, phobia, panic

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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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constant worry about many issues
- anxiety seriously interferes with functioning
- physical symptoms are exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, hyperventilating, irritability

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phobia

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intense irrational fear
- it is not phobic to simply be anxious about something
-ex: animals, substances, situations

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social anxiety disorder (phobia)

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fear of failing or being embarrassed in public
-public speaking
- fear of crowds
-people fear public speaking more than they fear dying

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panic disorder

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characterized by frequent panic attacks
-helpless terror, high physiological arousal
-very frightening-suffers live in fear of having them

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OCD

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-obsessions: irrational, disturbing thoughts that intrude into consciousness (symmetry,germs)
-compulsions: repetitive actions performed to alleviate obsessions (checking, washing)

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ear worm (involuntary musical imagery)

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song stuck in your head, subtype of obsession
-92% of people report having one at least once a week
-can be annoying and stressful

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