Unit 8 Flashcards
Psychological disorder
A syndrome marked
by a clinically significant disturbance in an
individual’s cognition, emotion, regulation, or behavior.
Philippe Pinel
Opposed the idea of mental illness being demonic possession, moral treatment rather than horrific treatment
Medical model
Syphilis infecting the brain
The concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
Vulnerabilty model/diathesis-stress model
genetic predispositions combine with environmental stressors to increase or decrease the likelihood of developing a psychological disorder.
Epigientics
the study of environmental influences on gene
expression that occur without a DNA change
DSM-5
Widely used for classifying disorders
sometimes not super reliable
Too broad
labeling normal behavior as a disorder
ADHD
A psychological disorder marked by extreme
inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity.
braoded spectrum by DSM, more people are getting diagnosed
Biopsychosocial approach
Ancient greek approach
Anxiety disorders
Psychological disorders
characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety
or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
Classification of a psychological disorder
Social anxiety disorder
Intense fear and
avoidance of social situations (used to be
called social phobia).
Generalized anxiety disorder
An anxiety disorder
in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive,
and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.
Panic disorder
An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations;
often followed by worry
over a possible next attack.
Agoraphobia
Fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic.
