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Unit 8: Psychological Disorders Flashcards

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Abnormal Behavior

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Any behavior that is outside societal norms, could include behavior that causes harm to self or others

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Abnormal Behavior Types

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-Biological: Problems with brain function, genetic predisposition

-Psychoanalytic: Unconscious, unresolved conflict

-Cognitive: Faulty thinking

-Humanistic: Blocked personal growth

-Evolutionary: Exaggerated form on adaptive reaction

-Behavioral: Inappropriate conditioning or modeling

-Sociocultural: Problems reflect cultural values, and beliefs

-Humanistic existentialism: Feelings of worthlessness, poor self-view, lack of freewill/identity

-Psychodynamic: Childhood experiences and repressed feelings

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Exorcism

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Series of rituals to cast out spirits, demons, or supernatural forces

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Asylums

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created in 17th century, unhumanistic ways of treatment, contains abnormal/Psychological disorders people

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Treatments

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Electroconclusive Therapy: (ECT) 1930s, sends shocks into brain, rewriting brain chemistry

Lobotomy: Ice pick-type instrument inserted in corner of eye, wiggled around, meant to sever nerves resulting in diminished emotions, banned in 1972

Hydrotherapy: Ice bath/showers, hot/cold water to change patient behavior/mood

Confinement: Put in confinement (Cage, room, Utica crib) for safety or when absolutely necessary

Convulsion Therapy: Induce seizures to rid problem, huge risk

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DSM-5

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Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorder
-Developed standards to identify abnormal behavior

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Mental Illness

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Occurs when psychological disorders impact your mental and emotional state, resulting in abnormal behavior that negatively impacts your daily life

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Classification of Disorders

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-Neurodevelopmental: When physiological development of brain is impacted
-Schizophrenial and Psychotic Disorder: Cause erratic behavior and hallucinations/delusions
-Mood:Extreme abnormal types of mood (Depression/Mania) heightened state of activity
-Anxiety: Excessive worry/concern, related to phobia, elevated sympathetic nervous system
-Personality: Abnormal behavior, thinking, functioning, with impact on relationships
-Developmental: Impair child’s cognitive/behavioral development (ADHD)
-Somatoform: Physical illness/injury with psychological origin
-Fictitious: When feigns illness for care and attention
-Dissociate: Take mental leave of present self to disconnect from trauma experience
-Sexual/Gender Dysphoria: Extreme distress related to sexuality
-Eating: Intake of food impacted by mental characterization of and relationship with food
-Sleep:Inability to maintain healthy sleep hygiene; impairs physiology/healthy functioning
-Impulse Control: Cannot regulate urges to engage in compulsive behavior
-Adjustment: Struggle with change, react in heightened states

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Schizophrenia

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Alters person reality; delusions (belief something is true of happening that is not real) and hallucinations (seeing something that is not real)

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Depression

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Mood disorder, persistent sadness, negative self thoughts, lack of interest in most things, 10 times more likely to get if family member suffers

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Anxiety Disorder

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Racing thoughts, obsessive thinking, worrying, struggling to relax struggle to make decision and let go of disappointments

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Anxiety Disorder

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Racing thoughts, obsessive thinking, worrying, struggling to relax struggle to make decision and let go of disappointments

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Personality Disorder

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Disrupt Relationships, inflexible and unhealthy thinking/behavior struggle to take on other perspectives

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Comorbidity

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Two disorders occurring at same time, more difficult to find problem

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Pharmacology

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Medications or drug therapy, Create biological changes to prevent symptoms

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Psychosurgery

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Used for obsessive-compulsive disorders, target specific areas of brain to eliminate the behavior that area is responsible for

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ECT (Elctroconculsive therapy)

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Electric shocks to change brains chemistry

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Neurofeedback

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Uses electroencephalogram to view persons brain activity, individual plays certain game to work certain brainwaves, feedback gives reward

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Treatment by age

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Children: Drug therapy and Psychotherapy are most common, helping control and express emotions is the best for kids

Teen: Psychotherapy & Medication + social support programs

Adulthood: Any bio-medical treatment and more in patient treatment

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How to improve treatment

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-Compliance
-Social Support
-Health lifestyles
-Ask for help
-Take a break

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Psychotherapy

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Treatment uses a psychological approach rather than a medical one

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Therapeutic Treatments

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Psychoanalytic: explores unconscious mind and childhood experiences (Freud)

Client Centered: Humanistic psychology, therapist is a guide in patient led therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral: Behaviorism and cognitive psychology where thinking is changed

Dialect Behavioral: Mindfulness/meditation for personality disorders and suicidality

Family: Uses family dynamics to help each individual and work toward a healthy family system

Integrative/Holistic: Focus on whole person, uses most effective therapy in a mix

Animal Assisted: When animals are used to mitigate symptoms and provide coping tools

Art and Music therapy: Centers on using art + music to express and work through difficult feelings and emotions

Group Therapy: Individuals meet as a group to discuss challenges and solutions

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Psychiatrist

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Medical doctor who specializes in Psychological disorders and mental health, can prescribe medication

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Psychologists

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An individual who studies and practices psychology, doctorate-level practitioners, can’t prescribe medication

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Cause of Mental Illness

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Biological components triggered through the environment

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Stigma

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When shame is felt or put on an individual due to circumstances or situations (diagnosis)

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Helping Organizations

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National Alliance for Mental Illness:
Education and advocacy for individuals of those suffering from psychological disorder

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
Decrease impact of mental illness and substance abuse via public health

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
Provides individuals with crisis support and direct them to beneficial resources

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