Unit 8A: Abnormal Psych (Disorders) Flashcards
DSM-V
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Contains classifications and diagnostic criteria (symptoms) for all disorders
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
A disorder characterized by extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity at age 7
Anxiety Disorders
Group of disorders characterized by destress, persistent anxiety, or maladaptive behavior that reduce anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous arousal.
Panic Disorder
an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minute-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking or other frightening sensations. (Panic Attacks are temporary)
Phobia
an anxiety disorder marked by persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a SPECIFIC object or situation.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
an anxiety disorder characterized b unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience.
Mood Disorders
A category of disorders characterized by emotional extremes
Schizophrenia
disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions (hearing voices), and inappropriate emotions and actions.
Delusions
False beliefs
- delusions of grandeur (greatness)- a person who thinks of themselves too highly
- delusions of persecution- believes someone is out to get them
Personality Disorders
a category of disorders characterized by behavior patterns that impair social functioning.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of remorse for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members.
- May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
Major Depressive Disorder
a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.
Mania
a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. (The opposite of depression)
Bipolar Disorder
a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
Dissociative Disorders
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
Dissociative Amnesia
Disorder in which a person forgets a traumatic event or memory
Dissociative Fugue
Disorder where a person erases their entire identity in an attempt to “start over”
Somatic Disorders
disorders that have bodily (physical) symptoms
Conversion Disorder
a disorder where a person has physical symptoms (numbness/blindness) but no physical cause
Illness Anxiety Disorder
A disorder where a person overexaggerates normal or small symptoms as a potential larger disease.
Persistent Depressive Disorder
Less severe form of depression (symptoms are not as bad), but lasts much longer
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Disorder where a person develops symptoms of depression based on the season of the year (usually winter)