1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2. Panic attack 3. Social Anxiety Disorder

Unit 9 - Psychopathology Flashcards by Megan Brown

Neurosis

Avoidance of fear; a way we deal with fear/anxiety

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Phobia

Unwarranted fear of a relatively harmless stimulus

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Obsessive

Repetitive thought

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Compulsive

Repetitive act

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Unwanted repetitive thoughts followed by unwanted repetitive rituals

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Anxiety

Anxiety causes fear that causes Neurosis

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Common OCD rituals:

- Cleaning or washing rituals

Excessive hand washing, showering, bathing, toothbrushing, or grooming, cleaning household items, and avoiding contaminants

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Common OCD rituals:

- checking rituals

Often involve doors, locks and appliances, and assuring that nothing bad has happened

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Common OCD rituals:

- repeating behaviors

Putting clothes on and off, going to and fro through a door, touching certain objects a certain amount of times; may also include sequencing

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Common OCD rituals:

- placing

Putting things in a certain position or order which decreases discomfort. Often includes balancing

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Common OCD rituals:

- hoarding

Is done so that nothing of value will be lost. It is generally acquiring and failing to discard large #s of items that would appear to have little to no value to others

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Common OCD rituals:

- seeking reassurance

Gives comfort by assuring that events have or haven’t occurred, or that relationships are strong or that a person is loved. Is a common ritual that often involves others unwittingly

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Common OCD rituals:

- counting

Includes counting that relates to objects, time, sequence or events

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Depression

Feeling of sadness, low energy, loneliness, apathy, pessimism

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Idiosyncratic Neurosis

Personal neurotic tendency

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3 Anxiety Disorders

Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic attack
Social Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry, exaggerated anxiety about everyday life events

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Panic attack

Comes without warning, marked by heart palpitation and tunnel vision

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Social Anxiety Disorder

Excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations, included agoraphobia (fear of being out in the open)

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Schizoid (schizoid type personality)

Split from society and other people; withdrawn

2 Somatoform Disorders

Hypochondria

2. Conversion Disorder

Hypochondria

Strong unjustified fear of being ill

Conversion Disorder

Person believes they have a severe physical disorder such as blindness, paralysis, deafness, etc.

Psychosis

Loss of contact with reality

Amnesia

Partial or total lack of memory

Multiple Personality Disorder

(Dissociative Identity Disorder) | Individual having 2 or more distinct, mutually exclusive personalities

2 causes of Psychopathologies

1. Functional | 2. Organic

Functional disorders

No known cause

Organic disorders

Actual physical disorder

Schizophrenia

Literally means "split mind". Includes detachment from reality to own created world

Delusion

False idea

Delusion of reference

Random events occurring around individual are believed to be concerned with him/her

Delusion of grandeur

Belief that one is greater than he actually is

Delusion of persecution

"Out to get me" syndrome

Hallucination

Perception with no external stimulus

Paranoid Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia with delusions of reference, delusions of persecution or both

Ratio of people in the US that are diagnosed with Schizophrenia

1 out of 100

A large percent of what population are schizophrenic

Homeless people

Schizophrenia is referred to as a disease of what

The 20's (age)

What theory does schizophrenia follow

The theory of thirds

The theory of thirds (Schizophrenia)

1/3 are diagnosed with just 1 episode 1/3 will have bouts of it but will lead a fairly normal life with medical treatment and concealing 1/3 will be chronic and require long term hospitalization

Genetic likeliness of schizophrenia

No direct genetic link. But a genetic predisposition

Psychotic depression

Extreme low energy often resulting in complete withdrawal; possible Catatonia

Manic

Inordinate, intense enthusiasm, exaggerated desire or pathological excitement

Manic-Depression (bipolar disorder)

Periods of manic followed by periods of depression. Severe episodes may include psychotic symptoms. - different from normal ups and downs that everyone goes through

Three defining factors of bipolar disorder

1. Frequency 2. Intensity 3. Duration

Manic symptoms

- feeling of euphoria, extreme optimism, inflated self-esteem - rapid speech, racing thoughts, agitation, increased physical activity - poor judgement, recklessness, difficulty sleeping, tendency to be easily distracted, inability to concentrate, extreme irritability

Depression symptoms

- persistence feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt and hopelessness - disturbances in sleep and appetite - fatigue and loss of interest in daily activities - difficulty concentrating - recurring thoughts of suicide

7 common OCD rituals

1. Cleaning or washing 2. Checking 3. Repeating behaviors 4. Placing 5. Hoarding 6. Seeking reassurance 7. Counting