What is Abnormal Behavior Flashcards
a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
Psychological Disorder:
What are the 4Ds of Abnormality?
Dysfunction
Distress
Deviant
Dangerous
refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning
Dysfunction
It is a part of the 4Ds of abnormality where a person is being happy in situations that should not be a cause of happiness, being sad for no reason in particular
and being afraid of relatively harmless things
Dysfunction
It is a part of the 4Ds of abnormality where a person is extremely upset about a situation
Distress or impairment (extreme stress)
this criterion does not define problematic abnormal behavior. It is often quite normal to be _____for example, if someone close to you dies.
Distress (extreme stress)
It is a part of the 4Ds of abnormality where at times, something is considered abnormal because it occurs infrequently; it deviates from the average
Deviant or Atypical or Not culturally expected
It is a part of the 4Ds of abnormality where the symptoms bring danger to the person or other people
Dangerous
It is the scientific study of psychological disorders
Psychopathology
They prescribe medications and conduct psychotherapy.
Psychiatrist
They guide the client to solve their problems and they focus on the positive side of development. Also, tends to study and treat adjustment and vocational issues encountered by relatively healthy individuals
Guidance Counselors:
can administer psych tests but they are not allowed legally to diagnose a patient but they are trained to detect psychological disorder
Psychometrician
aka chief of complaint, a reason why the person came to the clinic. Usually ito yung mga sintomas
Ex: di makatulog, tumitibok nang mabilis ang puso, randomly na nag aalala, at pinagpapawisan
Presenting Problem
It represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder
Clinical description
It defines the number of people experiencing the disorder in the population. Makikita rito yung total ng mga may specific disorder, gumaling man o hindi pa
Prevalence
It is the statistics on how many new cases occur during a given period, such as a year(new cases lang sa panahon iyon)
Incidence
It is a pattern of how the disorder will progress
Course
A type of course of the disorder that tends to last a long time, sometimes a lifetime.
Mga forever na ang mga symptoms like Schizophrenia
Chronic course
A type of course of the disorder that is
likely to recover within a few months only to suffer a recurrence of the disorder at a later time.
Episodic course
A type of course of the disorder na one time lang mangayayri at kung mauulit matagal pa
Time-limited course
It is how the disorder develops
onset
A type of onset na biglaan lang and mas manageable
Acute onset
A type of onset na unti-unting lumalabas yung sign, mapipigilan ito if nakita agad yung sign. Pero mahirap na pigilan dahil ang symptoms ay parang semento na nagseset/
Insidious onset
It is the anticipated course of a disorder
Prognosis
A type of prognosis where a person will survive the disorder
The prognosis is good
A type of prognosis where the symptoms of the disorder will always be present
The prognosis is guarded
It is the study of origins and has to do with why a disorder begins (what causes it) and includes biological, psychological, and social dimensions
Etiology
It is the reason kung bakit may psych disorder ang isang individual. It can be biological, psychological, or social dimensions
Etiology
It is under the 4Ds of abnormality which means that you are not able to function properly as a human being or as a member of the society
Ex: natanggal sa dream job tapos naging extremely sad and stress. After non hindi na lumalabas ng kwarto at hindi na magawa nang maayos ang responsibility.
Impairment
