Exam 3- Disorders

Psychology 101 with Passer at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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By: Amanda Le
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Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior
Created: 2010-06-05
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What is abnormal?

criteria: "3-D's"

Deviation- statistical/social
Dysfunction (persistent)

to one self, to other people (society)

Distress (subjective)

DSM- Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Phobias

Common features

Irrational fear
avoidance of phobic situation/object

out of proportion to any realistic danger

Agoraphobia

Fear of being in places from which escape/getting help would be difficult in event of sudden incapacitation
accompanied by panic attacks, depression, obsessions, compulsions

Social phobia

fear of situations in which a person may be exposed to evaluation by other people

public speaking
eating in public
using public restrooms

Later complications- drugs/alcohol to calm nerves

greater risk of addiction

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Presence of obsessions and/or compulsions

Obsession: persistent thought, image, impulse that are experienced as involuntary (intrusive) & repugnant
Compulsion: repetitive behavior that typically are designed to ward off feelings of anxiety

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

chronic, general anxiety across situations

Panic Disorder

periodic panic attacks (intense anxiety attacks)

Post traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)

Pattern of anxiety symptoms that develop in response to environmental stressor (trauma)

PTSD: General types

natural disaster
human-caused accidents

car/plane./train

intentional human caused harm

physical/sexual, other violent crime
greatest risk!

Causes of anxiety disorders

Psychodynamic Perspective

anxiety is symbolic of a deeper conflict (unconscious)

Behavioral Perspective

Classical/operant conditioning
anxiety disorders are learned behavior patterns

Cognitive Perspective

situation - our thoughts about it - triggers anxiety response
ex) panic disorders

Humanistic Perspective

self concept, self-esteem (eval of our self worth)
Over reliance on other people approval/evaluation

Biological Perspective

Genetic predisposition - for anxiety disorders
Neurotransmitters, GABA- major inhibitory Nts

generalized anxiety dis- often underacting GABA sys

Socio-cultural Perspective

Socialization - high achievement exspectations (increased risk of anxiety)
Cultural bound - ex) Taijin kyofusho (japan) phobia

Schizophrenia

Symptoms

Thoughts/thinking

Delusions, incoherent thinking, invention of words

Perceptual disturbances

Most often=hallucinations

Emotional disturbances

inappropriate emotion (affect), blunted emotion (restricted range), Flat emotion (absence)

Movement disturbances

Disorganized Schiz

confusion, incoherent speech, disorganized emotions

Catatonic Schiz

Disturbed movement, repetitive movements, lack of movement

Paranoid Schiz

delusions of grandure (God) & persecution, suspension/anxiety

Undifferentiated Schiz

Doesn't fit other definitions "positive" and "negative" symptoms
Positive- excess, overactivity, incoherent speech, inappropriate emotion, over excited movement, hallucinations
Negative- social withdrawal, lack of speech, blunted/flat emotion, absence of movement, no hallucinations

Schiz Phases

Prodronal Phase= deterioration in function
Active Phase= full blown symptoms
Residual Phase= full blown symptoms

Schiz causes

Heredity
poverty/homelessness

sociogenic hyp= pov/homelessness are stress that trigger schiz in people that are vulnerable (genet)
Social drift hyp= as schiz develops > risk of losing job/social support

Schiz: The Brain

Abnormal (overactive) dopamine function

positive symptom pattern

Antipsychotic drugs reduce dopamine activity

reduce symp, do NOT cure

Enlarged (slightly) ventricles= brain damage to surrounding tissue

most typical w/ negative symp pattern

What's the vulnerability stress model?

likelihood of developing a psychological order

Conversion disorder

a disorder in which serious neurological symptoms such as paralysis, loss of sensation or blindness suddenly occur without physical cause

Psychogenic Fugue

loss of self-identity, person loses all sense of personal identity, gives up his/her customary life to a new faraway location and establishes a new identity

Dystymia

less intense state of depression that has less dramatic effects on personal and occupational functioning

Learned helplessness theory

Depression occurs when people expect that bad events will occur and that there is nothing they can do to prevent them or cope with them

Antisocial personality disorder

no moral compass, lack of conscience

Borderline personality disorder

people having wild swings of affection
serious instability in behavior, emotion, identity, and inter personal relationships

Symptoms of Autism

poor communication
highly repetitive and rigid behavior
fixation on routine/objects

What is the DSM?

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Key symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

referred to as genius disease
suicide rates are high

About this deck

By: Amanda Le
Textbook:

Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior
Created: 2010-06-05
Size: 33 flashcards
Views: 38

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“I have been getting MUCH better grades on all my tests for school. Flash cards, notes, and quizzes are great on here. Thanks!”
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