Psychological Disorders

AP Psychology with Larsh at Appleton West High School

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By: Shruti Rajan
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Triangulo: A Proposito, Manual para estudiante, Cuarta edicion, (Spanish Edition)
Created: 2012-03-19
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anxiety disorders

psychological disorders characterized by distressing persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

panic disorder

An anxiety disorder characterized by sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror. Sudden episode of intense dread.

generalized anxiety disorder

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

Phobias

Irrational fears of specific objects or situations

agoraphobia

fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or embarrassing, or in which help is unavailable in the event of a panic attack.

social phobia

marked fear of public appearances in which embarrassment or humiliation is possible

obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions).

post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

-recurring and intermittent episodes of anxiety following a traumatic stress event

Major depressive disorder (MDD)

A mood disorder characterized by at least 2 weeks of depressed mood or loss of interest in nearly all activities, along with sleep or eating disturbances, loss of energy, and feelings or hopelessness

mood disorders

psychological disorder characterized by emotional extremes.

Dysthymia

A disorder that involves the same symptoms of depression only less severe, but the symptoms last longer, persisting for at least 2 years.

bipolar disorder

a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania

-one: experience at least one manic episode

-Two: hypo manic so the highs aren't as impairing and don't require hospitalization

Schizophrenia

a group of sever disorders characterized disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions

Paranoid Schizophrenia

-Preoccupation with one of more delusions or hallucinations

Catatonic schizophrenia

Marked by striking motor disturbances, ranging from muscular rigidity to random motor activity.

Symptoms of Schizophernia

-life stressor brings it out

-adolescence and early adulthood

-inappropriate reactions and delusions

-prenatal problems (flu epidemics)

-nutritional deprivation/oxygen deprivation at birth

delusions

false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

residual schizophrenia

withdrawal, after hallucinations and delusions have disappeared

Schizophrenia and the brain

-more dopamine sites

-enlarged

-lowered frontal lobe and shrinkage of cerebral cortex

Personality Disorders

Characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.

Antisocial personality Disorder

A personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist

Avoidant Personality Disorder

anxiety, sensitivity to rejection, withdrawn

Schizoid Personality Disorder

eccentric behaviors, emotionless disengagement, loner

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Excessive emotionality and attention seeking

schizotypal personality disorder

a personality disorder characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities

Biological Perspective on Mood Disorders

-decreased levels of norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine

social cognitive perspective- mood disorders

self-defeating beliefs- the concept that depressed people view life through dark lenses

-may arise from learned helplessness

negative thoughts feed negative moods

negative moods feed negative thoughts

somatoform disorders

psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause

-conversion disorder: psychological loss of specific voluntary body functions

-Hypochondria: WebMD`

factitious disorder

a condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick

Dissociative disorders

disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.

-amnesia: inability to recall

fugue: travels away from home and doesn't remember

dissociative identity disorder

a dissociative disorder in which a person develops two or more distinct personalities. Also known as multiple personality disorder

DSM-IV-TR

axis I- chief complaint or primary clinical problem

axis II- personality disorders or mental retardation

axis III- medical conditions

axis IV- psychosocial stressors

axis V- global assessment of functioning score

About this deck

By: Shruti Rajan
Textbook:

Triangulo: A Proposito, Manual para estudiante, Cuarta edicion, (Spanish Edition)
Created: 2012-03-19
Size: 32 flashcards
Views: 10

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