Psychology Test 1 2
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- How are Psychological Disorders defined?
- Atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, unjustifiable
- Bio-psycho-social perspective
- assumes that disorders are influenced by genetic factors, physiological states, inner psychologica dynamics and social circumstances
- What is DSM-IV
- Diagnostic Classification System
- Cognitive Anxiety
- Thought process range from generalized worry to overwhelming fear and often focus on various possibilities of impending doom
- Behavioral Anxiety
- The avoidance of an anxiety-provoking situation that may be practiced
- Somatic Anxiety
- Numerous physiological complaints are experienced due to activation of the sympathetic nervous system (Stomach aches, etc.)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Characterized by persistant high levels of anxiety and excessive worry with symptoms present for at least 6 months
- Panic Disorder
- Recurrent and unexpected panic attacks are severe and involve feelings of terror and physiological involvement (heart pounding,etc.)
- Phobia
- Peristent, irrational fear of specific objects/situations
- Psycholanalytic Perspective (anxiety disorder)
- The product of unresolved conflict that occurs when defense mechanisms are weak. Inadequate self concept.
- Learning Perspective (Anxiety Disorder)
- Generalized anxiety has been linked with a classical conditioning of fear and the attendant stimulus. Avoidance relieves fear through negative reinforcement.
- Cognitive Perspective (Anxiety disorder)
- Observational learning can produce fear=anxiety.
- Biological Perspective (anxiety disorder)
- Fears represent age old threats, genetically predisposed
- Dissociative Disorders
- Disturbances or changes in memory, consciousness or identity due to psychological factors
- Phillipe Pinel
- pioneered a compassionate medical model for the treatment of the mentally ill in France
- Teresa of Auila
- established concept that mind can be sick
- Reginald Scot
- used scientific skepticism to refute concept of demonic possession
- Rush
- founder of American psychiatry, encourages humane care and hospitals
- Medical Model
- assumes that psychological disorders are mental illnesses that need to be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and cured through therapy
- Dissociative Amnesia
- partial or complete loss of memory
- Dissociative Fuge
- confusion over identity-fleeing
- Depersonalization
- most common,event/stressor, feeling of unreality
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- original personality is unaware of others, each personality has own identity, name, purpose
- Mood Disorders
- characterized by emotional extremes, most common of all psychological disorders
- Emotional symptoms of major depressive disorder
- feelings of hopelessness, sadness and guilt, emotional disconnect from other people
- Behavioral symptoms of major depressive disorder
- dejected, unsmiling, downcast demeanor, slowed movement and speech, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, etc.
- Cognitive symptoms of major depressive disorder
- difficulty thinking, concentrating and remembering, global negativity and pessimism, suicidal thoughts
- Physical symptoms of major depressive disorder
- change in appetite resulting in weight gain/loss, constipation
- Bipolar disorder
- alternating episodes of depression and mania
- Characteristics of mania
- euphoria, exansiveness and excitement, out of character energy or activity, frenzied, disorganized