Psych-CH.14
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- psychological disorder
- deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior
- ADHD
- a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of the three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
- medical model
- the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated and cured often through treatment in a hospital.
- DSM-IV-TR
- the American Psychiatric Association\'s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A widely used book for diagnosing psychological disorders.
- anxiety disorders
- psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
- generalized anxiety disorder
- an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.
- panic disorder
- an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations.
- phobia
- an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational ffear and avoidance of a specific object.
- OCD
- psychological disorders characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions.
- PTSD
- an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience.
- post-traumatic growth
- positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises.
- somatoform disorder
- psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause.
- conversion disorder
- a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.
- hypochodriasis
- a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease.
- dissociative disorders
- disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thought, or feelings.
- DID (dissociative identity disorder)
- a rare dissociative disorder in which a perosn exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder.
- mood disorders
- psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.
- major depressive disorder
- a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.
- mania
- a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
- bipolar disorder
- a mood disorder in whish the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
- schizophrenia
- a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.
- delusions
- false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders.
- personality disorders
- psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
- antisocial personality disorder
- a personality disorder in which a person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or clever con artist.