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Unit 12 - Abnormal

Abnormal Psychology

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Psychological Disorder Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by afe 7 of one or more of 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, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
DSM-IV-TR The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, updated as a 2000 "text revision," a widely used system for classifying 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 episode 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 fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions).
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) psychological stress disorder charcterized by episodes of anxiety, sleeplessness, and nightmares resulting from some disturbing event in the past
Post-Traumatic Growth refers to the positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances
Somatoform Disorder disorder characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists
Conversion Disorder a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
Hypochondriasis A somatoform disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illnesses.
Dissociative Disorders disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
Mood disorders Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
Major depressive disorder A mood disorder where 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 which a person fluctuates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the hyperactivity of mania
Schizophrenia A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized or 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 towards friends and family. Such a person could be aggressive and ruthless or a con artist
 

 



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