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PSY
mental disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who invented the sensation seeking scale? | Zuckerman |
| what is a high sensation seeker? | your best asset is that having a lot of things going on will not bother you. your worst problem is that you may become bored. |
| what is a low sensation seeker? | you prefer a stable and organized life; your best asset is that you are very detail oriented and organized. your worst problem is that you may become distracted if too many people or too many things are going on |
| what is abnormal? (4 D's) | disability, distress, deviance, danger |
| disability: | regarding daily life function (work, school) |
| distress: | of the person (unhappy) |
| deviance: | from socio-cultural norms (statistically rare or uncommon) |
| danger: | to self or others |
| what is the psychology student syndrome? | you may come to believe that you have a disorder |
| what is the history of abnormal behavior? | demons; trephining (holes cut in skull) |
| what do psychologists use to help diagnose disorders? | DSM-IV-R |
| what is an anxiety disorder? | when dread debilitates |
| what are three types of anxiety disorders? | generalized anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
| generalized anxiety: | unfocused anxiety, panic attacks, stressed for no reason |
| phobias: | fear that is focused; illness, social, animals, objects, etc. |
| what is a very common phobia today? | agoraphobia; fear of going outside |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder | behaviors and thoughts outside of control; ritualistic behaviors -- locking doors, washing hands, checking! |
| what is a somatoform disorder? | physical symptoms without any physical causes |
| what are two types of somatoform disorders? | general somatoform, hypochondriac |
| general somatoform: | individuals experience various physical symptoms that do not stem from physical causes |
| hypochondriac: | individuals convert anxiety into chronic preocupations with their health and bodily functions |
| what did dissociative disorders used to be referred to as? | MPD - multiple personality disorder |
| what are two types of dissociative disorders? | psychogenic amnesia, dissociative identity disorder |
| psychogenic amnesia | amnesia for which there is no organic cause |
| dissociative identity disorder: | multiple personality disorder; sally's mailbox stalker |
| What are some types of Mood Disorders? | Bipolar disorder and Depression |
| bipolar depression | swing between depression and mania; due to chemical imbalance |
| depression | sadness, lack of energy, despair; biochemical, psychological; more common for women, |
| what is one type of depression? | seasonal affective disorder (SAD) |
| what is SAD? | seasonal affective disorder; depression during the winter |
| what are some types of schizophrenia? | disorganized, catatonic, paranoid |
| schizophrenia: | disturbances of thought; perception(see things, hear voices); affect (laugh inappropriately), ability to function |
| disorganized schizo: | childlike behavior; giggle, strange posture, neologisms (belly badluck = stomach ache) and word salad (ex: singing stuff, talking like a child) |
| catatonic schizo: | motion; these people will "freeze" temporarily |
| paranoid schizo: | believe someone/something is out to get them; delusions of grandeur (think they are God, etc.) Interestingly, they will pass a lie detector test saying they are God, Jesus, etc. |
| What are some miscellaneous disorders? | sexual disorders, childhood disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders |
| sexual disorders; | paraphilias, frotteurism (rubbing on ppl) |
| childhood disorders: | hyperactive, eating disorders, autism... if you don't have these before age 18, you probably won't get them |
| substance abuse: | ex: alcoholism |
| personality disorders: | antisocial, dependent, passive-agressive, avoidant, perfectionistic |
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