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Psych Ch. 16
Psychological Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychological disorder | a "harmful dysfunction" in which behavior is judged to be atypical, distubing, maladaptive, and unjustifiable |
| medical model | the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnoised, treats, and, in most cases, cured. Assumes that these "mental" illenesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and cured through therapy |
| bio-psycho-social perspective | a contemporary perspecitive which assumes that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and ineract to produce psychological disorders |
| DSM-IV | the American Psychiatric Associations's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition), a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Presently distributed in an updated "text revision" |
| neurotic disorder | a psychological disorder thsat is usually distressing but that allows one to think rationally and function socially |
| psychotic disorder | a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas that distorted perceptions |
| anxiety disorders | psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety |
| generalized anxiety disorder | an anxiety in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal |
| panic disorder | an anxiety disorder marked by a minutes-long episode of intense dread in shich a person experiences terror in and accompanying chest pain, chokiong, or other frightening sensations |
| phobia | an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder | an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions |
| mood disorder | psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, manic episode, and bipolar disorder |
| major depressive disorder | a mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities |
| manic episode | a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state |
| bipolar disorder | a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overactive state of mania |
| dissociative disorders | disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociative) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings |
| dissociative identity disorder | a rare dissociative disorder which a person exhibits two or more distinct alternating personalities |
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