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Psychopathology (14)
Psych 111: Intro to Psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any behavior or emotional state that causes distress or suffering. | Mental Disorder |
| Maladaptive and disturbs relationships and the greater community. | Mental Disorder |
| whether or not a person is in control of behavior and aware of the consequences of his/her actions. | Legal Standards |
| standard reference book for all disorders. | DSM-IV TR |
| around 300 mental disorders in latest version. | DSM-IV TR |
| descrptive, provides a set of criteria for diagnosis. | DSM-IV TR |
| 5 Axes or Dimensions for a diagnosis. | DSM-IV TR |
| 1)Primary Clinical Problem (things that exist now!) | DSM-IV TR |
| 2)Personality Disorders (anxiety/anorexia/autism/mental retardation). | DSM-IV TR |
| 3)Medical Conditions relevant to disorder that impact feelings + emotions (diabetes/obesity. | DSM-IV TR |
| 4)Social + Environmental problems (parental history of mental health and substance abuse). | DSM-IV TR |
| 5)Global Assessment of Functioning (on a scale of 0-10, how well is this person functioning in school work, home, etc.) | DSM-IV TR |
| danger of overdiagnosis, power of diagnositc labels, mant symptoms are based on subjective NOT objective measures, some categories have political/social implications. | Problems with DSM Classifications |
| Autism + Asperger's Syndrome. | Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
| severe impairment in communication skills, social interactions, repetitive behaviors (echolalia, repetive speech, needing things to be repeated - walking heel, toe, heel, toe), need for sameness - autistic students need desks to be kept same in class). | Autism |
| higher level communication skills that autistic kids, significant social impairment (facial feedback training). | Asperger's Syndrome |
| form of autism. | Asperger's Syndrome |
| Inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity which is inappropriate for a kid's particular developmental age. | ADHD |
| kids not paying attention to details, challenges get harder, not remembering a series of instructions, misplace things. | ADHD |
| inappropriate for their particular AGE. | ADHD |
| 5% of school aged kids. | ADHD |
| moer likely to be males, genetic links -- runs in family. multimodal treatment approach: Ritalin. | ADHD |
| violate social norms (bully), kids that show a significant amount of physical aggression, cruelty to animals, lack of remorse, may be a precursor to sociopath. | Conduct Disorder |
| multiple motor and 1 or more vocal tics, occur many times a day nearly daily or intermittently over a period of more than 1 year, onset before age 18, doesn't need to interfere with functioning for diagnosis, doesn't impair social + occupational activity. | Tourette's Syndrome |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder. | Anxiety Disorders |
| continuous feelinsg of worry, anxiety dread/foreboding, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance. | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| anxiety resulting from a clear/predictable danger or event, reliving trauma in thoughts/dreams, psychic numbing, increased physiological arousal. | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |
| Recurring attack of intense fear/panic accompanied by feelings of impending doom or death. | Panic Disorder |
| trembling, shaking, dizziness, chest pain, sweating, heart palpitations, hot/cold flashes, sense of losing control. | Symptoms of Panic Disorder |
| exaggerated fear of a specific situation, activity, or thing. | Fears + Phobias |
| fear of being in a situation where a person will be observed by others. | Social Phobia |
| fear of being alone in public places from which escape might be hard or help will unavailable. (might not leave house!) | Agoraphobia |
| fear of food. | Sitophobia |
| example: spiders, squirrels, dogs. | Specific Phobias |
| fear of thunder and lightening. | Brontophobia |
| fear of peanute butter sticking to the roof of mouth. | Arachibutyrophobic |
| fear of long words. | Sesquipedalophobics |
| fear of being close to high buildings. | Batophobia |
| a recurrent, persistent, and unwished for thought. | Obsessions |
| Examples: contamination, need for orderliness, aggressive impulses/thoughts, obsessive worry about an accident happening. | Obsessions |
| repetitive ritualized behavior in which people feel a lack of control over it. | Compulsions |
| cleaning, checking, hoarding. | Compulsions |
| need for orderliness, bluessheos next to black shoes. vacuuming over what was already vacuumed. | Cleaning |
| did I lock the car? when I checked if it was locked did I lock it again? | Checking |
| I can't throw this out because I might need it someday. | Hoarding |
| acquiring items with no use, failing to discard items with little/no value, interferes with normal living space/function. | Compulsive Hoarding Disorder |
| creates anxiety to not be a certain way. disorder when it interferes with everyday life. | Compulsions |
| Depression, Mania, Bipolar. | Mood Disorders |
| sadness, lethargy *not feeling like you haev the energy to do the things you want to do*, inactivity, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. | Depression |
| genetic link. | Depression |
| slower motor reactions. | Behavioral changes |
| cognitive distortions. | Cognitive Changes |
| alters immune functioning (moer susceptible to viruses). | Physical Changes |
| abnormally high level of energy, great/special plans, faulty thinking, impulsive behavior (abusing credit card), grandoise schemes, pressured speech, spending large amoutns $, outburst of anger. | Mania |
| different personalities/reactions unpredictable. | Bipolar |
| cycle through depression _ mania, at least 1 manic episode with history of depression, responsive to lithium, hgih suicide risk. | Bipolar |
| miss the high, people not wanting to take the meds. (video: Tom didn't want to be dopey out of it, he'd rather have to deal with his problems). | Problems with Compliance -- Bipolar |
| rigid, maladaptive traits that cause great distrss or lead to an inability to get along with others or to function well in the world. | Personality Disorders |
| people don't think their disorders cause them stress, although it does cause stress to those around them. Pattern is inflexibile, pervasive, and of long duration. | Personality Disorders |
| some question about the validity of the category. | Personality Disorders |
| anxious/fearful, odd/eccentric, dramatic/impulsive. | Clusters for Personality Disorders |
| always thinking someone is there. | Paranoid Personality Disorder |
| suspicious (did you hear that, I know someone is following me), argumentative, paranoid (really thinking people are out to get you. Reluctant to confide in others b/c of fears. Are you trying to set me up), looking out for trickery, blaming others. | Paranoid Personality Disorder |
| have very few friends/family relationships, loner, inddiferent to praise/criticism (when given a compliment, repsond with "whatever"), show no warm/tender feelings towards others. | Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| answering machine message: "John has no answering machine, no one ever calls him, he has no friends". | Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| personality disorder, not crazy. | Schizotypal |
| almost looks schizophrenic, bizaree patterns in behavior/peculiar, use unusual words, sometimes has superstitious beliefs, described by otehrs as strange/weird. | Schizotypal |
| answering machine message: "you can leave a message at the sound of the tone, which ryhmes with bones, and I like the Rolling Stones, so leave a message". | Schizotpyal |
| likes to break rules/laws (a game, fun to do), deceitful, gladly take advantage, of people, lacks remorse, can appear charming/friendly, often intelligent, history of conduct disorder, not very treatable. | Antisocial Personality Disorder |
| manipulative, stable pattern of unstable relationships, splitting: all good or bad (loving or hating people), self-mutilating behaviors, impulsive, sexual promiscuity, quick to anger. | Borderline Personality Disorder |
| answering machine message:"if I'm not answering this message, I'm probably occupied, if you know what I mean, thanks for last night, if this is Sam, your great too, and if this is Jennifer, get this stuff out of the apt. now we'll never be bffs again". | Borderlien Personality Disorder |
| overly dramatic, everything is a trauma, attention seekers, seductive, not genuine, dependent on others. | Histrionic Personality Disorder |
| "OMG! I'm so glad you called. Your such a good friend to pick up the phone! I hope you have exceptional news to tell me! It will brighten my day, since you know if you told me something said I'd cry myself a river. Oh please leave me some phenomenal news! | Histrionic Personality Disorder |
| feeling of grandiosity, sense of privilege, feels special. feel like they are the best, deserve whatever they want. better than other people. expect favors from others (I was too tired to get up for class so can I have your notes). | Narcissitic Personality Disorder |
| perfectionist, preoccupied with details, rules are essential, particular, serious/formal, work gives pleasure | Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCD) |
| Example: keeping magazines lined up in alphabetical order, hating seeing someone's phone cord tangled up, noticing crooked pictures hangin on walls. | OCD |
| I'm busy alphabetizing my CD's, leave a 10-second message including your name, phone # with area code, and exact reason for your call. | OCD |
| never fels like they are wanted or accepted. excessively sensitive to rejection. fearful of humiliation/shame, socially withdrawn,wishes to be accepted by others but avoids opportunities based on anxiety, really wants to connect but scared of rejection. | Avoidant Personality Disorder |
| psychosis or condition involving distorted perceptions of reality and inability to function in most aspects of life. paranoid, catatonic. disruptive to their ability to be able to function in the world around them. | Psychotic Disorders |
| typical age of onset: 17-25 | Psychotic Disorders |
| strong genetic component | Psychotic Disorders |
| "+" and "-" symptoms. | Psychotic Disorders |
| presence of a distortion (false beliefs) or bizarre behavioral symptom. | "+" Symptoms -- Psychotic Disorders |
| bizarre delusions, hallucinations, heightened sensory awareness, disorganized incoherent speech + behavior. | "+" Symptoms -- Psychotic Disorders |
| thinking they've been abducted by aliens and had electrodes implanted in their head and are a testing subject for the aliens. | Bizarre Delusions |
| hearing voices, seeing colors. | Hallucinations |
| tasting + touching things that aren't there. | Heightened Senory Awareness |
| tossing words up, like a salad, gibberish, incoherent speech. | Disorganized incoherent speech + behavior |
| loss of functioning or ability, behavioral deficits. | "-" Symptoms -- Psychotic Disorders |
| poverty of speech, emotional flatness, loss of motivation, social withdrawal, apathy, impaired attention. | "-" Symptoms -- Psychotic Disorders |
| most extreme, becoming mute, not a lot of interaction. | Poverty of Speech -- "-" symptom |
| consciousness, behavior and identity are split off from one another. | Dissociative Disorders |
| may develop in response to traumatic events. | Dissociative Disorders |
| inability to remember important personal information; can't be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. | Amnesia |
| no concept of self/can tak on a whole new identity/life (Jim Carrey in The Majestic). | Fugue State |
| appearance of 2 or more identities within a person. | Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder |
| controversial in field of psychology -- used as criminal defense. | Dissociative Identity Disorder |
| at least 2 recurrently take control over behavior, inability to recall important info, sybil. | Dissociative Identity Disorder |
| Example: clamining to have killed someone while being asleep. | Dissociative Identity Disorder. |
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