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Psych Disease Theory
Mental illness theories of disease
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A predisposition to developing schizophrenia | The Genetic Theory of Schizophrenia |
| Tests show a marked difference in the brain structure of the schizophrenic | The Brain Structure Theory of Schizophrenia |
| An excess in dopamine causes over stimulation and the RAS cannot filter | The Biochemical theory of Schizophrenia |
| Most accepted theory that says the brain is overloaded and overstiumlated and shuts down | The Information Processing Theory of Schizophrenia |
| The brain cannot habituate to incoming stimuli | Attention/Arousal Theory of Schizophrenia |
| There is a pattern in the makeup of families in people with schizophrenia (hostile mom, passive dad, scapegoating) | The Family Theory of Schizophrenia |
| Freud says in the face of a threat the child retreats to an inner world | Psychoanalytic Theory of Schizophrenia |
| Trust vs mistrust is never achieved and other stages are poorly accomplished | Developmental Theory of Schizophrenia |
| Severe mistrust leads to delusions and paranoia/ autistic thinking | Stress/Vulnerability Theory of Schizophrenia |
| Depression results from loss which causes anger which is turned inward and replaced by self-blame | Psychoanalytic Theory of Depression |
| Amine deficiency, neutrotransmitters not readily being produced, too much reuptake | Biochemical Theory of Depression |
| People who are depressed are self critical, have distorted thoughts, hopelessness and failure | Cognitive Theory of Depression |
| Results from a loss of power, status, purpose or faith | Object Loss theory of Depression |
| Many parents of manic patients had depression or mania | Genetic Theory of Bipolar |
| There is an excess of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine | Biological Theory of Bipolar |
| Loss causes a person to defend against pain through feeling of elation | Psychoanalytic Theory of Bipolar |
| Swing from depression to mania is a strong denial against depression | Cognitive Theory of Bipolar |