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abnormal psych

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CD clinical description    Aggression to people and animals Destruction of property Deceitfulness or theft Serious violation of rules  
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CD same as ASPD?    Similarities: deceitfulness, unlawful behavior, violates basic rights of others, school/parental issues in CD and work/financial issues in ASPD, intellectually manipulative; ASPD is global ways of being vs. CD symptoms are very specific  
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Treatment of CD   socio-cultural, child-focused treatment, prevention  
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socio-cultural   family interventions, video-tape modeling, parent management training, foster care treatment, juvenile training centers  
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child-focused treatment   problem-solving skills trainning, anger coping, simulant drugs  
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prevention   try to change unfavorable social conditions, offer training opportunities etc  
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ADD   have great difficulty attending to tasks or behave over actively and impulsively, appears before the start of school and correlated with poor school performance…Most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder currently  
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3 clinical features of ADHD   inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity  
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risk factors of ADHD   o Genetic vulnerability passed on o Mother who smokes during pregnancy o Pre-frontal cortex doesn’t work as well which controls attention and behavior  
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causes of ADHD   o Biological: abnormal activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine and abnormalities in the frontal-striatal (what?) region of the brain o Socio-cultural: high levels of stress and family dysfunction  
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ICD and DSM differences   look at chart.  
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use of psychostimulants for ADHD   o Ritalin doesn’t fix problem, not sure of long term effects o Treating ADHD reduces low self-esteem and lowers risk of other drug abuse  
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role of gender in diagnosis of ADHD   o 2-9 more common among boyso Physical symptoms more visible in males, easier to diagnose boys w ADHD  
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aspergers   o Less severe form of autistic disordero Impaired social interactionso Some stereotyped behavioro Little impairment in language or cognitive development  
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rett's disorder   o Only seen in girls after age 1-2 years o Slowing of head growth, deteriorating motor skills, loss of social interest  
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childhood disintegrative disorder   o Loss of previously acquired developmental skillso Impaired social interaction  
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diagnostic features of autism   impaired social interaction, impaired social communication  
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echolalia   repeating last part of what someone just said/asked),  
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behaviors   o Routines (have to follow strict routine…everything has to be the same or get upset and throw a tantrum)o Stereotyped movements (head banging, hand flapping, high sensitivity to touch, pulling hair)o Preoccupation with parts of objects  
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savant   being talented in certain areas…true savants rare but some elements can be seen (ex. Math)  
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theory of mind   can put yourself in someone else’s shoes (not just because they don’t care, they just don’t understand)  
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etiology of autism   psychological theories, prenatal/birth/neurological factors, genetic vulnerability  
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treatment of autism   o Neuroleptics (Risperdal): used to target aggressiono Behavior modification (Lovaas) Reinforce behaviors, first by shaping them, breaking them down so they can be learned step by step and then rewarding each step clearly and consistently  
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DID ruleouts   o Transvestic fetishismo Gender role experimentationo Perceived cultural advantages of other gendero Intersexuality  
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discuss GID in children   sexist language, play on societal stereotypes, "preference vs. insistence"...more common diagnosis for boys, relies on children's introspection  
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sex-change story   • Hormone treatments: when males take estrogen to have breast development and loss of body hair and change in fat distribution and females take testosterone  
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sexual reassignment   • Sexual reassignment surgery: after 1-2 years of hormone therapy, man amputates penis and creates artificial vagina and face changes...women have bilateral mastectomy/hysterectomy…some cases create artificial penis  
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Discuss John/Joan case    
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Legal/ethical issues in ab. psych   ethical regulations, civil vs. criminal commitment  
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ethical regulations for psych   • Duty to warn and protect: imminent danger or specific intended victim• Confidentiality, privileged communication• Dual (multiple) relationships, boundary issues, client perpetuity  
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civil commitment vs. criminal commitment   when people accused of crimes are judged to be mentally unstable and usually sent to mental institution  
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competency to stand trial   those who are mentally unstable at the time of their trial are considered to be unable to understand the trial procedures and defend themselves in court.  
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NGRI   if individuals are judged to be mentally unstable at time of crime they may plead this  
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M'Naughten rule   has to be unable to know right from wrong at the time of the crime  
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irresistible impulse test   a person who could not control actions at time of the crime is considered to be not guilty  
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durham test   stated that not guilty if crime was a product of a mental disease/defect  
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GBMI   have a mental illness at time of their crime, but illness was not fully related to or responsible for crime…go to jail but receive treatment needed  
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discuss issues raised by insanity defense3 criticisms...    
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positive symptoms of schiz   delusions of 1. persecution, 2. grandeur 3. control 4. romance, 5. reference and hallucinations (auditory, visual, tactile, somatic, gustatory, olfactory  
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negative symptoms of schiz   disorganized speech, disorganized behavioe, catatonic immobility or flexibility, inappropriate affect  
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subtypes of schiz   paranoid type, catatonic type, disorganized type, undifferentiated type  
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type 1 schiz   Mainly positive symptomsExcessive D2 receptors in prefrontal cortexDrug sensitivity Earlier onsetMore likely to remit  
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type 2 schiz   Mainly negative symptoms and/or catatoniaLargely increased lateral ventricle size Drug resistance Later onset Progressive (increasing withdraw)  
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prodromal phase   symptoms are not yet obvious, but persons are beginning to deteriorate. They may withdraw socially, speak vague or odd ways, develop strange ideas, or express little emotions  
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active phase   symptoms become apparent. This phase may be triggered by stress in the person life.  
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residual phase   they return to a prodromal-like level of functioning. The striking symptoms of the active phase lessen, but some negative symptoms, such as blunt emotions, may remain  
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diathesis-stress model   • Clinical theorist agree that schizophrenia can probably be traced to a combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. BUT biological factors have been more precisely identified.  
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biological basis   family genetics and brain dysfunction  
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family genetics   1. relatives of people iwth schiz 2. identical twins w disorder 3. relative of an adoptee vulnerable 4. genetic linkage and molecular biology  
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brain dysfunction   1. brain lesions, 2. biochemical imbalance  
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schiz etiology   expressed emotion, double-blind hypothesis, social class  
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expressed emotion   members frequently express criticism, disapproval, and hostility towards each other and intrude on one another’s privacy. People recovering from schizophrenia are considered more likely to relapses if their families rate high in expressed emotion.  
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double blind situation   contradictory messages...child cannot avoid displeasing parents, schiz represents child's attempt to deal  
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social class   Social causation: factors associated with low SES may contribute to development of schizophrenia.Social selection: people genetically predisposed to schizophrenia drift downwards in society  
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treatment   psychosurgery, milieu therapy, token economy programs, antipsychotic medication  
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milieu   A humanistic approach to institutional treatment based on the belief that institutions can help patients recover by creating a climate that promotes self-respect, responsible behavior, and meaningful activity  
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token economy programs   A behavioral program in which a person’s desirable behaviors are reinforced systematically throughout the day by awarding of tokens that can be exchanged for goods and products.  
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presenile dementia   means onset before age 65 but most often it occurs after the age of 65 (late onset)  
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amnestic phase   hard to diagnose at this stage: failure of working memory/ short term memory new piece of information dyscalculia- inability to do simple math in head (ex. Tip, old skill with new situation) apraxia-hand-eye coordination\  
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confusion stage   disorientation, dysphasia, agnosia, personal changes  
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dementia stage    total shutdown of biological functions withdrawal, poor judgment less awareness of limitations fully dependent on other people  
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early onset   1. genetic mutations, association w . Downs syndrome, increase production β-APP-beta-amyloid precursor protein  
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