Ch 16: Psychological Disorders

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psychological disorder

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deviant, distressful, dysfunctional behavior problems

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyeractivity disorder; extreme inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, distractibility, forgetful, disorganized, fidgety, restless

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medical model

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concept that diseases have phys causes that can be diagnosed treated and cured (in most cases)

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DSM-IV

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amer psych diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; widely used sys for classifying psych disorders

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5 Axes of the DSM

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five levels of questions: is a clinical syndrome apparent? is a rpersonalilty disorder or mental retardation present? is a general mental condition such as diabetes, hypertension or arthritis present? are psychosocial or enviorn problem present? what is the global assessment of this persons functioning?

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interns syndrome

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tendency to see in ourselves the characterstics of what were learning about or seeing in clients

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anxiety disorders

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psych disorders char by distressing persistent anxiety/maladaptive behav that reduce anxiety

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generalized anxiety disorder

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anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense apprehensive, state of automatic nervous sys arousal

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panic disoder

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person experiences sudden episoes of intense dread

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phobia

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irational, intense fear of a specific obj/situation

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agoraphobia

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fear/avoidance of situations in which escape is difficult/help is unavail

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OCD

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person is troubled by repetivtive thoughts or actions

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obsessions

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repetitive thoughts

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compulsion

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repetitive actitons

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PTSD

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anxiety disorder charac by haunting mem, nightmares, social withdra, jumpy anxiety, insomnia, lingering for 4+ weeks after a traumatic experience

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dissociative disorder

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disorders in which conscious awareness becomes sep from previous mem/thoughts/feelings

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DID

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dissociative identity disorder, rare dissoc disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct/alt personalities

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psychgenic amnesia

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loss of mem due to shock, psych disturbance, brain injury

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organic amnesia

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physical damage to the brian cuasing amnesia

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fugue

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psych amnesia which sudden travel fom home/work without memory of life

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mood disorders

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psych disorders characterized by emotional extremes

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major depressive disorder

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mood disorder where 2+ weeks of significantly depressed mood, feelings of worthless, diminished interest in pleasure in most activities

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norepinephrine

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neurotransmitter: attention and the Auto NS

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serotonin

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"feel good" neurotransmitter

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seasonal affective disodrder

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depression assoc with lack of daylight in some seaons

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postpartrum depression

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onset 4weeks post childbirth, fluctuation in mood, precoccupation with wellbeing of the newborn child

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dysthymic disoder

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down in the dumps mood that fills most of the day, nearly everyday for 2+ years

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mania

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mood disorder: hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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bipolar disorder

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person alt between hopelessness and lethargy of depression and overexutedness state of mania

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schizophrenia

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group of severe disorders charac by disorganized delusional thinking disttrubed preconcep inappropr emotions/actions

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4 types of schizophrenia

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1. catatonia 2. paranoid 3. disorganized 4. undifferentiated

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delusions

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false beliefs often of persecution or granduer, may accompany psych disorders

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hallucinations

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often auditory in case of schizophrenia

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paranoia

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preccup with halluc/delusions

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catatonia

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remain motionless for hours, then agitated or partotlike repeating

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negative symptoms of schiz

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lack of appropriate behaviors in schizophrenia

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positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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presence/excess of inappropriate behaviors in schizophrenia

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flat affect

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zombie like state of apparent apathy

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word salad

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jumpmed words that represent chaotic thoughts

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tardive dyskinesia

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after long term antipsych drug use, symptoms like parkinsons disease manifest htemeslves

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dopamine hypoth

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excess/overabundance of dopamine receptors

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presonality disorders

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psych disord charac by inflexible, enduring behavior patterns that impair social funct

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3 clusters of pers disorders:

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1. inflexible 2. eccentric 3. dramatic, impulsive behav

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antisocial personal disorder

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lack of conscience to wrongdoing even vs friends, fam, agressive, ruthless, clever con artists usually

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narcissitic personal disorder

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exagg self importance, criticism hard to accept

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borderline personality disorder

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unstable identity/relationships, impulsive emotions

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histronic personality disorder

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dramatic, impuslvie shallow attn grabbing emotions, want praise and reassurance

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somatoform disorder

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psych problem through physicological symptoms

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hypochondriasis

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freq physical complaints without cause

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conversion disorder

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report existence of severe problems wihtout biological reasons

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paraphilias

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deviant sexual behavior

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rosenhan study

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study where scientists complained of symotms of schizophrenia, admitted and diagnosed, even though sane.

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neuroleptics

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the effects of antipsychotic drugs on a client

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diathesis-stress theory

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explains behavior as the result of both biological and enviornmental factors

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deinstitutionalization

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process of moving people with developmental/psychiatric disabilities from structured facilities to hometreatment, residential treatment or out patient treatments