Chapter 16

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Psychological Disorders

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Mental health workers view psychological disorders as persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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“Medical students’ disease”

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people start to think they have the disease as they learn

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People First Language

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•Don’t get caught up in the disorder.
•Dealing with people.
•Choose “person with depression” in place of “depressed person”
•More to the person than the disorder

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What is normal/abnormal?

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[abnormal] [you and people around you] [hard to function]

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deviant, distress, dysfunction

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1. Deviant behavior in one culture may be considered normal, while in others it is not.
2. Deviant behavior must be accompanied with distress.
3. If a behavior is dysfunctional it is clearly a disorder.

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medical model

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1. Etiology: Cause and development of the disorder.
2. Diagnosis: Identifying (symptoms) and distinguishing one disease from another.
3. Treatment: Treating a disorder in a psychiatric hospital.
4. Prognosis: Forecast about the disorder.

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Multiaxial Classification

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different axis' of severity

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Positive & Negative of Diagnosis

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Civil War- social control people
(got out of hand, bad, incorrect diagnosis)

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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– Chronic anxiety in daily life [always feeling anxiety]

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Phobias

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-Marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that disrupts behavior.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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-Persistence of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in senseless rituals (compulsions) that cause distress.

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Panic Disorder

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Disorder characterized by recurrent, unexpected panic attacks

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Panic Attacks

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Short but intense periods in which one experiences many symptoms of anxiety

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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[witnessing or being a part of a traumatic event]

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Dissociative Disorders

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1. Having a sense of being unreal.
2. Being separated from the body.
3. Watching yourself as if in a movie.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Is a disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities, formerly called multiple personality disorder.

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Mood Disorders & Theories of Etiology

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Emotional extremes of mood disorders come in two principal forms.
1. Major depressive disorder
2. Bipolar disorder

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Major Depressive Disorder

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-Major depressive disorder occurs when signs of depression last two weeks or more and are not caused by drugs or medical conditions.

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Dysthymic Disorder

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Dysthymic disorder lies between a blue mood and major depressive disorder. It is a disorder characterized by daily depression lasting two years or more.

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Bipolar Disorder

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-Formerly called manic-depressive disorder. An alternation between depression and mania signals bipolar disorder.

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Schizophrenia & Theories of Etiology

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The literal translation is “split mind.”
1. Delusions: Ideas that are highly unlikely or virtually impossible.
2. Hallucination: Disturbed perceptions.
3. Inappropriate emotions and actions.

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Personality Disorders

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inflexible and enduring behavior patterns
impair social functioning
usually without anxiety, depression, or delusions.

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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 A disorder in which the person (usually men) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members.