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Do Individuals with psychological disorders generally engage in dangerous behavior?
No they do not
When is dysfunctional behavior abnormal?
When the behavior causes distress, and occupational/social dysfunction
What is Trephination?
Surgical tool to open up holes in the skull to release demons
What did the Classical greeks and Romans think abnormal behavior was?
Traumatic experience or imbalance of the "humors"
When did Asylums appear?
Middle ages/Renaissance
Who started moral treatment in Europe?
Pinel and tuke
Who started moral treatment in the United States?
Dix and Rush
Who is the father of American Psychiatry
Rush
What did Freud believe about abnormal behavior?
Stems from the unconscious biological and sexual urges
What were the most important years of life for a Freud based look at abnormal behavior?
First 5 years of life
In Freud based learning Individuals must develop what?
insight into their conflicts
Who was the developer of classical conditioning?
Pavolv
What study was Pavlov a developer of?
Little Albert
Who developed behaviorism?
Watson
What is believed about Abnormal behavior in the behaviorism view point?
Abnormal behavior is learned from interactions with the environment.
What is systematic desensitization?
Pairing objects on a fear hierarchy with relaxation
What does operatant conditioning deal with?
Reinforcements and punishments
Bandura is an example of?
Social learning theory
Reinforcement is used to
increase a behavior
Punishment is used to
decrease a behavior
Giving a child allowance
positive reinforcement
Reducing a child's list of chores for good grades
Negative reiforcement
Spanking a child
positive punishment
Kid is grounded
negative punishment
What does a Cognitive model believe?
abnormal behavior is a result of distorted cognition and the need to Identify and challenge negative thougths
What does the Humanistic model believe?
Goals are self-actualizatin, client centered therapy
Who is most closesly associated with the Humanistic Model?
Carl Rogers
what is the order of Maslow's Hiearchy of Needs starting from the bottom of the pyramid.
Physiological, safety, love/belonging, Esteem, self-actualization
current Perspectives?
Biopsychosocial model
What is the biospsycholsocial Model?
diathesis+stress = distress and impairment = psychological disorder.
Brain stems controls?
Fundamental biological processes
Midbrain is
sensory information and movement, regulates the body
What is contained in the Midbrain?
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
What is contained in the Hinbrain?
Pons, Meulla, Cerebellum
What is contained int eh Forebrain?
Basal ganglia movement, cebereal cortex
What is the Forebrain in control of?
The Limic system/
what is the Limibc system in control of?
Higher cognitive functioning.
What does the temporal lobe do?
auditory info
What does the parietal lobe do?
sensory information
What does the occipital lobe do?
visual processing
What does the Frontal lobe do
Higher cognitive functioning
What are physical elements of anxiety?
muscle tension, irritability, fatigue, blushing, nausea, urgent/frequent urination
What are cognative elements of anxiety?
feared object, spontaneous thoughts, worry
What are Behavioral Elements of Anxiety?
Escape, Avoidance, Negative reinfocement
When does anxiety become a disorder?
Functional impairment, lower quality of life
What factors go into anxiety being consider abnormal or normal?
cultural or gender role expectations, rates of reporting
What is the average age of onset for anxiety?
11
What are the major anxiety disorders?
Panick attacks/disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, Social/specific phobias, OCD, PTSD, Separation Anxiety Disorder
When do panick attacks become a disorder?
person worries about having another panic attack, and avoids situations where panic attacks have occurred
What is the criteria for being diagnoised with Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Excessive/uncontrollable worry, lasts at least 6 months, feeling on edge
What is a Somatoform Disorder?
Condition in which physical symptoms or concerns about an illness cannot be explained by medical/specific psychological disorder
Who first identified Somatization disorder?
Pierre Briquet
What is the classification of somatization disorder?
presence of many symptoms, but no organic basis
What are the 4 most commonly reported symptoms of somatization disorder?
pain, gatrointestinal distress, sexual dysfunction, pseudoneurological
What is Undifferential Somatizatioin disorder?
Individual has not expereiced all four categories of symptoms, cannot be due to medical condtion/medication, must be present for at least 6 months
What is the most commonly diagnosed somatoform disorder?
Undifferential Somatization disorder
What only has pseudonerological complaints?
Conversiion diosrder
what are some of the pseudonerological complaints?
motor/sensory dysfunction, not intentionally produced
What are the three main types of conversion disorder?
Motor symptoms/deficits, Sensory deficits, seizures and convulsions
What is pain disorder?
Persistent pain that defies medical explantion
To be considered Pain disorder it must have?
no psychological symptoms, medical problems do not exist, and last for at least 6 months affecting daily functioning
What is Body Dysmorphic disorder?
Overwhelming concern that the body is ugly or misshapen
What does Body Dysmorphic have a high risk of?
suicide
What gender is more likely to report somatization disorder?
Women
CBT
Cognitive-Behavioral therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy emphasizes?
psychological and social factors
What are 5 types of Dissociative Experiences?
Depersonalization, Deralization, amnesia, identity confusion, and identity alteration,
What is Amnesia?
Inability to recall important information, usualy occurs after a medical condition/event
What is Dissociative Amnesia?
Inability to recall important personal information/ usually follows stressful/traumatic event.
What are the types of Disssociative Amnesia?
Localized, generaliezed, selective amnesia
Is dissociative Amnesia considered reversible?
yes
What is Dissociative fuge?
Loss of personal identity and memory, found in physical location away from usual residence
What is Depersonalization disorder?
Feelings of being detached from one's body
What are Factitious Disorders?
Physical/psychological symptoms are intentionally produced
How can people with Factitious disorders manipulate urine lab results?
red candy in urine sample
How can people with Factitious disorder manipulate a wound not to heal?
putting mouthwash in the wound
How can people with Factitious disorder manipulate their body to have diarrhea?
excessive ingestion of castor oil or laxatives
How can a doctor tell that a pain from a "kidney stone" is a patient with a Factious disorder?
glass fragments found in urine
Aphonia
Loss of speech
What are Mood disorders
disturbances in mood is the predominate feature in the syndrome.
What are three examples of mood disorder?
Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, Biopolar Disorder
What is Major Depressive disorder?
Persistent sad or low mood, OR, severe enough to impair a person's intrest in engageing in normaly enjoyable activites.
What are Physiological/Behavioral Symptoms of Major depressive disorder?
Insomnia/hypersomina, significant weight loss/gain, fatigue
What are cognitive symptoms of Major Depressive disorder?
Feelings of worthlessness, Feelings of hopelessness
Is Major Depressive Disorder consistent of Episodic?
Episodic
How long must an episode of Major depressive disorder last?
at least 2 weeks
Does grief count as major depressive disorder?
NO
What is Dysthymia?
chronic state of being depressed
How long must depression last to be considered Dysthymia?
At least 2 years
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Episodic depressed mood and episodic mania
What is the difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II
Hypomania
What is Hypomania?
Mild mania, not impacting functioning
What is considered Rapid Cycling Bipolar?
4 or more episodes in one year, extremely rapid cycling
What are the symptoms of a Manic state?
Inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, greater talkativeness, flight of ideas, increased goal-directed behavior,
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
Fluctuations between hypomanic and depressive symptoms, must be present for at least 2 years/
What gender suffers almost twice as much from depression?
Women
What are two different symptoms that might be present in children with depression from adults with depression?
Physical complaints and irritability
What is Passive Suicidal ideation?
desire to be dead
What is active suicidal ideation?
thoughts about how to commit the act
Suicidal attempt is...
nonfatal
What gender is more likely to complete suicide, by how many times?
Men, by four times
What gender is more likely to attempt suicide, by how many times?
Females by three times
Why are men more successful at completing suicide?
More leathal methods
What is the Negative Cognative Triad?
Negative view of self leads to negative view of the world leads to negative view of the future
What is SAD
Season Affective Disorder
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Inabilit to mainatain normal body weight
What must a persons weight be less than to be considered Anorexia?
Less than 85% of ideal body weight
People with Anorexia have an intense fear of?
gaining weight
What is amenorrhea
absence of menstruation for at least 3 months
What are the two subtypes of anorexia?
Restricting, binge eating/purging
What are some physical symptoms of anorexia?
Dehydration, Lanugo Hair, and low body temperature
How many more times likely are women to develop anorexia than men?
9
After Recovery of anorexia where do they fall on the BMI?
Low
What can people who had/have anorexia develop?
Osteoporosis, trouble with fertility, high relapse rates
What is the personality of people who develop anorexia?
Perfectioinsim, obsesioinallity, Neuroticism, anxiety/depression, low self-esteem
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
Recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed bycompesatory behavior
What is different about Bulimia and Anorexia?
Bulimia individuals are at normal or over-weight
To be considered binge eating they must?
Consume at least 1,000 calories in a sitting, loss of control, frequent binges
What are some physical characteristics of Bulimia?
Fatigue, bloating, GI problems, Erosion of dental enamel, calluses on back of hands
What is the Contemporary human sexual response cycle?
Desire, Arousal, orgasm, Resolution
Men and sex
Engage in sexual practices more, think about sex more, sexual desire-- phyiscal pleasure and sexual intercourse
Women and sex
higher capacity for sex, can engage in sexual behavior longer, sexual responses are more complicated
What is sexual desire disorder?
Diminished or absent interest in sexual activity
What is Hypoactive sexual desire disorder?
Reduced or absent sexual desires or behaciors
What are Paraphilias?
intense persistent sexual urges, fantasises, behaviors
What are 3 categories of paraphillias?
Sexual arousal toward nonhuman objects, sexual arousal towards children, sexual arousal towards suffering.
Does Low/Moderate substance use lead to problems with social, educational, occupational functions?
NO
Substance Abuse is
Disruptioin in social, educational, and occupational functioning.
What are Physiological actions of substance dependence
tolerance and withdrawal
What is Substance Tolerance?
Diminished response to drug repeated exposure
What is Substance Withdrawal?
Physical symptoms associated with removal of drug
Caffeine is....
CNS stimulant
What does Caffeine do to the body?
Boosts energy, mood, awareness, concentration, alertness
What are side effects of Caffine?
agitation, headaches, mood lablitlity, rebound fatigue, insomina
What is Nicotine and where can it be found?
Component of tobacco, cigarettes, chewing tobacco/snuff, nicotine patch
What is the largest preventable cause of death in the world?
Tobacco
What does Alcohol affect?
Affects GABA
What is the active ingredient in Marijuana?
THC
What does pot do to the body?
Produces mild intoxication, stimulates dopamine release
What can heavy use of pot lead to?
cognative difficulties, respiratory problems, increased risk of cancer.
What does Amphetamines produce?
Wakefulnes, and supresses appetite.
What are some Amphetamines?
Ectasy and crystal methampetamine
What can Amphetamines lead to?
Increased heart rate and blood pressure which can cause stroke.
What are examples of opiods?
Heroin, Morphine, Codeine
what do opioids do?
Produce pain relief, euphoria, sedation, reduced anxiety
What is schizophrenia?
Severe psychological disorder, Characterized by disorganizatin in thought, perception, behavior
What are positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Delusions, Hallucinations
What are delusions?
Belief held contrary to reality, Persecutory, content is bizarre
What are Hallucinations?
Perceptual experiences not based on stimulation for the environment
What are types of Delusions?
Persecutory, Delusion of Reference, Grandiose Delusion, Delusion of being controlled, Thought Broadcasting, Thought insteterting, thought withdrawal, Delusion of guilt or sin, Somatic delusion
What is Perseutory Delusion
False belief one is being watched by others
What is Delusion of Reference?
Belief that random events are being directed towards oneself
What is Grandiose Delusion?
False belief that one has great power, knowledge, or talent
What is Delusion of Being controlled?
false belief that one's thoughts feelings, or behaviors are being controlled by an outside force.
What is Thought Broadcasting?
False beliefs that one's thoughts can be heard by everyone
What is thought insertion?
False belief that someone is insertign thoughts into ones head
What is thought Withdrwal?
One's thouhts are being removed form one's head
What is delusion of Guilt or Sin?
Belief that one has commited a terrible act
What is somatic delusion
false belief that one's appearence or part of one's body is diseased or altered
What is catatonia?
Person unresponsive to external stimuli
What are Negative symptoms of schizoprenia?
Blunted affect, anhedonia, avolition, alogia, psychomotor retardation
Schizoprenia usually has cognitive impairment in?
Visual and verbal learning/memory, ability to pay attention, decreased information processeing, impaired abstract reasoing and executive functioning
What are the three P's of personality disorders?
Persistent, pervasive, pathological
What is Cluster A
weird
What is Cluster B
Wild
What is Cluster C
worried
Paranoid Personality Disorder must have?
4 or more (Pervasive suspiciousness, unwarranted doubts of loyalty of friends, reluctance to confide in others, hidden meanings read into action, grudges, angry reactions to percieved attacks, unwarrented suspicion of sexual partner, Hypervigilance)
Schizoid Personality disorder must have?
4 or more (Lack of desire for or enjoyment of retalionships, preference for solitude, little intrest in sex with others, few if any pleasures, lack of friends, indifference to praise or criticism, flat affect
Schizotypal personality disorder must have"
5 or more( ideals of reference, magical thnking, Unusual perception, peculiar patters of speech, extreme supsiciousness, inappropriate affect, odd behavioral lack of close friends, discomfort around others)
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER is what person from scrubs?
Janitor
Mild retardation is an IQ score between?
50-69
Moderate retardation is an IQ score between?
35-55
Severe Retardation is an IQ between
20-40
Profound Retardation is an IQ between
20-25
What is Phenylkeonuria (PKU)
Difficulty breaking down an amino acid
What are Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
serious deficts in social skills and communication, marked by stereotypical behavior, activities, intrests
Pervasive Development Disorder include?
Austism Spectrum Disorders
What is Asperger's disorder?
Do NOT have difficulties with verbal language, poor eye contact, monotone voice, do not understand social cues
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)'s symptoms
Inattentiveness, hyperactivity, impulsitvity, MUST BE DIAGNOSED BEFORE AGE 7, functional impairment
What are some symptoms of Conduct Disorder (CD)
Aggression toward people and animals, destruction of property, decitfulness or theft, Serious violations of rules
What is Pica?
Ingestion of nonnurtritive items
What is Rumination Disorder?
Reacently eaten food is effortlessly regurgitated into mouth, followed by reswalloing, or spitting it out
Parasomnias include?
sleep terror disorder, sleepwalking disorder, nightmare disorder
What is Enuresis?
Voiding of urnie into one's clothing or bedding
What is Encopresis?
Repeated elimination of feces on or into inappropriate places
How is successful aging defined?
Active lifestyle, perceived good health, continued independence in functioning, lack of distability/cognitive impairment, positive social relationships
What is Apraxia?
Inablility to carry out motor activities
What is Agnosia?
Failure to recognize or identify objects
What are types of dementia?
Alzheimer's type, vascular dementia, substance-induce dementia, dementia due to other general medical condition
What is Acute Stress?
Brief amount of time
What is Chronic Stress?
Continues over time
What is Daily hassles?
Minor events that accumulate to cause stress
What is major life events?
Affect the way a person lives, both negative and positive
What are types of Social Support
Tangible, informational, emotional
What is a constellation?
A loose grouping of stars that appear close together
What is an Asterism?
a less formally defined grouping of stars, may be part of one or more constellations
What is the Celestial Sphere?
a model of the sky that helsp us visualize the location and motion of the stars
What is the average distance to the sun is called?
AU, astronomical unit
What are the Zodiac?
As the earth revolves about the Sun, the sun is seen against different constellations
Why do we have seasons?
Because the earth is tilted on its axis.
How man days does the moon take to revolve around the sun?
29.5
What causes the moon phases?
The ANGEL of the moon, earth and sun.
When does a full moon rise?
At sunset
When does a New moon rise?
Sunrise
When does a first quarter moon rise?
At noon
When does a third quarter moon rise?
At midnight
What causes a Lunar eclipse?
Occur when the shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon.
What causes a Solar Eclipse?
Occur when the shadow of the moon falls on the Earth
What is Parallax?
the shift in a star's position relative to background stars.
What is Kepler's 1st Law?
the orbits of the planets are ellipses with the sun at one focus
What is Keplers's 2nd Law?
Planet travels faster when its close to the sun and slower when its farther away from the sun.
What is Keplers's 3rd Law?
closer planets go faster
What is the law of gravity?
Every mass attracts every other mass.
How do light and matter interact?
matter can emit light, absorb light, or reflect light/
What is wavelength?
length between crests
What is Frequency?
Number of waves that pass by each second
Wavelength and frequency are ????
Inversely proportional.
What types of telescopes are there?
Refracting and reflecting?
Why are telescopes in space?
Because the atmosphere degrades the images
What is fusion?
small nuclei stick together
Why do stars form?
Gravity vs. Pressure