Gen Psychology

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MEDICAL MODEL

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THE PERSPECTIVE THAT SUGGENSTS THAT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS SYMPTOMS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIORK THE ROOT CAUSE WILL BE FOUND IN A PHYSICAL EXAM OF THE INDIVIDUALK WHICH MAY REVEAL A HORMONAL IMBALANCE, ACHEMICAL DEFICIENCY, OR A BRAIN INJURY.

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PSYCHOANALYTICAL MODEL

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THE PERSPECTIVE THAT SUGGESTS THAT ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR STEMS FROM CHILDHOOD CONFLICTS OVER OPPOSING WISHES REGARDING SEX AND AGGRESSSION.

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BEHAVIORAL MODEL

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LOOKS AT A BEHAVIOR ITSELF AS THE PROBLEM

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CONGNITIVE MODEL

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SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS ARE A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

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HUMANISTIC MODEL

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EMPHISIZES THE RESPONSIBILITY PEOPLE HAVE FOR THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR, EVEN WHEN SUCH BEHAVIOR IS ABNORMAL.

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SOCIALCULTURAL MODEL

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ASSUMES THAT PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR--BOTH NORMAL AND ABNORMAL--IS SHAPED BY THE KIND OF FAMILY GROUP, AND CULTURE IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

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DIAGNOSTIC AND SATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FOURTH EDITION (DSM-IV-TR)

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A SYSTEM, DEVISED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, USED BY MOST PROFESSIONALS TO DIAGNOSE AND CLASSIFY ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR.

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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

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THE EXPERIENCE OF LONG-TERM, PERSISTENT ANXIETY AND WORRY.

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PANIC DISORDER

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ANXIETY THAT REVEALS ITSELF IN THE FORM OF PANIC ATTACKS THAT LAST FROM A FEW SECONDS TO AS LONG AS SEVERAL HOURS

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PHOBIA DISORDER

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INTENSE, IRRRATIONAL FEARS OF SPECIFIC OBJECTS OR STITUATIONS.

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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

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A DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY OBSESSIONS OR COMPULSIONS

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OBSESSION

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A PERSISTENT, UNWANTED THOUGHT OR IDEA THAT KEEPS RECURRING

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COMPULSION

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AN IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO REPEATEDLY CARRY OUT SOME ACT THAT SEEMS STRANGE AND UNREASONABLE

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HYPOCHONDRISIS

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A DISORDER IN WHICH PEOPLE HAVE A CONSTANT FEAR OF ILLNESS AND PREOCCUPATION WITH THEIR HEALTH.

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SOMATOFORM DISORDERS

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PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES THAT TAKE ON A PHYSICAL (SOMATIC) FORM, BUT FOR WHICH THERE IS NO MEDICAL CAUSE.

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CONVERSION DISORDER

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A MAJOR SOMATOFORM DISORDER THAT INVOLVES AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE, SUCH AS THE INABILITY TO USE A SENSORY ORGAN OR THE COMPLETE OR PARTIAL INABILITY TO MOVE AN ARM OR LEG

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DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

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PSYCHOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTIONS CHARACTERIZED BY THE SEPARATON OF CRITICAL PERSONALITY FACETS THAT ARE NORMALLY INTEGRATED, ALLOWING STRESS AVOIDANCE THROUGH ESCAPE

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DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

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A DISORDER IN WHICH A PERSON DISPLAYS CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO OR MORE DISTINCT PERSONALITIES

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DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA

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A DISORDER IN WHICH A SIGNIFICANT, SELECTIVE MEMORY LOSS OCCURS

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DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE

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A FORM OF AMNESIA IN WHICH PEOPLE TAKE SUDDEN, IMPULSIVE TRIPS, SOMETIMES ASSUMING A NEW IDENTITY.

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MOOD DISORDERS

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A DISTURBANCE IN EMOTIONAL FEELINGS STRONG ENOUGH TO INTRUDE ON EVERYDAY LIVING.

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MANIA

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AN EXTENDED STATE OF INTENSE, WILD ELATION.

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HALLUCINATIONS

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THE EXPERIENCE OFPERCEIVING THINGS THAT SO NOT ACTUALLY EXIST. FUTHERMORE THEY MAY SEE, HEAR, OR SMELL THINGS DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHRS

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REACTIVE SCHIZOPHREMIA

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THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS IS SUDDEN AND CONSPICUOUS. TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE SCHIZOPHRENIA IS REALATIVELY FAVORABLE

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DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS

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SUGGESTS THAT SCHIZOPHRENIA OCCURS WHEN THERE IS EXCESSACTIVITY IN THE AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT USEDOPAMINE AS A NEUROTRANSMITTER.

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PSHCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE-USE DISOREDR

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A DISORDER IN WHICH PROBLEMS ARISE FROM THE ABUSE OF DRUGS

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SEXUAL DISORDERS

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A DISORDER IN WHICH ONE'S SEXUAL ACIIVITY IS UNSATISFACTORY

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ORGANIC MENTAL DISORDERS

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THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE A PURELY BIOLOGICAL BASIS.