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38 Cards in this Set
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an illness that affects the mind and prevents a person from being productive, adjusting to life situations, or getting along with others
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mental disorder
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describes behaviors, feelings, or thoughts that are highly unusual and inappropriate in a given situation
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abnormal
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some mental disorders can be traced to physical causes
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organic disorder
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an irreversible loss of brain function
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dementia
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mental disorders that cannot be traced to physical causes
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functional disorders
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some mental disorders may be inherited, or passed on to an individual before birth, just as physical characteristics, such as eye color
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inborn causes
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other mental disorders may be the result of unpleasant experience
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early experiences
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some mental health specialists think that recent experience in a person's life are more important than early childhood experiences in bringing on mental disorders
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current causes
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a brief description of a person who suffers from a particular disorder
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case study
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a fear that does not have an indentifiable source or fear of a danger that no longer exists.
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anxiety
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when anxiety persists, howerver it interferes with daily life and it is a sign of mental illness known as
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anxiety disorder
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when anxiety is related to a specific situation or object, it is called a phobia
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phobic disorders
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sometimes a person responds to anxiety by letting an idea or thought take over their mind
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obsessive compulsive dissorder
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an idea or thought that takes over the mind and can not be forgotten
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obsession
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an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way
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compulsions
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a mental disorder in which a person complains of physical symptoms, such as pain, when no underlying physical cause can be found is known as
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somatoform disorder
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a somatoform disorder characterized by a constant fear of disease and preoccupation with one's health
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hypochondria
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an eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat enough food to maintain a minimum body weight
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anorexia nervosa
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an eating disorder characterized by eating binges followed by purging
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bulimia
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the act of getting rid of food by either self induced vomiting or laxatives
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purging
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a person whose moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with his or her daily life has a mental disorder known as
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mood disorder
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when a person is overwhelemed by sad feelings for months and stops being able to carry out everyday activities
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clinical depression/major depression
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shift from one emotional extreme to the other for no apparent reason
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bipolar disorder
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behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's pursuit of a happy, healthy life
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personality disorder
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people w/ passive-aggressive personality disorders depend on others to direct them
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passive-aggressive personality disorder
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people w/ antisocial personality disorders perform cruel and violent acts w/o feeling guilty
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antisocial personality disorder
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a mental disorder in which a person becomes disconnected from his or her former identity
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dissociative disorder
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a sudden loss of memory
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amnesia
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a painful physical or emotional experience
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trauma
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switch between 2 or more separate personalities
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multiple personality disorder
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a disorder characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking
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schizophrenia
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occurs when several people from the same school or social group attempt to kill themselves within a short period of time
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cluster suicide
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3 causes of mental disorders
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1. inborn causes: inherited or passed on to an individual before birth
2.early experiences: result of unpleasant experience 3.current causes- recent experience in a person's life |
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kinds of mental disorders
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organic disorder- physical
functional disorders- mental |
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3 different anxiety disorders
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phobic- specific situation
general anxiety OCD |
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2 kinds of eating disorders
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bulimia
anorexia |
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mood disorders
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1.clinical depression-overwhelemd
2.bipolar disorder |
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suicide
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withdrawal from usual activities
radical changes in personality actions |
