Intro To Psych Chapter 13

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medical model

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conceptualization of psychological abnormalities as diseases that have biological causes, symptoms, and possible cures

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DSM IV TR

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describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and distinguish them from others

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comorbidity

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co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single ind.

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diathesis-stress model

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suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress

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anxiety disorders

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mental disorder which anxiety is predominant feature

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generalized anxiety disorder

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chronic excessive worry accompanied by three other symptoms like restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability...

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specific phobia

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irrational fear of a particular object that interferes with an ind. ability to function

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social phobia

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fear of being publicly humiliated

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phobic disorders

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disorders characterized by excessive fear and avoidance for specific objects

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preparedness theory

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idea that people are instinctively predisposed toward certain fears

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panic disorder

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occurrence of multiple psychological and physiological that contribute to a feeling of terror

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agoraphobia

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extreme fear of venturing into public places

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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repetitive, intrusive thoughts and ritualistic behaviors designed to fend off those thoughts interfere with the function of the ind.

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mood disorders

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mood disturbances as predominant feature

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major depressive disorder

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depressed mood that lasts 2+ weeks w/ feelings of worthlessness, lack of pleasure...

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seasonal affective disorder

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depression that involves recurrent depressive episodes in a seasonal pattern

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helplessness theory

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idea that ind prone to depression automatically attribute negative experiences to causes that are internal, stable, and global

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bipolar disorder

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unstable emotional condition by cycles of persistent mania and depression

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dissociative disorder

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significant disruptions in memory, awareness, or personality that vary in length

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dissociative identity disorder

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ind of two or more distinct identities that take control of the ind behavior at different times

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dissociative fugue

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sudden loss of memory for one's personal history w/ leaving from home with a new identity

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dissociative amnesia

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sudden loss of memory for significant personal info

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schizophrenia

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disturbances in thought, motivation, behavior, perception, and altered emotion

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delusion

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false belief system, grandiose

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hallucination

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false perceptual experience that has a compelling sense of being real despite the absence of external stimulation

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disorganized speech

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severe disruption of verbal communication in which ideas shift rapidly and incoherently

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grossly disorganized behavior

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behavior that is inappropriate for the situation

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negative symptoms

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emotional and social withdrawal, apathy, absence of normal behavior, motivation and emotion

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dopamine hypothesis

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schizophrenia involves an excess of dopamine activity

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personality disorders

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inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling, relating to others, or controlling impulses that cause distress or impaired functioning

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antisocial personality disorder

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disregard and violation of the rights of others