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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (DSM-IV-TR). |
Primary took for diagnosing and treating individuals. Disorders found are: psychotic disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, personality disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and dissociative disorders. |
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Anxiety disorders |
Occurrence of anxiety without and obvious external cause, affecting daily functioning. Characterized by blind, unreasoning, overwhelming fear. |
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Phobia (Anxiety disorder) |
Exaggerated unrealistic fears Of specific things. |
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Generalized anxiety disorder |
Top ten fears Fear of snakes Fear of being buried alive Fear of heights Fear of being bound or tied up Fear of being drowned Fear of public speaking Fear of health Fear of hurricanes or tornados Fear of fire |
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (Anxiety and personality disorder) |
Characterized by obsessions: unwanted, intrusive, repetitive thoughts. And compulsions: urges to carry out obsession, often as a ritual, usually to reduce anxiety. Common compulsions are counting, hoarding , and washing/cleaning. |
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Dissociative identity disorder |
DD. Multiple personality disorder. History of abuse. 70% of diagnoses have been victims of sexual abuse, could also be biological issue. |
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Dissociative amnesia |
Inability to recall important events. Had extreme memory loss that's cause by extensive psychological stress |
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Dissociative fugue |
Have amnesiac but also travel away. They travel to hospital and don't know where they are or how they got there. Wander away from home and upon arrival of new location they can't recall how they got there. |
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Mood disorders |
Disturbances in emotional experience that are strong enough to intrude on everyday living |
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Major depressuin |
15 million Americans suffer Women are twice as likely to experience More intense than normal depression, lasts longer, more intense, have no clear trigger. Symptoms include reduce pleasure in activities, depressed mood, significant weight loss or gain, loss interest, trouble sleeping or sleep too much, fatigue or loss of energy. |
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Bipolar disorder |
When people swing between highs and lows Strong genetic influence Strongest link between genetics and disorder |
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Mania |
Highs of bipolar, feel elated, euphoric, feel hyperactive, feel little |
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Personality disorders |
Disorder characterized by a set of inflexible maladaptive behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning appropriately in society |
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Antisocial personality disorder |
Individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others. Don't feel guild for wrongdoing |
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Borderline personality disorder |
Individuals with this disorder display a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationship and self-image |
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Childhood disorders |
Depression, ADHD, autism |
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Depression |
2.5% of children and more than 8% of adolescents suffer from depression Symptoms may include exaggerated fears, clinginess, avoidance of everyday activities or delinquency |
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
Inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity Possibly caused by dysfunctions in nervous system |
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Autism |
Sever developmental disability that impacts children's ability to communicate and relate to others. |
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Autism |
Sever developmental disability that impacts children's ability to communicate and relate to others. |
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Psychodynamic therapy |
Unresolved last conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious mind into the conscious mind |
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Free association (Psychodynamic) |
Patient says aloud whatever comes to mind. Analyst connects this to the unconscious |
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Dream analysis (Psychodynamic) |
Examining dreams for clues to the unconscious. Manifest content: the dream. Latent content: symbolism or stuff about the Dream. |
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Transference (Psychodynamic) |
The transfer of feelings to a psychoanalyst of lover or anger. Thought it happened with every patient starts to have feelings for psychologist. |
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Behavioral therapy |
Treatment approaches that build on basic processes of learning. Both normal and abnormal behaviors are learned. |
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Aversive therapy (Behavioral) |
Reduced the frequency of undersized behavior by paring an aversive, unpleasant stimulus with that undesired behavior. Ex: give a pill to an alcoholic that makes them throw up if they drink. |
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Systematic desensitization (Behavior) |
Gradual exposure to an anxiety producing stimulus is paired with relaxation to extinguish the response of anxiety |
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Cognitive therapy |
Teach people to think in more adaptive ways. Changing their dysfunctional cognition about the world and themselves. Cognitive-behavioral incoperstes principles of learning to change the way people think. Very affective with depression mood disorders and panic disorder |
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Humanistic therapy |
People have control over behavior. Can make choice about their lives. Are essentially responsible for solving their own problems. Self responsibility. |
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Person centered therapy (Humanistic) |
Goal is to reach ones potential for self actualization. Carl Rodgers |
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Unconditional positive regard (Humanistic) |
Expressing acceptance and understand regardless of the feelings and attitudes the client expresses. |
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Biomedical therapy |
Drug or antipsychotic drugs. |
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Antipsychotic drugs |
Temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. Most work by blocking dopamine receptors. |
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Antipsychotic drugs |
Temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. Most work by blocking dopamine receptors. |
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Antidepressants |
Medications used for severe depression to improve the patients mood. Sometimes used for anxiety and bulimia. Selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors increase serotonin. Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil. |
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Electroconvulsive therapy |
A procedure used in the treatment of severe depression. An electric current of 7-150 volts briefly administered to a patients head. Main goal is to cause a seizure in the brain. Side effects- memory loss, fear of procedure |
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Antipsychotic drugs |
Temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. Most work by blocking dopamine receptors. |
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Antidepressants |
Medications used for severe depression to improve the patients mood. Sometimes used for anxiety and bulimia. Selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors increase serotonin. Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil. |
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Electroconvulsive therapy |
A procedure used in the treatment of severe depression. An electric current of 7-150 volts briefly administered to a patients head. Main goal is to cause a seizure in the brain. Side effects- memory loss, fear of procedure |
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation |
An alternative to ECT A precise magnetic pulse is directed to a specific area of brain. |
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Community psychology |
Branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community |
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Deinstitutionalization |
Transfer of former mental patients from institutions to the community |
