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23 Cards in this Set
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Mental Disorder
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Any behavior or emotional state that causes distress or suffering, is maladaptive and disturbs relationships and the greater community
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Legal Standards
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Whether or not a person is in control of behavior and aware of the consequences of his/her actions
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DSM-IV TR
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Standard reference book for all disorders
About 300 mental disorders in latest version |
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DSM-IV TR: 5 axes or dimensions
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Primary Clinical problem
Personality disorders Medical conditions relevant to disorder Social and environmental problems Global assessment of functioning (Scaled from 1-100) |
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Problems with DSM classifications
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The danger of over diagnosis
The power of diagnostic labels Many of the symptoms based on subjective criteria as opposed to objective Some categories have political/social implications |
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Autism: impairment in communication skills
impairment in social interactions repetitive behaviors Asberger's Syndrome: higher level communication skills, significant social impairment (facial feedback training) |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity which is inappropriate for a child's particular developmental age
-5% of school children -More likely boys -Genetic link -Drugs and Behavioral interventions |
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Conduct Disorder
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Violate social norms
Physical aggression Cruelty to animals Lack remorse May be a precursor to antisocial personality |
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Tourette’s Syndrome
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• Multiple motor and one or more vocal tics
• Occur many times a day nearly every day or intermittently over a period of more than 1 year • Onset before age 18 • (No longer has to impair social and occupational activity) |
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Continuos feelings of worry, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance
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• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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o Anxiety resulting from a clear/predictable danger or event
o Reliving trauma in thoughts or dreams o Psychic numbing o Increased physiological arousal |
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Panic Disorder
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Recurring attack of intense fear or panic accompanied by feelings of impending doom or death
Symptoms: trembling, dizziness, chest pain, sweat, heart palpitations, hot/cold flashes, losing control |
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Fears and phobias
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exaggerated fear of a specific situation, activity, or thing
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Social Phobia
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Fear of being in a situation where a person will be observed by others
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Agoraphobia
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Fear of being alone in public places from which escape might be difficult or help will be unavailable; at its worst one doesn't leave his/her home
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Specific Phobias
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fear of spiders, squirrels, dogs
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• Brontophobia:
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Fear of thunder and lightning
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• Arachibutyrophobic:
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ON EXAM! Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
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• Sesquipedalophobics:
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Fear of long words
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Barophobia ON EXAM
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FEAR OF GRAVITY
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Obsession
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A recurrent, persistent and unwished for thought
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Examples of obsession
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Contamination, need for orderliness, aggressive impulses or thoughts, obsessive worry about an accident happening
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Compulsive Hoarding Disorder
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Acquiring items with no use
Failing to discard items with no/little value Interferes with normal living space/functioning |
