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What is abnormality?
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because normality is a continuum, abnormality is anything on the extremes of the continuum
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Criteria of abnormal behavior
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○ Socially deviant
○ Maladaptive ○ Personally distressing ○ Disturbing or harmful to others ○ Not rationally justifiable |
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Diagnosis
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Involves identifying a set of specific symptoms and problems
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Symptoms
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abnormalities in behavior, emotion, and/or thought
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Problems
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difficulties caused by the symptoms
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DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)
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§ Formal classification system
§ Diagnostic criteria for over 200 disorders § Current edition DSMV-IV |
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Prevalence
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1 in 6 adults in the US
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Most common types of psychological disorders
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□ Anxiety
□ Mood □ Substance-related |
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conmorbidity
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having more that 1 disorder at the same time
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"rule of thirds"
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1. Complete recovery
2. Control symptoms with treatments 3. Symptoms continue in spite of treatment |
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Etiology
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causal factors and the developmental history of a disorder
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Diathesis
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predisposition or vulnerability
§ Internal risk factors § Genetics, brain structure, neurotransmitters, cognitive pattern |
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Stress
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§ External risk factors
§ Put pressure on the individual to cope, act, or react § May precipitate symptoms if someone has a diathesis |
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main symptoms of mood disorders
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disturbance of mood, extreme mood
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bipolar
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mania and depression
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Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV
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○ 2 weeks
○ Problems ○ Symptoms cannot be attributed to medicines or illnesses ○ Can't be in period of bereavement |
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Cognitive factors of depression
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-Rumination - think over and over
-Explanatory style - how you think about reason for events -Optimistic vs. Pessimistic |
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medication
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works as a short term option but "poops out"
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
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For extreme depression, creates seizure, 90% success rate, high rate of relapse
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psychotherapy
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CBT and IPT
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Cognitive Behavioral therapy
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§ A group of therapies that utilize cognitive interventions and behavior modification techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking and behavior
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Interpersonal therapy
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identifies interpersonal problems and looks for solutions to resolve them
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Core features of psychotherapy
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Specific and goal related
Problem focused Present focused Evidence based Collaborative Client/therapist relationship |
