Psychological Disorders

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3 ways to define abnormal behavior.

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1. deviant behavior

2. personal distress

3. dysfunctional/maladaptive

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Trephination

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Ancient treatment of psychological disorders where they would put holes in the skull to remove evil forces/madness.

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Trepanation

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ancient treatment removing stone from the head

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Who insisted that madness was not due to demonic possession, but an ailment of the mind?

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Philippe Pinel

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5 anxiety disorders

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1. Generalized anxiety disorder

2. Panic disorder

3. Phobias

4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

5. Post-traumatic stress disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

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Called the "basic anxiety disorder." Characterized by 6 months or more of excessive anxiety, tension, and uncontrollable worry. Worry in GAD is about everyday things.

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Panic disorder

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Charcterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks

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3 symptoms of PTSD

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1. Recurrent re-experiencing of the trauma

2. avoidance of reminders of the trauma and emotional numbing

3. increased arousal

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2 Origins of Anxiety disorders

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1. Learning perspective

2. Biological perspective

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2 parts of fear under learning perspective

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1. Classic conditioning to get the fear

2. fear maintained through negative reinforcement

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Dissociative disorder

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conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

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3 symptoms of dissociative disorders

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1. having a sense of being unreal

2. being separated from the body

3. watching yourself as if in a movie

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Dissociative identity disorder

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a disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities, formerly called multiple personality disorder

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Antisocial personality disorder

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a disorder in which the person (usually men) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. Formerly, this person was called a sociopath or psychopath.

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2 Mood disorders

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1. Major Depressive Disorder (Unipolar Depression)

2. Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Disorder)

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2 groups of symptoms of Schiophrenia

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1. Positive symptoms: the presence of inappropriate behaviors (what normal people don't do)

2. Negative symptoms: the absence of appropriate behaviors

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Symptoms when schizophrenia is slow to develop and recovery is doubtful

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Negative Symptoms

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Symptoms when schizophrenia rapidly develops

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Positive symptoms

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Brain abnormaility in schizophrenics

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Dopamine overactivity