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31 Cards in this Set
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How did William James feel was the best way to understand the normal?
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to study the abnormal
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Defining Psychological Disorders
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Defining Psychological Disorders |
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Defining Psychological Disorders |
Defining Psychological Disorders |
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causes distress or discomfort
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distressing
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a threat to self or others
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Dangerous
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the two current systems the US used to classify and label behavior
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-DIagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
-Categorical approach |
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negative connotation
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stigma
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treat others in diff ways because of the label they begin to act more like what is expected
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self-fulfilling prophesy
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feelings of apprehension and anxiety
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anxiety disorder
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Anxiety Disorders
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phobias
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Anxiety Disorders
Persistence of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in senseless rituals (compulsions) that cause distress |
Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder
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memory loss
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Amnesia
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conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
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Dissociative Disorders
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what are the three symptoms of dissociative disorders
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1. Having a sense being unreal
2. Being separated from the body 3. Watching yourself as if in a movie |
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an attempt at protecting oneself from a traumatic event
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
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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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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Major depressive disorder occurs when signs of depression last two weeks or more and are not caused by drugs or medical conditions
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Major Depressive Disorder
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most common disorder in which a woman than men
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Major Depressive Disorder
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Signs of a major depressive Disorder
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1. Lethargy and fatigue
2. Feelings of worthiness 3. Loss of interest in family & friends 4. Loss of interest in activities |
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Formerly called maniac-depressive disorder. An alternation between depression and mania signals bipolar disorder
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Bipolar Disorder
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using PET scans to detect that brain energy consumptions rises and falls with manic and depressive episodes
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Depressed brain
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what is the treatment for bi-polar disorder
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Lithium
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Symptoms of schizophrenia
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1. Disorganized and delusional thinking
2. Disturbed perceptions 3. Inappropriate emotions and actions 4. Loss association 5. Hallucinations |
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get distracted in the middle of the sentence ; "disorganized language"
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loss of association
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perceive something that isn't their (available in any sense- most common auditory)
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hallucinations
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the presence of inappropriate behaviors (hallucinations, disorganized or delusional talking)
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positive symptoms
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the absence of appropriate behaviors (expressionless faces, rigid bodies)
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Negative symptoms
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attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined.
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Source amnesia
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at the heart of many false memories
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source amnesia
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showing psychological stress in physical ways
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Conversion Disorder
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experiencing a fear of contracting a physical illness and thinking that normal bodily functions are irregular
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Hypochondriacal Disorder
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