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Psychological disorder |
any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm themselves or others, or harms their ability to function in daily life |
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Psychological viewpoints of psychology |
- sociocultural perspective : abnormal behavior is the product of family, social and cultural influences.
--> cultural relativity : the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which behavior takes place ---> cultural syndromes : disorders found only in particular cultures -biopsychosocial model : incorporates biology, psychology, and culture into a single explanation of abnormal behavior - biological model : psychological disorders have biological or medical causes --> biological changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic systems of the body. - psychodynamic theorists : abnormal behavior stems from repressed conflicts and urges that are fighting to become conscious - behaviorist : abnormal behavior is learned - cognitive theorists : abnormal behavior comes from irrational beliefs and illogical patterns of thoughts |
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Major depressive disorder |
severely depressed mood that comes on suddenly and seems to have no external causes. --> may include thoughts of death or suicide --> it is the most common of the diagnosed disorders of mood |
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obsessive compulsive disorder |
intruding, recurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior |
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dissociative disorders |
disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness, memory, the sense of identity, or some combination --> dissociative amnesia : loss of memory for persona l information, either partial or complete --> dissociative fugue : traveling away from familiar surroundings with amnesia for the trip and possible amnesia for personal information |
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Mood disorders |
disorders in which mood is severely disturbed |
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schizophrenia |
severe disorder in which the person suffers from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations, and is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality. |
