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Psychological Disorders

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show Severe mental disorders characterized by a retreat from reality, bu hallucinations and delusions, and by social withdrawal.  
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Depressive disorders   show
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show Major mood disturbances in which depression alternated with periods of mania, meaning the person is agitated, elated, and hyperactive.  
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show Disruptive feelings of fear, apprehension, or anxiety, or distortions in behavior that are directed anxiety related.  
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show Extreme preoccupations with certain thoughts and compulsive performance of certain behaviors.  
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Trauma and stressor related disorders   show
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show Temporary amnesia, multiple personality, or depersonalization.  
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Somatic symptom and related disorders   show
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Personality disorders   show
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Feeding and eating disorders   show
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Elimination disorders   show
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show Difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or waking up, such as insomnia disorders.  
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Sexual dysfunctions   show
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Gender dysphoria   show
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Paraphilic disorders   show
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Disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders   show
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Substance related disorders   show
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Comorbidity (in mental disorders)   show
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Psychopathology   show
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show Abnormality defined on the basis of an extreme score on some dimension, such as IQ or anxiety.  
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show Failure to conform to societal norms or the usual minimum standards for social conduct.  
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Maladaptive behavior   show
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show A legal term that that refers to a mental inability to manage one's affairs or to be aware of the consequences of one's actions.  
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show A significant impairment in psychological functioning.  
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Neurodevelopmental disorders   show
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show Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood.  
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show The idea that judgments are made relative to the values of one’s culture. Women being independent and/or single is looked down upon in some cultures, VS. in others it is welcomed and encouraged.  
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Situational context   show
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Subjective discomfort/abnormality   show
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show Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Describes specific symptoms and diagnostic guidelines for psychological disorders. Provides a common language to label mental disorders Comprehensive guidelines to help diagnose mental disorders  
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show Women have higher prevalence of depression and anxiety Men have higher prevalence of substance abuse and antisocial personality disorder. This is because of stressors stereotypically associated w/ each gender, and genes related w/ gender.  
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show 48%, 80% did not seek treatment.  
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show Delusions: False beliefs that individuals insist are true, regardless of overwhelming evidence against them Hallucinations: Imaginary sensations, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling things that do not exist in the real world  
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What are the 3 other characteristics of psychotic disorders?   show
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Somatic delusions   show
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Depressive delusions   show
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show in which people think they are extremely important (Jesus and Mary)  
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show in which people feel they are being controlled or influenced by others or by unseen forces (someone put a chip in them and is controlling them)  
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show in which people believe that others are “out to get them” (CIA is after them)  
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Delusions of reference   show
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show dementia, Alzheimer’s Schizophrenia. Environment, In utero exposure to the flu or measles, Malnutrition during pregnancy, Complications during birth, Early psychological trauma, Disturbed family environment, Heredity, Biochemistry, Brain structure  
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Emotional Symptoms of Depression   show
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show Behavioral—tearfulness, dejected facial expression, loss of interest in normal activities, slowed movements and gestures, withdrawal from social activities  
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show difficulty thinking and concentrating, global negativity, preoccupation with death/suicide  
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Physical Symptoms of Depression   show
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Major Depression Stats   show
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Major depression characterized as:   show
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show Chronic, low-grade depressed feelings that are not severe enough to be major depression, response to trauma, but does not decrease with time. 2+ years. Continuous, symptoms less severe (watered down depression) “blue funk” for extended period  
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Bipolar symptoms   show
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Prevalence of Bipolar   show
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Pattern of Bipolar   show
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Treatment of Bipolar   show
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show inherited, related to a gene that makes one likely to get depressed when stressed, problem w/ NTM associated w/ motivation and arousal, Lack of dopamine (pleasure/reward), Lack of norepinephrine (physical arousal), Lack of/imbalance in serotonin (moods)  
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show Positive correlation between stressful life events and onset of depression Is life stress causal of depression? Most depressogenic life events are losses spouse or companion long-term job health income  
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Cognitive Explanation for Mood Disorders   show
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Hopelessness Theory   show
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SAD   show
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show Panic attacks and sudden anxiety still occur, but with Agoraphobia An intense fear that a panic attack will occur in a public place or unfamiliar situation Avoid places that frighten them—such as crowds, open roads, supermarkets, automobiles  
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Symptoms of Panic Disorder   show
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show 2-6% of population has this problem  
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder   show
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show Recurring images or thoughts that a person cannot prevent Cause anxiety and extreme discomfort Enter into consciousness against the person’s will Most common: Checking, washing (person recognizes that the obsessions are a product of his/her mind)  
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show Irrational acts they r compelled to repeat against his/her will. performed to alleviate obsessions; covert/overt rituals; meaningless actions reduce anxiety. Check & wash most common compulsions, negatively reinforced (person doesn’t die, get sick, etc.)  
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Stats and Onset of OCD   show
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show Caused by trauma perceived as life threatening or causing serious injury to self or others, & produces extreme fear, helplessness or horror  
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Cognitive Symptoms of PTSD   show
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show increased physical arousal associated with stress (sleep difficulties, irritability/outbursts, hypervigilence, increased startle response, difficulty concentrating)  
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Behavioral Symptoms of PTSD   show
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show problematic relationships or emotional distancing  
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Anti Social Personality Disorder   show
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Borderline Personality Disorder   show
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show Self-destructive behaviors Unstable self-image Reactivity of moood Intense anger History of abuse Intense fear of abandonment Impulsivity (spending, sex, substance, driving, eating) Feelings of emptiness  
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show Can’t remember period of time Can’t remember who you are Memory loss the only symptom Often selective loss surrounding traumatic events (around event) person still knows identity and most of their past Can also be global (who I am) loss of identity  
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show Global amnesia with identity replacement leaves home develops a new identity apparently no recollection of former life called a ‘fugue state’ If fugue wears off old identity recovers new identity is totally forgotten  
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Dissociative Identity Disorder   show
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Cause of DID   show
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Treatment for DID   show
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