Chapter 15: Disorders (6A) Flashcards
What is abnormal psychology?
The scientific study of psychological disorders
What are the four key features of psychological dysfunction?
Deviance - emotions that deviate (stray away from) from the beliefs of society
Distress - behaviours, ideas, and emotions usually must also cause distress or unhappiness.
Dysfunction - Behaviours that inter fear with daily functioning
Danger - often times they are more likely to be dangerous to themselves rather than other.
What is eccentric?
Eccentric is when an individual deviates from common behaviour patterns or displays odd behaviour but they do not suffer from psychological disorders. Eccentricity is chosen while mental health disorders not.
What is the international classification of diseases?
It is a system used by most countries to classify psychological disorders. It was published by the World Health Organization
What is the diagnostic and statistical Manuel of mental disorders?
Manuel used to diagnose mental disorders in Canada. It provides a categorical list of symptoms or over 200 mental disorders
What is a diagnosis?
A clinician’s determination that a persons cluster systems represent a particular disorder
What is comorbidity?
The condition in which a person’s symptoms qualify him or her for two or more diagnosis
What is a neurdevelopmental disorder?
Disorders with their onset in the developmental period before the child enters grade school; usually involve impairments in personal, social, or academic functioning.
What are Neurocognitive disorders?
Disorders where the primary clinical deficit is cognitive function. The deficit reflects a decrease from previous state of functioning
What are substance related and addictive disorders?
Disorders that involve the activation of reward anyways and reward systems due to sub ante use or induced by substances; also includes gambling disorder
What is schizophrenia-spectrum and other psychotic disorders?
Disorders defined by abnormalities in the form of delusions, disordered thoughts or behaviours, or negative symptoms such as avoliation(lack of motivation) or loss of communication ability
What is depressive disorders?
The prices of sad, empty, or irritable mood that typically goes along with food or cognitive changes
What are bipolar and related disorders?
Alternating bouts of positive affects that are followed by prolonged periods of sadness and other symptoms of depression
What is anxiety disorders?
Disorders that share features of excessive fear or anxiety and related behavioural disturbances
What are obsessive compulsive disorders?
Disorders characterized by repetitive thoughts or behavioural rituals