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Abnormal Psychology Flashcards

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study of the nature, symptomatology, development and treatment of psychological disorders

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psychopathology

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challenges to the study of psychopathology

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  • maintaining objectivity
  • avoiding preconceived notions
  • reducing stigma
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  • breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioral functioning
  • internal mechanism is unable to perform its usual function
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psychological dysfunction

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a person’s behavior may be classified as disordered if it causes him or her great distress

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personal distress

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impairment in some important area of life

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disability

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  • reaction is outside cultural norms
  • something is considered abnormal because it occurs infrequently
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violation of social norms

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is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning

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mental disorder

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they begin suddenly

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acute onset

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develop gradually

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insidious onset

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disorders follow a somewhat individual pattern

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course

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they tend to last a long time

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chronic course

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likely to recover and to suffer a recurrence

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episodic course

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will improve without treatment in a relatively short period

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time-limited course

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anticipated course of a disorder

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prognosis

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the doctrine that an evil being or spirit can dwell within a person and control his or her mind and body thereby can be treated by exorcism

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demonology

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the ritualistic casting out of evil spirits

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exorcism

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cutting holes to the skull in the belief that evil spirits may come out

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trephination

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patients were shocked back to their senses by being submerged in ice-cold water

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hydrotherapy

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four humors:

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blood, black bile, yellow bile & phlegm

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was viewed as instigated by Satan, was seen as heresy and a denial of God

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witchcraft

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municipal authorities assumed responsibility for care of mentally ill

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lunacy trials

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trials held to determine sanity

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lunacy trials

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attributes insanity to misalignment of moon and stars

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lunacy

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characterized by large-scale outbreaks of bizarre behavior

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mass hysteria

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characterized as a time of extreme cultural and scientific growth, and a decline of religious influence

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renaissance and the rise of asylums

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first physician to specialize in illnesses of the mind

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johann weyer

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pioneered humanitarian treatment at LaBicetre

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philippe pinel and jean-baptiste pussin

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is said to have begun to treat the patients as sick human beings rather than as beasts

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pinel

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he unchained the patients and allowed them to move freely about the hospital grounds

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pinel

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small, privately funded, humanitarian mental hospitals

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moral treatment

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was bringing similar reforms to northern England

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william tuke (1732-1819)

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he founded the York Retreat, a rural estate where about 30 mental patients lived

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william tuke

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  • mental hygiene movement
  • crusader for prisoners and mentally ill
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dorothea dix

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established the germ theory of disease, which set forth the view that disease is caused by infection of the body by minute organisms

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louis pasteur (1860s)

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35
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degenerative disorder with psychological symptoms and individuals with this also have syphilis

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general paresis

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36
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lead to notion that mental illness can be inherited

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galton

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37
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extent to which behavioral differences are due to genetics

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behavioral genetics

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38
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promotion of enforced sterilization to eliminate undesirable characteristics from the population

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eugenics

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39
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inducing a coma with large dosages of insulin

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insulin-coma therapy

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applying electric shocks that produce epileptic seizures to the sides of the human head

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electroconvulsive therapy

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a surgical procedure that destroys the tracts connecting the frontal lobes to other areas of the brain

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prefrontal lobotomy

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42
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developed insulin-coma therapy

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manfred sakel (1927)

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43
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developed ECT

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cerletti and bini (1938)

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44
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developed prefrontal lobotomy

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egas moniz (1935)

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45
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pioneered classification of mental illness based on biological causes

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emil kraeplin

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two major syndromes kraeplin proposed:

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  1. dementia praecox
  2. manic-depressive psychosis
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  • treated patients with hysteria using “animal magnetism”
  • early practitioner of hypnosis called mesmerism
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mesmer (1734-1815)

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according to him, hysteric symptoms could be removed through hypnosis

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jean martin charcot (1825-1893)

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used hypnosis to facilitate catharsis, the case of Anna O.

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josef breuer (1842-1925)

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release of emotional tension triggered by reliving and talking about event

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catharsis

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51
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human behavior determined by unconscious forces

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psychoanalytic theory

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first proponent of the modern field of ego psychology

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anna freud

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focused on a theory of the formation of self-concept and the crucial attributes of the self

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heinz kohut

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54
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  • broke with freud in 1914
  • analytical psychology
  • collective unconscious
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carl jung

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  • individual psychology}
  • created the term inferiority complex
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alfred adler

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regarded people as inextricably tied to their society because he believed that fulfillment was found in doing things for the social good

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individual psychology

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57
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theory of development across the life span (psychosocial development)

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erik erikson

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58
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a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with a response until it elicits that response

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classical conditioning

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developed classical conditioning

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pavlov

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  • behaviorism
  • revolutionized psychology in 1913
  • little albert
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john watson

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  • emphasis on learning rather than innate tendencies
  • focus on observable behavior
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behaviorism

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was one of the first psychologists to use behavioral techniques to free a patient from phobia

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mary cover jones

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proposed systematic desensitization

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joseph wolpe

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added another element by having patients do something that was incompatible with fear while they were in the presence of the dreaded object or situation

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systematic desensitization

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principle of reinforcement

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B.F Skinner

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behaviors followed by pleasant stimuli are strengthened

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positive reinforcement

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behaviors that terminate a negative stimulus are strengthened

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negative reinforcement

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  • learning by imitating other’s behavior
  • can occur without reinforcement
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modeling

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  • self-actualizing was the watchword for this movement
  • all of us could reach our highest potential, in all areas of functioning, if only we had the freedom to grow
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humanistic theory

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  • most systematic in describing the structure of personality
  • postulated a hierarchy of needs
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abraham maslow

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originated client-centered therapy

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carl rogers

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kind of therapy where the therapist takes a passive role, making as few interpretations as possible

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client centered therapy or person-centered therapy

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73
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developed a cognitive therapy for depression

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aaron beck

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74
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according to him, sustained emotional reactions are caused by internal sentences that people repeat to themselves

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albert ellis

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75
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developed rational-emotive behavior therapy

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albert ellis

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76
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this paradigm shows how behavior, abnormal behavior and psychopathology are being influenced by the interaction of the genes and the environment

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genetic-environment paradigm

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although neither behavior nor mental disorders are determined exclusively by the genes, there is substantial evidence that many mental disorders show some genetic influence

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genetic vulnerabilities

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means that a given person’s sensitivity or reaction to an environmental event is influence by genes

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gene-environment interaction

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examines the contribution of brain structure and function to psychopathology

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neuroscience

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chemicals that allow neurons to send a signal across the synapse to another neuron

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neurotransmitter

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reabsorption of leftover neurotransmitter by presynaptic neuron

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reuptake

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82
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enables muscle action, learning, and memory

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acetylcholine

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83
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influences movement, learning, attention and emotion

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dopamine

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84
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affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal

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serotonin

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85
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helps control alertness and arousal

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norepinephrine

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a major inhibitory neurotransmitter

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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)

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a major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory

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glutamate

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focuses on how children come to develop symbolic representations of important others in their lives, especially their parents

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object relations theory

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the essence of the theory is that the type or style of an infant’s attachment to this or her caregivers can set the stage for psychological health or problems later in life

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attachment theory

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the ego is strong enough to control the instincts of the id and to withstand the condemnation of the superego

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normality

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responses are acquired and strengthened by their consequences

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operant conditioning

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changes in the environment that increase the frequency of the preceding behavior

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reinforcers

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are aversive stimuli that decrease the frequency of the behavior they follow

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punishment

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presenting the aversive stimulus to decrease the frequency of the behavior

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positive punishment

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removal of a reinforcing stimulus to decrease the frequency of the behavior

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negative punishment

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expanded traditional learning theory by including roles for thinking, or cognition, and learning by observation

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social-cognitive theory

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two principal figures in humanistic psychology, believed that people have an inborn tendency toward self-actualization

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carl rogers and abraham maslow

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to strive to become all they are capable of being

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self-actualization

99
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cognitive theorists that have postulated that distorted or irrational thinking patterns can lead to emotional problems and maladaptive behavior

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albert ellis and aaron beck

100
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believed that troubling events in themselves do not to anxiety, depression or disturbed behavior

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albert ellis

101
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ABC

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activating events - belief - consequences

102
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proposed that depression may result from errors in thinking or cognitive distortions

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aaron beck

103
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people may selectively abstract (focus exclusively on) the parts of their experiences that reveal their flaws and ignore evidence of their competencies

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selective abstraction

104
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people may overgeneralize from a few isolated experiences

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overgeneralization

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people may blow out of proportion, or magnify, the importance of unfortunate events

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magnification

106
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is seeing the world in black and white terms, rather than in shades of gray

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absolutist thinking

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holds that people from lower socioeconomic groups are at greater risk of severe behavior problems because living in poverty subjects them to a greater level of social stress than that faced by more well-to-do people

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social causation model

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suggests that problem behaviors, such as alcoholism, lead people to drift downward in social status

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downward drift hypothesis

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posits that psychological disorders arise from an interaction of vulnerability factors and stressful life experiences

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diathesis-stress model

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  • underlying predisposition, may be biological or psychological
  • increases one’s risk of developing disorder
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diathesis

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  • environmental events
  • may occur at any point after conception
  • triggering event
  • psychopathology unlikely to result from one single factor
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stress

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  • commonly referred to as “talk therapy”
  • a structured from of treatment based on a psychological framework and comprising one or more verbal interchanges between a client and a therapist
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psychotherapy

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used to treat psychological disorders to help clients change maladaptive behaviors or solve problems in living, or to help them develop their unique potentials

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psychotherapy

114
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  • personal distress
  • deviance from cultural norms
  • statistical infrequency
  • impaired social functioning
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abnormality

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failure of mental mechanism to perform a function naturally

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dysfunction

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is characterized by deficits in general mental abilities

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intellectual disability

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characterized by deficits in the development and use of language, speech, and social communication, respectively

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communication disorders

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characterized by disturbances of the normal fluency and motor production of speech

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stuttering (childhood-onset fluency disorder)

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persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts deficits in social reciprocity, nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, and skills in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships

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autism spectrum disorder

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presence of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities

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autism spectrum disorder

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defined by impairing levels of inattentions, disorganization, and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity

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ADHD

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entail inability to stay on task, seeming not to listen, and losing materials, at levels that are inconsistent with age or developmental level

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inattention and disorganization

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entails overactivity, fidgeting, inability to stay seated, intruding into other people’s activities, and inability to wait

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hyperactivity-impulsivitiy

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diagnosed when there are specific deficits in an individual’s ability to perceive or process information efficiently and accurately

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specific learning disorder (SLD)

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deficits in the acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills and is manifested by clumsiness and slowness or inaccuracy of performance of motor skills that cause interference with activities of daily living

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developmental coordination disorder

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repetitive, seemingly driven, and apparently purposeless motor behaviors

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stereotypic movement disorder

127
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characterized by the presence of motor or vocal tics

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tic disorders

128
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  • pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits
  • cognitive or perceptual distortions
  • eccentricities of behavior usually beginning by early adulthood but in some cases first becoming apparent in
    childhood and adolescence
  • abnormalities of beliefs, thinking and perception are below the threshold for the diagnosis of a psychotic disorder
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schizotypal personality disorder

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  • characterized by at least 1 month of delusions but no other psychotic symptoms
  • has not met criteria for schizophrenia
  • functional impairment within the specific impact of the delusion
  • the duration of manic and depressive episodes have been brief relative to the duration of delusion
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delusional disorder

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one or more of the symptoms in schizophrenia that lasts more than 1 day and remits by 1 month

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brief psychotic disorder

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characterized by a symptomatic presentation equivalent to that of schizophrenia except for its duration (less than 6 months) and the absence of a requirement for a decline in functioning

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schizophreniform disorder

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  • two or more of the following symptoms for at least 1 month; one symptom should be either 1, 2 or 3:
    1. delusions
    2. hallucinations
    3. disorganized speech
    4. disorganized or catatonic behavior
    5. negative symptoms (diminished motivation or emotional expression)
  • functional impairment in one or more areas
  • signs of disorder for at least 6 months
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schizophrenia

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a mood episode and the active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia occur together and were preceded or are followed by at least 2 weeks of delusions or hallucinations without prominent mood symptoms

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schizoaffective disorder

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  • criteria for manic episode is a must; hypomanic and MDE not required
  • more severe
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bipolar I

135
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at least 2 years (1 year in children and adolescents) of hypomanic symptoms and depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for both

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cyclothymic disorder

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at least one episode of hypomania and one episode of major depression

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bipolar II

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cluster A (odd/eccentric)

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  • paranoid
  • schizoid
  • schizotypal
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cluster B (dramatic/emotional)

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  • antisocial
  • borderline
  • histrionic
  • narcissistic
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cluster C (anxious/fearful)

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  • avoidant
  • dependent
  • obsessive-compulsive
140
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period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy (min. 1 week)

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manic episode

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period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy (min. 4 days-7 days)

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hypomanic episode

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  • sad mood or loss of pleasure in usual activities
  • sleeping too much or too little
  • psychomotor retardation or agitation
  • weight loss or change in appetite, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt, difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
  • symptoms are present nearly every day, most of the day for at least 2 weeks
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major depressive episode

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  • depressed mood for most of the day more than half of the time for 2 years (or 1 year for children and adolescents) at least two of the following during that time:
  • poor appetite or overeating
  • sleeping too much or too little
  • poor self-esteem
  • low energy
  • trouble concentrating or making decisions
  • feelings of hopelessness
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persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

144
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  • severe recurrent outbursts manifested verbally and/or behaviorally that is out of proportion to the situation or provocation
  • outbursts are inconsistent with age
  • occur 3 ore more times per week; symptoms are present for 12 or more months (should not have 3 consecutive months without symptoms)
  • mood between temper outbursts is persistently irritable or angry most of the day
  • diagnosis should not be made before age 6 or after age 18
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disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

145
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single or multiple motor and/or vocal tics (less than 1 year)

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provisional tic disorder

146
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both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics (minimum 1 year; may not be present concurrently)

A

tourette’s disorder

147
Q

single or multiple motor OR vocal tics (must not be both; minimum 1 year)

A

persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder

148
Q

expression of mood lability, irritability, dysphoria, and anxiety symptoms that occur repeatedly during the premenstrual phase of the cycle and remit around the onset of menses or shortly thereafter

A

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

149
Q
  • marked and disproportionate fear consistently triggered by specific objects or situations
  • the object or situation is avoided or else endured with intense anxiety
  • symptoms persists at least 6 months
  • the fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
A

specific phobia

150
Q
  • marked and disproportionate fear consistently triggered by exposure to potential social scrutiny
  • exposure to the trigger leads to intense anxiety about being evaluated negatively
  • trigger situations are avoided or else endured with intense anxiety
  • symptoms persist for at least 6 months
  • the fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
  • if another medical condition is present, the fear, anxiety or avoidance is clearly unrelated or is excessive
A

social anxiety disorder

151
Q
  • recurrent unexpected panic attacks
  • at least 1 month of concern about the possibility or more attacks, worry about the consequences of an attack, or maladaptive behavioral changes because of the attacks
A

panic disorder

152
Q
  • disproportionate and marked fear or anxiety about at least 2 situations where it would be difficult to escape or receive help in the event of incapacitation, embarrassing symptoms, or panic-like symptoms
  • these situations consistently provoke fear or anxiety
  • these situations are avoided, require the presence of a companion, or are endured with intense fear or anxiety
  • symptoms last at least 6 months
A

agoraphobia

153
Q
  • excessive anxiety and worry at least 50% of days about a number of events or activities
  • the person finds it hard to control the worry
  • the worry is sustained for at least 6 months
  • the anxiety and worry are associated with at least three (or one in children) of the following: restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge; easily fatigued; difficulty concentrating or mind going blank; irritability; muscle tension; sleep disturbance
A

generalized anxiety disorder

153
Q
  • developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached
  • the fear, anxiety, or avoidance is persistent, lasting at least 4 weeks in children and adolescents and typically 6 months or more in adults
A

separation anxiety disorder

154
Q
  • consistent failure to speak in social situations in which there is an expectation to speak even though the individual speaks in other situations
  • at least 1 month
A

selective mutism

155
Q

characterized by obsessions or compulsions

A

obsessive-compulsive disorder

156
Q

are intrusive and recurring thoughts, images or impulses that are persistent and uncontrollable

A

obsessions

157
Q

are repetitive, clearly excessive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform to reduce the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts or to prevent some calamity from occurring

A

compulsive

158
Q
  • preoccupation with one ore more perceived defects in appearance
  • the person has performed repetitive behaviors or mental acts in response
  • the preoccupation with appearance can interfere with many aspects of occupational and social functioning
  • preoccupation is not restricted to concerns about body weight or body fat
A

body dysmorphic disorder

159
Q
  • persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value
  • perceived need to save items and distress associated with discarding
A

hoarding disorder

160
Q
  • recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss
  • repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling
A

trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)

161
Q
  • recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions
  • repeated attempts to decrease or stop skin picking
A

excoriation (skin-picking) disorder

162
Q
  • absence or grossly underdeveloped attachment between the child and putative caregiving adults
  • a persistent social and emotional disturbance
  • child has experienced a pattern of extremes of insufficient care
  • disturbance is evident before age 5
  • child has a developmental age of at least 9 months
A

reactive attachment disorder

163
Q
  • a pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
  • the behaviors are not limited to impulsivity
  • child has experienced a pattern of extremes of insufficient care
A

disinhibited social engagement disorder

164
Q
  • exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence
  • Presence of intrusion symptoms (1)
  • Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event/s (1)
  • Negative alterations in cognitions and mood associated with the traumatic events (2)
  • Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event/s (2)
  • more than one month
  • Functional Impairment
A

post traumatic stress disorder

165
Q
  • Fairly similar to those of PTSD, but the duration is shorter
  • Symptoms occur between 3 days and 1 month after a trauma
A

acute stress disorder

166
Q
  • The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressors) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
  • These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant, as evidenced by one or both of the following:
  • Marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor
  • The symptoms do not represent normal bereavement.
  • Once the stressor or its consequences have terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional 6 months
A

adjustment disorder

167
Q
  • Inability to remember important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be ordinary forgetfulness
  • Functional Impairment and significant distress
  • The amnesia is not explained by substances or medical condition
  • Specify dissociative fugue subtype if:
    • the amnesia is associated with bewildered or apparently purposeful wandering
A

dissociative amnesia

168
Q
  • Presence of persistent and recurrent experiences of depersonalization and derealization
  • Reality testing remains intact
A

depersonalization/derealization disorder

169
Q

Experiences of detachment from one’s mental processes or body, as though one is in a dream

A

depersonalization

170
Q

Experiences of unreality of surroundings

A

derealization

171
Q

• Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states (alters) or an experience of possession. This disruption may be observed by others or reported by the patient.
• Recurrent gaps in recalling events or important personal information that are beyond ordinary forgetting
• Functional impairment
• Symptoms are not part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice, and are not due to drugs or a medical condition (In children, symptoms are not better explained by an imaginary playmate or by fantasy play)
• Not attributable to physiological effects of substance or another medical condition

A

dissociative identity disorder

172
Q
  • One or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption in daily life
  • Excessive thoughts, feelings or behaviors related to the seriousness of the somatic symptoms as manifested in at least 1 of the ff:
    • Persistent thoughts about the seriousness of the of one’s symptoms
    • Persistently high level of anxiety about health or symptoms
    • Excessive time or energy devoted to these symptoms
  • Duration of at least 6 months
A

somatic symptom disorder

173
Q
  • Preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease
  • No significant somatic symptoms present
  • These fears must lead to excessive care seeking or maladaptive avoidance behaviors
  • Duration of at least 6 months
  • Not better explained by another mental disorder
A

illness anxiety disorder

174
Q
  • One or more symptoms affecting voluntary motor or sensory function
    • People may experience partial or complete paralysis of arms or legs; People may experience partial or complete paralysis of arms or legs; seizures and coordination disturbances; a sensation of prickling, tingling, or creeping on the skin; insensitivity to pain; or anesthesia
A

conversion disorder

175
Q
  • People with this disorder fake or manufacture physical or psychological symptoms, but without any apparent motive.
  • The person presents himself to others as ill or injured
  • Deceptive behavior is evident
A

factitious disorder

176
Q

the person presents himself or herself to others as ill, impaired, or injured

A

Factitious disorder on self (Münchausen Syndrome)

177
Q

The person fabricates symptoms in another person and then presents that person to others as ill, impaired, or injured

A

Factitious disorder imposed on another

178
Q
  • Persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances over a period of at least 1 month.
  • Inappropriate to the developmental level of the individual (A minimum age of 2 years is suggested for a pica diagnosis)
  • The eating behavior is not part of a culturally supported or socially normative practice.
A

pica disorder

179
Q
  • Repeated regurgitation of food over a period of at least 1 month. Regurgitated food may be re- chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out.
  • The repeated regurgitation is not attributable to an associated gastrointestinal or other medical condition (e.g., gastrosophageal reflux, pyloric stenosis).
A

rumination disorder

180
Q
  • Avoidance or restriction of food intake manifested by clinically significant failure to meet requirements for nutrition or insufficient energy intake through oral intake of food.
  • The disturbance is not better explained by lack of available food or by an associated culturally sanctioned practice.
A

avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

181
Q
  • Restriction of food that leads to very low body weight body weight is significantly below normal
  • Intense fear of weight gain or persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain, even though at a significantly low weight.
  • Body image disturbance or persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
A

anorexia nervosa

182
Q
  • Female Sexual interest/arousal disorder
  • Male Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
  • Erectile disorder
A

Disorders Involving Sexual Interest, Desire, and Arousal

183
Q
  • Female orgasmic disorder
  • Early ejaculation
  • delayed ejaculation disorder
A

orgasmic disorder

184
Q

Diminished, absent, or reduced frequency of at least three of the following for 6 months or more:
- Interest in sexual activity
- Erotic thoughts or fantasies
- Initiation of sexual activity and responsiveness to partner’s attempts to initiate
- Sexual excitement/pleasure during 75 percent of sexual encounters
- Sexual interest/arousal elicited by any internal or external erotic cues
- Genital or nongenital sensations during 75 percent of sexual encounters

A

female sexual interest/arousal disorder

185
Q
  • Persistently or recurrently deficient (or absent) sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies and desire for sexual activity. The judgment of deficiency is made by the clinician.
  • The symptoms in Criterion A have persisted for a minimum duration of approximately 6 months
  • The symptoms in Criterion A cause clinically significant distress in the individual.
A

male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

186
Q

On at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months:
- Inability to attain an erection, or
- Inability to maintain an erection for completion of sexual activity, or
- Marked decrease in erectile rigidity interferes with penetration or pleasure

A

erectile disorder

187
Q

On at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months:
- Marked delay, infrequency, or absence of orgasm, or
- Markedly reduced intensity of orgasmic sensation

A

female orgasmic disorder

188
Q

Tendency to ejaculate during partnered sexual activity within 1 minute of sexual activity on at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months

A

early ejaculation

189
Q

Marked delay, infrequency, or absence of orgasm on at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months

A

delayed ejaculation disorder

190
Q

• Persistent or recurrent difficulties for at least 6 months with at least one of the following:
• Inability to have vaginal/ penetration during intercourse
• Marked vulvovaginal or pelvic pain during vaginal penetration or intercourse attempts
• Marked fear or anxiety about pain or penetration
• Marked tensing of the pelvic floor muscles during attempted vaginal penetration

A

genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder

191
Q
  • Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the exposure of one’s genitals to an unsuspecting person, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
  • The individual has acted on these sexual urges with a nonconsenting person, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
A

exhibitionistic disorder

192
Q

• Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
• The individual has acted on these sexual urges with a nonconsenting person, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
• The individual experiencing the arousal and/or acting on the urges is at least 18 years of age.

A

voyeuristic disorder

193
Q
  • Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
A

sexual masochism disorder

194
Q
  • Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
A

sexual sadism disorder

195
Q

Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from either the use of nonliving objects or a highly specific focus on nongenital body parts), as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.

A

fetishistic disorder

196
Q

Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.

A

frotteuristic disorder

197
Q

Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from
crossdressing, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.

A

transvestic disorder

198
Q

Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger).

A

pedophilic disorder

199
Q

A marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, of at least 6 months’ duration
• Strong desire to be a member of the other gender or strongly expressing the belief that one is a member of the other gender
• Strong preferences for playing with members of the other gender and for toys, games, and activities associated with the other gender
• Strong feelings of disgust and personal distress about one’s sexual anatomy
• Strong desires to have physical characteristics associated with one’s experienced
gender
• Strong preferences for assuming roles of the other gender in make believe or fantasy play
• Strong preferences for wearing clothing typically associated with the other gender and rejection of clothing associated with one’s own gender

A

gender dysphoria

200
Q
  • A pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months
  • the disturbance in behavior is associated with distress
  • The behaviors do not occur exclusively during the course of a psychotic, substance use, depressive, or bipolar disorder. Also, the criteria are not met for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
A

oppositional defiant disorder

201
Q
  • Recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to control aggressive impulses
  • The magnitude of aggressiveness expressed during the recurrent outbursts is grossly out of proportion to the provocation
  • The recurrent aggressive outbursts are not premeditated and are not committed to achieve some tangible objective
A

intermittent explosive disorder

202
Q
  • A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age- appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of the following criteria in the past 12 months; 6 months duration
  • Aggression to People and Animals
  • Destruction of Property
  • Deceitful ness or Theft
  • Serious Violations of Rules
  • Functional impairment
  • If the individual is age 18 years or older, criteria are not met for antisocial personality disorder
A

conduct disorder

203
Q

• Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion
• Tension or affective arousal before the act
• Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts
• Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires or when witnessing or participating in their aftermath.

A

pyromania

204
Q

Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value.

A

kleptomania

205
Q

A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress

A

substance use disorder

206
Q

Persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as indicated by the individual exhibiting four (or more) of the symptoms

A

gambling disorder

207
Q

Presence of four or more of the following signs of distrust and suspiciousness, beginning by early adulthood and shown in many contexts:

A

paranoid

208
Q

Presence of four or more of the following signs of interpersonal detachment and restricted emotion are present from early adulthood across many contexts:
- Lack of desire for or enjoyment of close relationships
- Almost always prefers solitude to companionship
- Little interest in sex
- Few or no pleasurable activities
- Lack of friends
- Indifference to praise or criticism
- Flat affect, emotional detachment

A

schizoid

209
Q
  • Age at least 18
    Evidence of conduct disorder before age 15
    Pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others since the age of 15 as shown by at least three of the following:
  • Repeated lawbreaking
  • Deceitfulness, lying
  • Impulsivity
  • Irritability and aggressiveness
  • Reckless disregard for own safety and that of others
  • Irresponsibility as seen in unreliable employment or financial history
  • Lack of remorse
A

antisocial

210
Q

Presence of five or more of the following in many contexts beginning by early adulthood:
- Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
- Unstable interpersonal relationships in which others are either idealized or devalued
- Unstable sense of self
- Self-damaging, impulsive behaviors in at least two areas, such as spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, and binge eating
- Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or self-injurious behavior (e.g., cutting self)
- Marked mood reactivity
- Chronic feelings of emptiness
- Recurrent bouts of intense or poorly controlled anger
- During stress, a tendency to experience transient paranoid thoughts an dissociative symptoms

A

borderline

211
Q

Presence of five or more of the following signs of excessive emotionality and attention seeking shown in many contexts by early adulthood:
- Strong need to be the center of attention
- Inappropriate sexually seductive behavior
- Rapidly shifting expression of emotions
- Use of physical appearance to draw attention to self
- Speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail
- Exaggerated, theatrical emotional expression
- Overly suggestible
Misreads relationships as more intimate than they are

A

histrionic

212
Q

Presence of five or more of the following shown by early adulthood in many contexts:
- Grandiose view of one’s importance
- Preoccupation with one’s success, brilliance, beauty
- Belief that one is special and can be understood only by other high-status people
- Extreme need for admiration
- Strong sense of entitlement
- Tendency to exploit others
- Lack of empathy
- Envious of others
- Arrogant behavior or attitudes

A

narcissistic

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