test #1 Questions Flashcards
How do we define a psychological disorder
Clinically significant disturbance
What are the 4 D’s?
Distressful, deviant, dysfunctional, dangerous
What is Equifinality?
Several paths can lead to the same thing
What does Gaba do?
Inhibits
What does Glutamate do?
Excites
What is the diathesis stress model
Genetics + environment = disorder activation
Who wrote the DSM-5?
American Psychiatric Association
What 2 types of info is in the DSM?
Catagorical and Dimensional
What do you need to be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder?
5+ symptoms for 2+ weeks
What are the two mandatory symptoms for MDD?
Anhedonia &/or depressed mood
How long do you need to have symptoms to be diagnosed with PDD?
2+ years
How does PDD different from MDD?
More chronic & less dehabilitating
When do symptoms of PMDD start/stop?
1 week before to ~4 day into period
What must be present for BP1?
manic episode
What are the 2 primary difference between BP1 and BP2
BP2- hypomanic episode & depression episode
BP1- manic episode