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P/S lecture 5 Flashcards

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aside from social deviation, what factor determines if a behavior is characterized as a mental disorder

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the symptoms must be severe enough to cause distress or impairment to normal functioning

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biopsychosocial approach

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attribute mental illness to sociology, biology, and psychology

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what is the most prevalent mental disorder in the US

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anxiety disorders

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characteristics of anxiety disorders

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  • excessive fear (and/or anxiety)
  • avoidance behavior
  • presence in absence of threat
  • sympathetic activation
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5
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difference between generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder

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  • a person with GAD does not have panic attacks

- people w panic disorder have recurring anxiety about having more panic attacks

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monoamine hypothesis

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says that the basis of depression is a malfunction of serotonin, dopamine, or norepinephrine in the CNS

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persistent depressive disorder (aka dysthymia)

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mild depression that lasts 2+ years and is never gone for more than 2 months

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under what category is premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

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depressive disorders

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characteristics of manic phase

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high energy, racing thoughts, impulsive, high self esteem, irritable

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characteristics of depressed phase

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low energy, lack of focus and interest, low self esteem, suicidal thoughts

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difference btw bipolar I and II

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more manic in I and more depressed in II

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cyclothymic disorder

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bipolar oscillations that are less severe

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positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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symptoms completely unique to “normal” people; i.e. delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and thoughts

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negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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symptoms that involve deviations from normal behavior; avolition, flattened effect, detachment

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cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

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symptoms that cause emotional distress and dysfunctioning; decr attention, memory, and executive functioning

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dopamine hypothesis

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pertaining to schizophrenia; dopamine is hyperactive and receptors are hypersensitive

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delusional disorders defn and length req for diagnosis

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when a person refuses to let go of clearly false beliefs despite evidence; 1 month minimum

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schizophreniform disorder

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“temporary” schizophrenia (i.e. lasts <6 months)

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schizoaffective disorder

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having a mood disorder on top of schizophrenia

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20
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mental disorder known to have strong genetic predispositions

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schizophrenia

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how long does acute stress disorder last

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3 days to 1 month

22
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how long does adjustment disorder last

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3-6 months (depending on trauma)

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types of cluster A personality disorders and general defn

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mild version of schizophrenia; Schizoid, Paranoid, Schizotypal (SPS); “odd/eccentric”

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types of cluster B personality disorders and general defn

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dramatic version of schizo; Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic (ABHN)

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types of cluster C personality disorders and general defn

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anxious version of schizo; Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive compulsive (ADO)

26
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trichotillomania

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hair pulling disorder

27
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under what category is body dysmorphic disorder

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OCDs

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difference btw somatic symptom and illness anxiety disorders

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in somatic symptom, the symptoms may or may not be real whereas illness anxiety is primarily psychological

29
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conversion disorder

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a change in function that has no physiological origin

30
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factitious disorder

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hurts self or others due to desire to appear ill

31
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dissociative identity disorder

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alt btw 2+ personalities

32
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difference btw dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue

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in fugue, amnesia is at a specific time and the person experiences a kind of journey thru it whereas a person forgets themselves in diss amnesia

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depersonalization

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recurring detachment from body

34
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derealization disorder

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a feeling that ppl or objects are unreal but the person is aware of this

35
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damage to what part of the brain leads to parkinson’s

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substantia nigra of the basal ganglia of the limbic system

36
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a lack of what neurotransmitter leads to the symptoms of parkinsons

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dopamine

37
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defn and types of dyssomnias

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deviations in normal sleep; Narcolepsy, Insomnia, Apnea (NIA)

38
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defn and types of parasomnias

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abnormal behaviors added to sleep; Night terrors and Somnambulism (NS)

39
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other term for somnambulism

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sleep walking

40
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what class of drug is a barbiturate

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depressant

41
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what part of the brain controls sleep vs consciousness

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the reticular activating system in the brain stem (RAS)

42
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types of brain waves present during consciousness

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alpha and beta

43
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types of brain waves present during non REM sleep

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theta, K complexes, spindles, and then delta

44
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types of brain waves present during REM sleep

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jagged beta waves

45
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what part of the brain functions as the master internal clock

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suprachiasmatic nucleus

46
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the suprachiasmatic nucleus is in the _________ and stimulates the ___________ to release metatonin

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hypothalamus; pineal gland

47
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activation synthesis theory

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says that dreams are just random parts of the brain are activated without a certain purpose

48
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manifest content wrt dreaming

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plotlines in dreams

49
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latent content wrt dreaming

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unconscious drives and wishes

50
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which side of the brain is extra activated when a person is hypnotized

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R hemisphere

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