Ch.16 Flashcards
(31 cards)
4 D’s
Deviant (different), Distressful (unpleasant), Dysfunctional (those that fail) and Dangerous (threatening to a person(eating disorders))
Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: Extreme inattentive, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Psychological Disorder
Deviant, distressful, dangerous and dysfunctional behavior patterns.
Medical Model
The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured. (Ex. drugs)
DSM-IV (5)
The American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual that is used for IDENTIFYING disorders.
Anxiety Disorders
Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors reduce anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD)
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system.
Panic Disorder
An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, chocking, or other frightening sensations.
Phobic Disorder
An anxiety disorder marked by persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or stimulation.
Agoraphobia
A fear or avoidance of situation in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes. (Never leaves their house)
Specific Phobia
Fear of a specific object. (Spider, hights, claustrophobia)
Social Phobia
An intense fear of being scrutinized by others. They may avoid speaking up, eat out, or going to parties- or will swear, tremble, or having diarrhea when doing so.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsion).
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after a traumatic experience.
Dissociative Disorders
Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) fro, previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
A rare disorder in which a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities.
Mood Disorders
Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder.
Major Depressive Disorder
A mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, 2 or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.
Dysthymic Disorder
Between a blue mood and major depressive disorder. It is a disorder characterized by daily depression lasting 2 or more years. They suffer from chronic low energy, and self-esteem, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, and sleep and eat way too much or too little.
Mania
A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, widly optimistic state.
Bipolar Disorder
A mood disorder in which a person alternates between feelings of hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
Schizophrenia
A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.
Delusions
False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorder.
Hallucinations
False Sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.
