Chapter 13 Flashcards
three criteria for mental illness
deviant, maladaptive, and distressful behavior and thinking
psychological disorder
behavior patterns/mental processes that cause suffering/interrupts life
supernatural view
odd behavior caused by the supernatural
naturalistic/biological view
odd behaviors seen as a result of medical issue
psychodynamic perspective
odd behavior controlled by unconscious forces from childhood
behavioral perspective
odd behavior caused by environmental factor/s; a byproduct of learning
Diathesis-stress model
predisposition to given disorder that is biologically based
systems approach
how several factors combine to make illness
DSM V
bible of mental health
major depressive disorder
“psychic hibernation”, makes it hard to function. 31% college students
dysthymic disorder
mild but chronic depression
insane
legal definition that excuses behaviors due to mental illness
psychotic
lost touch with reality
cognitive distortion
bad response to childhood trauma, causing feelings of unworthiness when similar situations occur
bipolar disorder
major mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows
panic disorder
reoccurant feelings of sudden intense fear/terror without reason
panic attacks: how many people, ages
1/3 people ages 15-35
agoraphobia
fear of places/situations where its hard to get help
generalized anxiety disorder
feeling like something’s wrong. chronic
OCD
obsessive htougts and compulsive beaviors
psychosomatic disorders
group of disorders with physical symptoms and can’t be fully explained
conversion disorder
mental or emotional crisis that converts to physical symptoms
hypochondriasis
excessive fear with serious illness even though nothing’s wrong. convinced they are sick
Munchausen’s syndrome
hurting yourself for attention
