chapter 14 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is a Psychological Disorder?
Ongoing patterns of thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that are dysfunctional.
What is the Medical Model?
It sees mental illness as a disease with physical causes.
What is the DSM?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual that classifies disorders; labels can stigmatize.
What is DID?
Dissociative Identity Disorder involves two or more identities and may be influenced by role-playing or suggestive therapy.
What characterizes Bipolar Disorder?
Mood swings between mania (hyperactive, euphoric) and depression.
What is a Psychopath?
Closest to Antisocial Personality Disorder — characterized by lack of empathy and manipulative behavior.
How are Phobias learned?
Learned through classical conditioning (e.g., dog bite leading to dog fear).
What are the symptoms of MDD?
Sadness, fatigue, sleep/appetite changes, and hopelessness.
What is Anorexia?
An eating disorder characterized by starvation, being underweight, and a need for control.
What is Bulimia?
An eating disorder characterized by binge-purge cycles.
What is Binge-Eating?
An eating disorder with no purging and feelings of guilt after eating.
What are Obsessions in OCD?
Intrusive thoughts.
What are Compulsions in OCD?
Repetitive behaviors performed to reduce anxiety.
What is GAD?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder characterized by constant worry with no specific trigger.
What is a Phobic Disorder?
An intense fear of a specific object or situation.
What is the difference between GAD and Phobia?
GAD is general anxiety, while Phobia is specific to an object or situation.
What is the Biopsychosocial Approach?
It posits that mental illness results from biological, psychological, and social factors.
What are symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations (sensory), word salad (disorganized speech), flat affect, and impaired reality.
