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Early Explanation of Mental Illness

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Ancient times: evil spirits released via TREPANNING

Hippocrates: mental illness from imbalance of the body’s four humors

Middle Age- Spirits possession/exorcism

Renaissance: mentally ill-labeled witches

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Psychopathology

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Study of abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behavior

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Abnormal Behavior

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  • statistically rare
  • deviant from social norms
  • causes subjective discomfort
  • does not allow day-to-day functioning
  • causes a person to be dangerous to self or tohers
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Sociocultural perspective

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Abnormal/normal thinking of behavior is product of behavioral shaping with,,

  • family influences
  • social group where someone belongs
  • culture within family
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“Models of Abnormality”

Biological Perspective

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Disordered behavior and thinking are caused by biological changes in the chemical, structural, and genetic systems of the body

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“Models of Abnormality”

Psychodynamic

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Abnormal thinking/ behavior stem from repressed conflicts and urges that are fighting to become conscious

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“Models of Abnormality”

Behaviorism

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Abnormal behavior is learned

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“Models of Abnormality”

Cognitive Perspective

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Maladaptive functioning comes from irrational beliefs and illogical patterns of thoughts

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“Models of Abnormality”

Biopsychosocial Model

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Disordered thinking/behavior is the result of the combined and interacting forces of biological , psychological, social, and cultural influences

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DSM

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  • publushed 1952
  • Revised, when new knowledge of disorders emerged
  • recent publication, 2013 known DSM-5
  • 20 categories, 250 different disorders
  • used for diagnosing disorders
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How common are pyschological disorders?

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  1. 2% of American adults over 18+ have mental disorders in any given year
    - 61.5 million people in the U.S.
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Disorders of mood: The effect of affect

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-Bipolar/related disorders
depressive disorders
-AFFECT: emotional reaction
-DISORDERS OF MOOD: disturbances in emotion ranging from mild to moderate, or can be extreme

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Severe depression, sudden, no apparent external cause

  • most common of the diagnosed disorders of mood
  • 1.5-3 times more likely for woman than men
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Culture Gender Depression

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Lifetime risk for developing depression varies

  • pre-puberty; boys
  • after puberty; girls
  • women in U.S. likely to suffer depression
  • affected by consequences as a result
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Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar 1- mood spans from normal to manic, with or without episodes of depression

Bipolar 2- normal mood with episodes of major depression and episodes of hypomania

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Bipolar/ ADHD

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  • possible connection between them
  • irrational thinking/mania are common in bipolar not present in ADHD
  • Hyperactivity can be present in both disorders
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Dysthymia

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moderate depression

-two years or more, reaction to external stressor

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Cyclothymia

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mood swings from moderate depression to hypomania-

-two years or more

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“Causes of Disordered Mood”

Behavioral

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Link depression to learned helplessness

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“Causes of Disordered Mood”

Cognitive

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see depression as the result of distorted illogical thinking

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“Causes of Disordered Mood”

Biological

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Variation in neurotransmitter levels or specific brain activity; genes and heritability play a part

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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  • Some people get depressed at certain times of the year.
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder caused by the body’s reaction to low levels of light present in the winter months.
  • One of the most effective treatments is phototherapy.
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Dissociative disorders

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Break in conscious awareness, memory, and/or sense of identity

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Dissociative amnesia

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Memory loss for personal information, either partial or complete
– Can occur with or without dissociative fugue, sudden travel away from home with amnesia for trip and possibly personal identity

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Dissociative identity disorder
Person seems to have two or more distinct personalities
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"Types of Personality Disorders" | Odd/ Eccentric
• Paranoid • Schizoid • Schizotypal
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"Types of Personality Disorders" | Dramatic/ emotional/ erratic
* Antisocial * Borderline * Histrionic * Narcissistic
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"Types of Personality Disorders" | Anxiety/ Fearfulness
* Avoidant * Dependent * Obsessive- Compulsive
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"Causes of Dissociative Disorders" | PSYCHODYNAMIC
Point to repression of memories, seeing dissociation as a defense mechanism against anxiety
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"Causes of Dissociative Disorders" | COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL
Trauma-related thought avoidance is negatively reinforced by reduction in anxiety and emotional pain
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"Causes of Dissociative Disorders" | BIOLOGICAL
Lower than normal activity levels in areas responsible for body awareness; depersonalization disorder
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Anxiety Disorders: Phobias
Phobia: Irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity • Socialanxietydisorder(social phobia): Fear of negative evaluation in social situations • Specific phobias: Fear of particular objects, situations, or events • Agoraphobia: Fear of place/situation from which escape is difficult or impossible
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Panic Disorder
Panic attack: Sudden, intense panic; multiple physical and emotional symptoms Panic disorder: Frequent, disruptive panic attacks
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• With DSM-5, this disorder is no longer classified as an anxiety disorder. – Now falls in the category of “Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.” • Obsessive, recurring thoughts create anxiety. • Compulsive, ritualistic, repetitive behavior or mental acts reduce that anxiety.
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"Causes of Anxiety Disorders" | PSYCHODYNAMIC
Repressed urges and desires trying to come into consciousness, create anxiety that is controlled by the abnormal behavior or thinking
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"Causes of Anxiety Disorders" | BEHAVIORAL
Disordered behavior learned through operant and classical conditioning techniques
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"Causes of Anxiety Disorders" | COGNITIVE
Excessive anxiety comes from illogical, irrational thought processes
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"Causes of Anxiety Disorders" | BIOLOGICAL
Nervous system dysfunction, genetic transmission
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"Eating Disorders" | Anorexia Nervosa
* BMI less than 18.5 in adults | * Vomiting, laxative abuse, food restriction, and excessive exercise used to control food intake
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"Eating Disorders" Bulimia Nervosa 
• Binging large quantities of food with attempts to rid self of food through inappropriate means
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"Eating Disorders" | Binge Eating Disorder
• Uncontrolled binge eating, but no attempts to purge or use inappropriate methods to avoid weight gain
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Causes of Eating Disorders
* Adolescents and young adults are most at risk. * Eating disorders have been observed in non-Western cultures that are not focused on thinness. • Genetic components for eating disorders account for 40 to 60 percent of the risk for anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder.
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Schizophrenia
Severely disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, inability to separate fantasy from reality
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia | "Positive"
Excesses of, or additions to, normal behavior – Delusions: Unshakeable, false beliefs – Hallucinations: Seeing or hearing things that don’t exist
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia | "Negative"
Less than, or an absence of, normal behavior – Poor attention – Flat affect: A lack of emotional responsiveness – Poor speech production
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"Categories of Schizophrenia" | Disorganized
``` •Hallucinations • Confused speech • Inappropriate emotion • Social impairments ```
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"Categories of Schizophrenia" | Catatonic
Periods of statue-like immobility mixed with bursts of wild, agitated movement and talking
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"Categories of Schizophrenia" | Paranoid
Delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations
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Causes of Schizophrenia
* Positive symptoms appear to be associated with overactivity of dopamine areas of the brain; negative with lower dopamine activity * Genetics, brain structural defects have been implicated * Genetics supported by twin and adoption studies * Biological roots supported by universal lifetime prevalence across cultures of approximately 7–8 people out of 1,000 * Stress-vulnerability model: Suggests people with genetic markers for schizophrenia will not develop the disorder unless they are exposed to environmental or emotional stress at critical times in development
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Personality disorders
Persistent, rigid, maladaptive behavior interfering with normal social interaction
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"Personality disorders" | Antisocial- personality disorder
• Disorder is more common in men. Symptoms: • May habitually break the law, disobey rules, or tell lies with no regard for others’ feelings. * Indifferent, or able to rationalize taking advantage of or hurting others. * Disorder is more common in men.
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"Personality disorders" | Borderline Personality Disorder
* Moody * Unstable sense of identity * Clings to others * More common in women
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Causes of Personality Disorders
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL: Specific behaviors learned over time, associated with maladaptive belief systems GENETIC FACTORS: Biological relatives of people with personality disorders more likely to develop similar disorders STRESS TOLERANCE: Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are emotionally unreactive to stress or threat, and have lower than normal levels of stress hormones FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: Linked to disturbances in family communications and relationships
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Higher Incidence of Specific Disorders | WOMEN
* Depression * Agoraphobia * Simple phobia * Obsessive- compulsive disorder
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Higher Incidence of Specific Disorders | MEN
* Substance abuse | * Antisocial personality disorder

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