Chapter 14 - Abnormal Psychology Flashcards
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Sociological Approach
Must consider cultural differences
Psychoanalytic Approach
Something in early childhood
Behavioral Approach
Abnormal issues cause by learning, can be fixed with therapy
Cognitive approach
Problem stands from faulty thinking
Interactionist Approach
Looking at multiple factors; most psychologists; interaction between nature and nurture
DSM-II
Neurotic and psychotic; not a disorder unless it causes dysfunction
DSM -IV
Five axis system, diagnosis by 5 factors
Axis 1
Clinical disorders (more severe)
Axis 2
Personality Disorders and mental retardation
Axis 3
general medical health issue
Axis 4
Psychosocial and environmental problems
Axis 5
Global assessment of functioning. scored on 100, 100 = fully functional throughout year
DSM-V
o Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition by American Psychiatric Association
Anxiety disorders (axis 1)
Axis 1 disorders;
1) generalized anxiety disorder
2) Panic disorder (fear of panic attack)
3) Phobic disorder
4) OCD
5) PTSD (talk about it, genetically influenced)
Somatoform Disorders (axis 1)
Not psychosomatic, all in your head. Hypochondriac, Conversion disorders (hysteria) = glove anestesia, wandering uterus, hysterical deafness/blindness
Psychosomatic
REAL issue doused by a psychological factor
Dissociative Disorder (axis 1)
Break of personality.
1) Psychogenic Amnesia(fugue state, leave family)
2) Dissociative identity disorder, one way with friends grandma, but completely different with no knowledge of others
Main mechanism of detachment
Personality by Schumaker
Psychosexual Disorders (axis 1)
Sexual dysfunction, paraphilia, fetishism, transvestite, exhibitionism, sadism, pedophilia, zoophilia, gender identity disorders
Personality disorders (axis 2)
1) Odd or eccentric,
2) Dramatic or emotional, 3) Antisocial personality disorder (serial killers),
4) borderline personality disorders (relationships start strong and burn out
5) Anxious or fearful
Mood (affective) disorders Axis 1
1) Depression (SSRI’s)
2) Bipolar disorder
3) Seasonal Affective disorder
4) Suicide
Schizophrenic Disorders (psychotic) axis 1
Auditory, tactile, and visual hallucinations. Delusions of grandeur, persecution, reference, and control
Types od schizophrenic disorders
1) Cataonic, unconscious, rigid or wavy flexible
2) Paranoid
3) Disorganized
4) Undifferentiated (mix)
Substance use disorder (axis 1)
Has genetic component. problem drug or person?
