Chapter 15 Flashcards
Also known as a mental disorder, a syndroome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
Psychological disorder
The study of psychological disorders
Psychopathology
appropriately
identifying and labeling a set of defined symptoms
Diagnosis
The current best scheme for classifying psychological disorders is knows as
DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
integrates biological and psychosocial factors to predict the
likelihood of a disorder.
diathesis-stress model
characterized by extreme and persistent fear or
anxiety and avoidance of social situations in which the person could potentially be evaluated negatively by
others
Social anxiety disorder
relatively continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable, and
pointless worry and apprehension
generalized anxiety disorder
Extremely stressful or traumatic events, such as combat, natural disasters, and crimes, place the people who
experience them at an increased risk for developing psychological disorders such as
PTSD
group of disorders in which mania is the defining feature
Bipolar and related disorders
the defining symptoms of ______________________________ include depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day.
major depressive disorder
are characterized by severe disturbances in mood and emotions—most often depression
Mood disorder
considered a psychotic disorder, or one in which the person’s thoughts, perceptions, and
behaviors are impaired to the point where they are not able to function normally in life
Schizophrenia
characterized by an individual becoming split off, or dissociated, from their core
sense of self
dissociative disorder
A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of
dissociative disorder
refers loosely to one’s stable, consistent, and distinctive way of thinking about, feeling,
acting, and relating to the world.
Personality disorder
