Chapter 15 - Abnormal Psych - Exam 4

Question 1

What are the 5 types of abnormal psych issues

Answer 1

Cultural relativism(standards/rules)
Unusualness
Discomfort - Emotional Distress
Mental Illness - Diagnostic Label
Maladaptive - Harmful

Question 2

Is Insanity a mental health term

Answer 2

no!

Question 3

What is necessary to be legally insane?

Answer 3

cant Tell right vs wrong

no control over behavior

Question 4

What % of people will experience some form of mental illness at some point during their lives?

Answer 4

25% - US has highest rate in survey of 14 countries but we also have a higher % of mental health practitioners

Question 5

What was the supernatural model?

Answer 5

Middle Ages - Posession - mental illness was the result of evil deeds and sins - god’s punishment

Question 6

What was the biological model

Answer 6

16th to 18th century - mental illness result of internal malfunctions in the body. Caused by disease, balancing +- forces and problems with basic humors of the body

Question 7

What was the psychological model

Answer 7

18th century - mental illness is a maladaptive behavior learned from social and cultural influences

Question 8

What do the various people think the psychiological model is caused from

Answer 8

FREUD - unconscious
WATSON - Behaviorism (environment)
ELLIS - Cognitive (thoughts)
ROGERS - Humanistic, free will - doesn;t believe in DSM

Question 9

What are the 5 Axis’s of the DSM

Answer 9

I - Symptoms
II - Personality factors / Developmental
III - Medical History
IV - Recent Stressors
V - Highest level of functioning (number from 0-99) global assessment.

Question 10

What was Rosenhan’s Experiment

Answer 10

Normal people admitted with schizophrenia - words were empty hollow and thud.

Question 11

What are 3 problems with the DSM

Answer 11

Improper diagnosis
Labeling
Self Fulfilling prophecy

Question 12

What 3 disorders are in cluster A

Answer 12

Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal

Question 13

What 4 disorders are in cluster B

Answer 13

Antisocial personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Histrionic
Narcissistic

Question 14

What 3 disorders are in cluster C

Answer 14

Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive Compulsive PERSONALITY DISORDER (NOT OCD)

Question 15

What is Schizoid?

Answer 15

Loner - doesn’t care about others, indifferent

Question 16

What is schizotypal?

Answer 16

symptoms that resemble schizophrenia - odd personality - Kramer from seinfeld

Question 17

What is Antisocial personality disorder

Answer 17

sociopath, psychopath, serial killers, over age 18 - more males. No remorse or conscience

Question 18

What is borderline personality disorder

Answer 18

Pattern of instability - more females - recurrent suicide attempts gestures, ideation

Question 19

What is histrionic

Answer 19

drama queen

Question 20

What is Obsessive Compulsive PD

Answer 20

pattern of perfection and inflexibility. NOT OCD

Question 21

What are the different types of anxiety disorders

Answer 21

OCD - pervasive thoughts and compulsions
PTSD - flashbacks
GAD (Generalized anxiety disorder) - consistent, worry wort

Question 22

how many weeks of symptoms are required to diagnose major depression

Answer 22

2 weeks

Question 23

What is SAD

Answer 23

Seasonal Affective disorder - lack of blue light waves causes depression in some individuals

Question 24

What is a somatoform disorder

Answer 24

Physical symptoms caused by psychological problems - conversion disorder (problem converted to body) and Hypochondriacs

Question 25

What is a dissociative disorder?

Answer 25

Splitting off - NOT SCHIZOPHRENIA | Loss of part of identity / memory

Question 26

What is amnesia

Answer 26

Loss of memory following PSYCHOLOGICAL trauma - Fugue = new identity

Question 27

What is DID (dissociative identity disorder)

Answer 27

multiple personalities - possibly after child abuse and incest - maintains contact with reality

Question 28

What are psychotic disorders

Answer 28

Extreme and incurable mental dysfunction

Question 29

What is schizophrenia

Answer 29

loss of contact with reality. Extreme disturbance in perception thoughts and mood

Question 30

What are the symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 30

``` Delusions Hallucinations Word Salads Echolalia (repeating back) Emotional abnormality Withdrawal (asocial) ```

Question 31

What are the 3 types of schizophrenia

Answer 31

Disorganized - thinking and emotional mildest Catatonic - most severe Paranoid - most dangerous

Question 32

What is NOS

Answer 32

Not otherwise specified - can apply to any disorder