Psych Disorders Flashcards
(62 cards)
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Disorganized Schizophrenia
Sufferers of this kind of schizophrenia cannot have selective attention. They are easily distracted by even the smallest of disturbances.
What is the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition)
The book which all psychiatrists currently refer to when classifying a person’s mental disorder.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Catatonic Schizophrenia
Sufferers of this kind of schizophrenia have extremes of behavior. Movement/ activity can dramatically increase or decrease in those who have it.
How were psychdisorders treated in the Pre-medical model of psychological disorders
In this view of psychological disorders, those with atypical behaviors were claimed to be posessed by demons and were beaten to try to get rid of the demons.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Major Depressive Disorder
Sufferers of this disorder think they’d be better off dead, can feel constantly feel out of breath for no reason, and their sleeping & eating can easily be affected. Many college freshman get these symptoms at some point
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Schizophrenic ‘Disturbed Perceptions’
Some schizophrenics experience hallucinations, such as seeing, hearing, touching, smelling or tasting things that aren’t there, the most common of which is hearing voices. Illusions - periods of heightened sensory awareness, objects appearing closer or further away than they are, hearing one’s own voice as another’s etc are also common. What is the general category for these symptoms of schizophrenia?
Give two causes of Schizoprhrenia and details of each.
- brain abnormalities - often abnormal activities in multiple regions of the brain - ex. frontal lobe- messes with critical thinking - and the interconnections between the different parts of the brain - ex. out of sync nuerons - and an excess of dopamine receptors. (can be due to prenatal infection - weakened cells –> reduced synaptic connections) 2. genetic factors - higher risk for this disorder if a family member has it. - specific genes may predispose children - ex. genes which affect the development of receptors, nuerotransmitters, and the mylon shieth. *** prenatal factors can also increase the odds of this development of turn on said genes.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Avoidant Personality Disorder
The people with this personality disorder tend to have feeling of inadequacy in social situations, are very sensitive to what people think of them. They have extreme shyness, and hypersensitivity to rejection. These things cause avoidance and detachment from social situations. The people with this disorder may want to be in social situations but are incapable due to their fear of rejection.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The people with this disorder have excessive or disproportionate anxiety about several aspects of life.They cannot pinpoint what they are afraid of. They have a continuous state of anxiety.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Defining a psychological disorder
Atypical behaviors, not normal and also disturbing. The behavior has to be unjustifiable.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Agoraphobia
Fear of public places where there is no escape if one were to have a panic attack.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Phobias
An overwhelming, extreme, irrational fear of something or a situation that posesses little danger, yet provokes high anxiety
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The people with this disorder experience thinking the world centers around them. They are self-obsessed, have no mutual empathy, inflate their achievements, and are extremely sensitive to criticism
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Schizophrenic ‘disorganized thinking’
Some schizophrenics experience no filter and their thoughts don’t come out in any logical order. What is the general category for these symptoms of schizophrenia?
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Schizoid Personality Disorder
People with this disorder are withdrawn, don’t want to interact with others, and they don’y think it’s necessary. They prefer to be alone and are socially apathetic. They Lack of interest in social relationships.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder
People with this disorder are emotionally unstable, unable to form relationships, cannot trust others, afraid people will leave with no reason, depressed, impulsive, imagine hurting themselves, or actually hurt themselves.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
People with this disorder have repetative behavior caused by unreasonable fears or thoughts, it becomes a ritual
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Bipolar Disorder
People with this disorder have “low” sad episodes followed by a excessively “high” phase. During the high phase these people can be over-talkative, have unrealistic optimism, loose spending, sleep with a lot of people and are overly-energized.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Panic Disorder
People with this disorder have an overwhelming and unjustifiable surge of anxiety and fear with symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and very high heart rate.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Historionic Personality Disorder
People with this disorder need to be the center of attention, and they are uncomfortable when not. They exhibit extreme emotionality and often try to get attention by being overly sexual and dramatic.
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Dissociative Personality Disorder
People with this disorder supposedly have a ‘split personality’. They often have amnesia - don’t remember their past life and they only know of their whole new life. They use their entirely new identity to escape the tragedy of their old life
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Schizophrenic ‘Inappropriate Emotions and Actions’
Some schizophrenics exhibit the inability to react in appropriate ways to different situations. For example: Laughing at a funeral. What is the general category for these symptoms of schizophrenia?
What are the symptoms/characteristics of Paranoid Schizophrenia
Sufferers of this kind of schizophrenia the most common type of schizophrenia. It is defined by delusions accompanied by hallucinations.
What does it mean to treat Psych Disorders with a Medical Model
In this view of psychological disorders, it is assumed that disorders have an organic of physical cause and focusses on genetics, neurotransmitters, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and so on. Also includes applying typical medical procedures such as identifying symptoms and making diagnoses for mental illnesses.
