psych in film exam 2 Flashcards
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what are the suicide statistics for USA & Canada
- suicide is ranked 11th cause of death
- 32,000 suicide in USA each year
mental disorders, hoplessness, substance use, prior attempts, history of violence, poor coping, impulsive, heightened stress, loss of social support, acute change in mental statues, poor work history, child abuse, socail alienation
risk factors for suicide
married/significant other, employed, and structured environment, social support, children under 18, constructive use of leisure time, purpose for living, in psychotherapy, effective problem solving
protective factors of suicide
- external earthly punishment
- avoid earthly punishment (thelma and louise)
- for a cause (the exorcist)
- self sacrific to benefit others (the iron giant)
- to provoke responses from others (the virgin suicides)
external suicide motivation
- self depression (american beauty - frank)
- self punishment (house of sand and fog)
- unable to cope with a situation, love and loss
internal suicide motivation
those who endure this condition experience numerous worries that are more often on the mind of the sufferer than not
generalized anxiety disorder
- restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
- being easily fatgued
- difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
- irritability
- musicle tension
- sleep disturbances (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)
symptoms of anxiety
- hallucinations
- delusions
- disorganized speech
- disorganized behavior
positive schizophrenia symptoms
- flat affect (muted expression)
- alogia
- avolition
negative schizophrenia symptoms
speak less, fewer works. lack of logic
alogia
lack of motivation. lack of ability to make own ideas. can’t initiate anything themseleves
avolition
a type of schizophrenia that is dominated by delusions of persecution along with deluctions of grandeur
paranoid schizophrenia
disorganized speech or behavior, or flat or inappropriate emotion
disorganized schizophrenia
a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
catatonic schizphrenia
mixture of symptoms and does not meet the diagnostic criteria for any one type of schizophrenia
undifferentiated schizophrenia
a form of schizophrenia manifested by individuals with symptoms of schizophrenia who, after a psychotic schizophrenic episode, are no longer psychotic
residual schizophrenia
psychotic disorder involving the symptoms of schizophrenia but lasting less than 6 months
schizophreniform disorder
psychotic disturbance involving delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech or behavior but lasting less then 1 month; often occurs in reaction to a stressor
breif psychotic disorder
a psychological disorder characterized by the combination of mood and psychotic symptoms; in this disorder, both the symptoms of schizophrenia and a major depressive, manic, or mixed episode are experienced for at least one month
schizoaffective disorder
psychotic symptoms are limited to delusions and are present for at least a month
delusion disorder
psychotic disturbance in which individuals develop a delusion similar to that of a person with whom they share a close relationship
shared psychotic disorder (folie a deux)
a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to
substance abuse
recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligation is a diagnostic feature of
substance abuse
recurrent substance use that is hazardous is
substance abuse
