Psychological disorders Flashcards
what is distress
distress is a negative type of stress that builds up over time and is bad for your body. This happens when you perceive a situation to be threatening to you some way
an example of hearing news about natural disaster on the other side of the world may be very stressful, but your body does not perceive that stress good or bad so you aren’t affected it by it, is an example of what kind of stress
Neustress
what is the biomedical model
it focuses on biological, physical abnormalities
for example: abnormalities of cell of the brain that might cause disorders or having abnormal patterns of connections between cells of the brain
what model includes mental disorders but also psychological and cultural/social factors
BioPsychoSocial
what is the ICD-10
the international classification of disease, 10th revision
what is the DSM-5
the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition
what mental disorder involves distress/disability due to abnormality in development and nervous system, includes intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD
neurodevelopmental disorders
the specific learning disorder, is known for reading difficulty and characterized by problems with accurate or fluent word recognition, poor decoding and poor spelling abilities
dyslexia
what neurocognitive disorder is reversible and has higher brain problems caused by drugs/abnormalities in blood or infection
delirium
what neurocogntiive disorder is considered irreversible and progressive
dementia
selective mutism is
an anxiety disorder characterized by difficulty speaking in social situations, but the individual is developmentally normative in terms of their language and communication abilities
what are characteristics of Generalized anxiety disorder
excessive and persistent worry or anxiety regarding many different spheres of life that cause stress, impairment or maladaptive behavior
social anxiety is
a false cognition leads to a fear of humiliation, embarrassment, rejection, negative evaluation, or rejection by others
what refers to long term emotional state, that is not related to events
mood
