Psychological Disorders Flashcards
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Psychological disorder
A set of behavioural and/or psychological symptoms that are not in keeping with cultural norms and that are severe enough to cause significant personal distress and/or significant impairment to social, occupational or personal functioning
A mental illness is ________ based on specific symptoms and ________ with various types of medication and/or therapy
diagnosable; treatable
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
The universal authority on the classification and diagnosis of psychological disorders; the current latest edition is the 5th edition
List the ten different types of psychological disorders.
1) Anxiety Disorders
2) Mood Disorders
3) Personality Disorders
4) Psychotic Disorders
5) Dissociative Disorders
6) Eating Disorders
7) Neurocognitive Disorders
8) Sleep Disorders
9) Somatofrom Disorders
10) Substance Related Disorder
What are ANXIETY disorders characterized by?
Excessive worry, uneasiness, apprehension and fear with both physiological and psychological symptoms
What are MOOD disorders characterized by?
A disturbance in mood or affect; two broad categories are distinguished by the presence or absence of a manic or hypomanic episode
What are PERSONALITY disorders characterized by?
Enduring maladaptive patterns of behaviour and cognition that depart from social norms and are displayed across a variety of contexts. These patterns of thought and behaviour develop early and cause significant dysfunction and distress
What are PSYCHOTIC disorders characterized by?
A general “loss of contact with reality” what can include delusions, hallucination and psychosis
What are DISSOCIATIVE disorders characterized by?
Disruptions in memory, awareness, identity or perception. Many dissociative disorders are thought ot be caused by psychological trauma.
What are EATING disorders characterized by?
Disruptive eating patterns that negatively impact physical and mental health
What are NEUROCOGNITIVE disorders characterized by?
A cognitive decline in memory, problem solving and perception
What are SLEEP disorders characterized by?
Interruption in sleep patterns
What are SOMATOFORM disorders characterized by?
Symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical condition, substance use, and are not attributable to another mental disorder
What are SUBSTANCE RELATED disorders characterized by?
Substance abuse and physical and mental dependence
List the seven types of anxiety.
1) Panic disorder
2) Generalized anxiety disorder
3) Specific phobia
4) Social phobia
5) Post-traumatic stress disorder
6) Acute stress disorder
7) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
What can symptoms mimicking an anxiety disorder be casued by?
1) General medical conditions
2) Alcohol
3) Certain drugs
4) Medication use/withdrawal
Panic disorder
A psychological disorder characterized by clinically important pain whose onset or severity seems significantly affected by psychological factors
What is the requirement for a person suffering from a panic disorder?
Must have suffered at least one panic attack and is worried about having more of them.
Can be cued by situations, more often uncued
Often less than 30 minutes
What is a danger of a panic attack?
They can mask other illnesses such as heart attacks and mood disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
A psychological disorder characterized by tension or anxiety much of the time about many issues, but without the presence of anxiety attacks
What is the requirement for a person suffering from generalized anxiety disorder?
Person feels tense or anxious much of the time about many issues, but does not experience panic attacks.
Phobia
Strong unreasonable fear that almost always causes either general anxiety or a full panic attack
What are the four types of specific phobias?
1) Situational
2) Natural Environment
3) Blood-Injection-Injury
4) Animal
Social Phobia
An unreasonable, paralyzing fear of feeling embarrassed or humiliated while one is watched by others, even while performing routine activities