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Psychological Disorders History

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> no effective treatment until late 1800’s
ex. Trephination (holes in skull to release evil)
bone regrowth if were able to live
mental institutions weren’t effective (like prison)
Pinel unchained mentally ill

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Mental Illness

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> deviation from statistical norms
deviation from social norms
behavior harmful to others (maladaptive)
personal distress
no single definition (social norms not universal)

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Medical Students Disease

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> students convinced they have disorder studying

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Neurosis

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> diminish quality of life, but can get by
lack insight to problem
same personality

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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> no good reason for constant distress

>treatment usually very effective

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Phobias

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> highly specific
debilitating
treatable through systematic desensitization

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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> reoccurring unwanted neg thoughts (drive ritualistic behavior)
obsessive vs. compulsions
ex. germs vs. hand washing
symmetry vs. fix objects

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Brain Imaging

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> brain literally works faster than should in frontal lobe

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

Multiple Personality

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> split in consciousness and memory (rare, from extreme abuse)
consciousness split into separate identities
only one personality remembers abuse
can be cured after years

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Dissociative Identity Disorder Examples

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> person exhibits 2+ alternating personalities
Sizemore saw death as a child
Milligan was abused by father

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Somatoform Disorders

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1) conversion disorder
2) hypochondria
>anxiety affects body

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Conversion Disorder

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> psych conditions manifest as physical condition
(movement, speech, hear, sight)
ex. Anna O - Freud

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Hypochondria

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> fear w/health and illnesses
lack physical symptoms, react to norm body functions
can be caused by stress

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Affective Disorders

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> emotional extremes

1) depressive disorder, most frequent
2) bipolar disorder

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Bipolar Disorder

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> AKA manic-depressive disorder (depression/mania)
depressive symptoms: neg self defeating thoughts, misplaced anger, pessimistic
manic symptoms: can be psychotic, bad long-term decisions
swings from no brain activity to tons
treatable

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Psychosis

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> serious impairment of perception, cognition, or emotion
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
severe, lose touch w/reality, lack insight to problem
change personality
can’t answer basic questions
ex. schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, abuse/withdraw

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Schizophrenia

Who Gets

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> young people as mature
equal opportunity disease
men suffer from it more severely

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Schizophrenia

Symptoms

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1) though disorders (disorganized/loose association)
2) delusions (false irrational beliefs)
3) hallucinations (disturbed perception)
4) inappropriate emotions/actions

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Schizophrenia

Disorganized and Delusional Thinking

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> no obvious connection between sentences

>statements do not make sense

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Schizophrenia

Disturbed Perceptions

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> frequently auditory

>lesser visual, somatosensory, olfactory, or gustatory

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Schizophrenia

Catatonic State

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> sit/stand in weird position for hours

>schizophrenia patients

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Four Types of Schizophrenia

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1) disorganized
2) catatonic
3) paranoid
4) undifferentiated

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Disorganized

Four Types of Schizophrenia

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> disrupted thought/speech, inappropriate emotions

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Catatonic

Four Types of Schizophrenia

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> unusual physical symptoms

repeated motions/frozen

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Paranoid

Four Types of Schizophrenia

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> delusions of grandeur: inflated sense of importance

>delusions of persecution: fear someone is trying to harm them

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Undifferentiated

Four Types of Schizophrenia

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> overlapping symptoms of other categories

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Schizophrenia

Causes

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> heredity (higher risk if closer to someone with)
high dopamine levels
environment/stress
lose brain cells if don’t respond to treatment

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*The Diathesis-Stress Model of Mental Illness

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> some people have genetic potential for disease
if exposed to stress, can trigger disease
common for many diseases

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Catatonic Rats

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> injected w/drugs to elevate dopamine levels

>result: can hang stiff rats

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Amphetamines

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> people who use show symptoms as schizophrenics

>schizophrenia is a cycle (don’t use amphetamines while in remission)

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Phenothiazines

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> dopamine blockers (block receptor sites)

>not a cure, can manage symptoms

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Schizophrenia

The Environment

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> stress in childhood
adoption into healthy environment lowers risk
environmental stress transforms potential into actual disease

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*Major Depressive Disorder

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> depression is “common cold” psych disorders
most common vs. underestimates severity
have to rule out other variables
neg mood state (may show other symptoms on list)

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Depression and Suicide

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> U.S. Army lost more to suicide than war in Iraq and Afghanistan
NKY had 279 suicides in a year
suicide more frequent than homicide

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Suicide

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> occurs more w/age
women more likely to be depressed
older males more successful at attempts

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Depression

Biological Perspective

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> runs in family
imbalance of neurotransmitters
potential drug therapies
biology alone can not explain

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Beck’s Cognitive Theory

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> result of maladaptive cognitive patters
stress environment - neg explanatory style - depressed - cognitive/behavioral changes
.offers place to break cycle

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)

Medication + Psychotherapy = Best Treatment

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> ex. Prozac, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa

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Tricyclic Antidepressants (SNRI)
(Medication + Psychotherapy = Best Treatment)
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> side effects

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI)

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> originally for tuberculosis
didn’t help, but increased mood
reacts w/certain food (side effects)

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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

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> volts to brain stimulate production of neurotransmitters (reboot)
used as last resort
procedure lasts 10 min, 1 min seizure
some pregnant women use

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Good News About Abnormal Psych

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> some can be cured
most improved w/therapy
medications manage symptoms
majority can lead independent lives