Pyschological Disorders Flashcards
(25 cards)
Failure analysis approach
tries to understand mental ilness by examining breakdowns in functioning
statistical rarity
just because something is rare does not mean that it is a psychological disorder
subjective distress
manic episodes gives a person joy and self esteem but it is a disorder
Impairment
laziness can produce impairment but it is not a mental disorder
societal disapproval
homosexuality and being a black people isnt a mental disorder
biological dysfunction
some dispositions of genes
demonic model
witch hunt, demons
medical model
asylums
moral treatment
dignity kindness treatment
deinstitutionalization
releasing hospitalized patients into society closing mental hospitals
a drug was developed
chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
community mental health centers
halfway houses
culture bound
koro (penis shrinking and drop) and amok (episodes of intense sadness and brooding followed by uncontrolled behavior and violence)
dsm criticisms
invalid
comorbidity (co existince of two or more mental disorder and same symptoms)
medicalizes normality (grief)
categorical model (either present or absent)
Research Domain Criteria
a recently launched program of research designed to classify mental disorders in terms of deficits in brain circuitry
Anxiety Disorders
-Generalized anxiety disorder
-ilness anxiety disorder
-somatic symptom disorder
-panic disorder
-phobias
-agoraphobia
-social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
-PTSD
-Obsessive Compulsive disorder
-Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-Tourette’s Disorder (tikler, devamlı davranışlar) (Echolalia: repeating others’ words, Palilia: Repeating one’s own words
Mood disorders
-Major Depressive Disorder
-Bipolar Disorder (most genetic)
Personality Disorders
-Borderline Personality Disorder
-Psychopathic Personality
Dissociative Disorders
Depersonalization/Derealization disorder
- Dissociative amnesia
- Dissociative Fugue
-Dissociative Identity Disorder
Schizophrenia
loss of contact with reality
delusion
strongly held fixed belief that has no basis in reality
Psychological symptom
psychological problem reflecting serious distortions in reality
Hallucination
sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus
Disorganized Speech
Word Salad
Echolalia
Catatonia (stand still for hours)
