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Unit 3: Clinical Psychology Flashcards

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What do clinical psychologist do

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-identify
-diagnose
-treatment
-monitor clients
-teach
-research
-publish research

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Self-Actualization

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To be normal or healthy one must accept their individuality and humanness

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DSM-5

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-diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

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Essential Features

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Characteristics that define the disorder

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Differential diagnosis

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How to distinguish from another disorder it may be confused with

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Diagnostic criteria

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Symptoms that have to be preset

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Axis 1

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Symptoms are put into defined categories

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Axis 2

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Developmental, chronic personality disorders or maladaptive traits

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Axis 3

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Physical disorders or medical conditions

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Axis 4

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Stress level

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Axis 5

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Highest level of adaptive functioning present in past year

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Associated features

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Features usually present

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Anxiety Disorders

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-vague feeling ones in danger
-six months or longer and interferes with living a normal life

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GAD

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-unknown anxiety
-trouble with social relationships and fulfilling responsibilities
-trouble sleeping
-pertly inherited, trauma, change in life, uncertainties

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Phobias

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-intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation

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Panic disorder

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-panic attacks
-can last over an hour or a few minutes

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OCD

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-obsession: uncontrollable pattern of thoughts
-compulsion: repeatedly performing coping behaviours
-runs in families

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PTSD

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-long lasting effects after traumatic event
-flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, guilt

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Somatoform Disorders

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Physical symptoms cause by psychological distress

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Conversion Disorder

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Conversion of emotional difficulties into the loss of specific psychological functioning

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Hypochondrias

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-think somethings wrong but are in good heath

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Dissociative disorders

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-A breakdown in consciousness
-alterations in memory, identity, or consciousness

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Amnesia

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Can’t recall events or information
-associated with stressful events

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Fugue
Suddenly and unexpectedly traveling -unable to recall past -have no memories when coming out of fugue state
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
-multiple distinct identities -caused by abuse as a child -have a “core” identity -have “alters”
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Schizophrenia
-confused, disordered thoughts and perceptions -difficulty communicating -delusions and hallucinations
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Paranoid schizophrenia
-hallucinations, delusions, grandeur, or persecution
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Catatonic Schizophrenia
-motionless
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Disorganized schizophrenia
-incoherent language, inappropriate emotions, disorganized motor behaviour, hallucinations, and delusions
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Remission schizophrenia
Symptoms not serve enough for diagnosis
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Undifferentiated schizophrenia
-fits into all categories
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2 or more of these symptoms for schizophrenia
-delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behaviour, negative symptoms - and problems with work/school, interpersonal relationships, and self care -at least 6 months
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Disorders that must be ruled out for schizophrenia
-mood disorders -substance use -medical condition -autism
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Positive symptoms
-added on -hallucinations -delusions
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Negative symptoms
-taken away -lack of emotions -lack of expression
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
-impacts neurons in specialized areas of brain -effects language, information processing, emotional coloration -symptoms range widely so there’s a spectrum
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Major depressive episode
-symptoms at least 2 weeks -depressive mood or withdrawal from activities
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Bipolar Disorder
-magic phase -depressive phase
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
-depression during winter months caused by hormone melatonin
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Suicide and depression
-low levels of serotonin -70% who threaten, succeed within 3 months
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Personality Disorders
-unable to establish meaningful relationships, social responsibilities, adapt to social environment -3 clusters (odd/eccentric behaviour, dramatic/emotional/erratic behaviour, anxious/fearful behaviour)
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Odd or eccentric behaviour
-paranoid -schizoid -schizotypal
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Dramatic, emotional, erratic behaviour
-antisocial -borderline -histrionic -narcissistic
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Anxious or fearful behaviour
-avoidant -dependant -obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Antisocial
-disregarding and violating rights of others with no remorse -psychopaths or sociopaths -typically smart
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Avoidant
-self-consciousness in social situations -hypersensitive to criticism -poor self image
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Borderline
-maybe from trauma -bad self image -bad sense of who they are
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Dependant
-trouble making decisions -fear they can’t care for themselves -difficulty being alone -trouble expressing disagreement
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Histrionic
-center of attention -dramatic -shallow -seductive behaviour
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Narcissistic
-high sense of self importance -think they’re better -lack empathy -frequent envy -need admiration -willing to exploit others
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Obsessive- Compulsive
-needs to be in control and achieve perfection
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Paranoid
-doesn’t trust others -thinks they’re better have evil motives
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Schizoid
-detachment from social relationships -limited range of emotional expression
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Schizotypical
-discomfort in close relationships -distorted thinking -eccentric behaviour
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Retrograde amnesia
-loss of pre-injury memories
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Anterograde amnesia
-inability to form new memories after injury
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Transient Global amnesia (Fugue)
-temporary but sudden memory loss -
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Dissociative amnesia
-memory loss due to psychological trauma

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