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Degree

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degree to which a person is suffering (impact on life)

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Intern Syndrome

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beware of self-diagnosis

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Abnormal

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not typical
thought, emotion, behaviour that is abnormal, atypical, or rare
deviant (acting against)

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DSM

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classifies and contains descriptors, symptoms, criteria for diagnosing mental disorder

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Insane vs Sane

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We dont use it but the legal system uses it

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Rosenhan Study

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  • Can doctors tell people are faking - they could not determine if people were faking it
  • Pretended to hear voices, after being admitted they stopped pretending
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Medical

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Chemical imbalance in the brain or DST

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DST
(Diathesis stress theory)

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mental disorders developed from a genetic or biological and that illness combined with stressful condition play a role

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Behavioural

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learned/reinforcement

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Cognitive

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irrational thinking

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Psychoanalytic

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unconscious

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Sociocultural

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enviormental

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Somatic Symptom + Related Disorder

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physical symptoms occur without any organic causes
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Conversion Disorder

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Illness Anxiety Disorder

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-Somatic symptoms
you think you have or might get a serious illness

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Symptoms of Illness Anxiety Disorder

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  • high levels of anxiety about health, + easily alarmed by personal health status
    ex: repeated body checks, avoiding doctor appointment
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Causes of Illness Anxiety Disorder

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  • Believed to be Behavioural because reinforcement, reward being lessen anxiety
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Conversion Disorder

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-Somatic symptoms
you actually have it
- psychological disorders turn into physical disorders

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Aphobia

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inability to speak

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Symptoms of Conversion Disorder

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  • symptoms affect voluntary movements + sensory function
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Causes of somatic symptoms + related disorders

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Psychological - Unconscious conflict
Behavioural - learned

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OCD

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An Obsession and Compulsion

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Obsessions

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thoughts/impulses that constantly occur

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Compulsion

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behaviour/action attempting to neutralise the obsessions

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OCD symptoms

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-obsessions
-compulsive behaviours
-takes time away + gets in the way

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OCD Causes
Brain: problems in communication between front brain + deeper structure Genetics: genes plays a role
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Hoarding
Hoarding use to be considered an OCD subcategory
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Hoarding symptoms
-Difficulty (Uncomfortable) letting things go -excessive amount of new items
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PTSD symptoms
-intrusive memories -avoiding talking about the event -negative mood changes -changes in physical/emotional reaction ex: being physically frightened
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PTSD Causes
developed when someone is exposed to a traumatic event whether witnessing/experimenting ex: threats of death
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Dissociative Disorder
viewing parts of your activity as separate from your own you dont remember it
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Dissociative Amnesia
-Dissociative Disorder inability to remember important info, usually of a traumatic or stressful, inconsistent with forgetting
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Dissociative Fugue
-Dissociative Disorder state of purposeful travel or bewildered wandering ex: you're in a different country but dont remember going
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
-Dissociative Disorder develops 2 or more personalities Treatment - Integration (accepting all personality)
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Causes
abuse in childhood (psychoanalytic)
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Depressive/Mood Disorder
Major Depressive Episode + Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression
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Major Depressive Episode + Disorder
- Depressive/Mood Disorder - Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Depressive/Mood Disorder
- Lost of interest in things they once loved - Weight/sleep issues - Delusional guilt: guilt about something that's not their fault - Physically painful - cant get out of bed - Chemical imbalance
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Depression in the winters - Therapy: light therapy
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Depression Causes
- lack of serotonin - psychoanalytic - medical - cognitive - behaviourism
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Bipolar + Related Disorder
characterised by periods of excitement (mania) + depression - people like the mania + depression lasts long + no set time
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Medicine (treatment)
Lithium - mood stabiliser - effective
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Manic Episode symptoms
- Euphoric optimism, very delusional, hyperactive, sexually agressive, little to no sleep, shopping spree
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Manic Episode Causes
Medical
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Schizophrenia Spectrum + other psychotic disorders
Hallucination Delusion Positive Symptoms Negative Symptoms
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Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia (add something + doesn't mean good)
disorganised speech/thinking, withdrawn from reality, grossly disorganised, catatonic behaviour (unmoving state no matter how awkward)
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Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
diminished emotional expression
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Types of Schizophrenia
Paranoid: - Delusions of grandeur - Delusions of persecution - Delusions of reference - Catatonic
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Delusions of grandeur
greatness ex: thinking you're the queen of england
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Delusions of persecution
out to get you ex: someone is out to get you
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Delusions of reference
neutral event has special meaning ex: believe that certain news bulletins have a direct reference to them
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Catatonic
unmoving emotion expression no matter how awkward
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Schizophrenia Causes
- dopamine excessive amount - runs in the family - flu virus exposure when pregnant increase risk of the child
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Double Bind
young child has mixed messages ex: hugging a kid and then hitting them
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Eating Disorder
- Anorexia Nervoua - Bulimia Nervosa - Binge Eating
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Anorexia Nervosa
- restricts food intake - intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat - disturbance in the way which ones body weight/shape is experience
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Bulimia
- Binge eating and purging cycles - eating alot more than what most people would eat - lack of control overeating during episode - trying to prevent weight gain
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Binge Eating
- Binge eating more than what most would eat - lack of control over eating during episode
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Binge Eating symptoms
- eating rapidly - eating uncomfortably full - eating alone because of embarrassment - feeling disgusting afterwards
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Causes for Eating Disorder
- unknown but medical - genes: brain chemicals - others: low self-esteem - sociocultural: social media - cognitive: thinking
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Anxiety Disorders
- Generalised Anxiety - Phobia - Panic Disorder
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Generalised Anxiety
- produces fear, worry, overwhelming feeling - excessive worrying (multi-focal), non-specific physical + psychological symptoms
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Generalised Anxiety requirements for diagnosis
- easily fatigued - sleep disturbance/restlessness - excessive worrying/difficulty controlling it - muscle tension - difficulty concentrating -irritability
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Phobia
- Specific phobia - Agoraphobia - Social Anxiety
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Specific Phobia
- fear of something that poses little to no danger - thinking about it brings severe anxiety
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Agoraphobia
- fear of a place/situation where escape is difficult
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Agoraphobia symptoms
avoidance of being alone/outside ex: travelling, crowds, cars, planes
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Social Anxiety
fear of social situations where one is exposed to possible scrutiny by others ex: preforming, social interactions
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Panic Disorder
- reoccurring + unexpected panic attack
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Panic Disorder symptoms
- sweating - nausea - increased heart rate - dizziness/numbness - having an attack without warning (big one) - fear of losing control/dying
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Neurocognitive Disorder
- due to alzheimer (clear decline in memory + cognition) - brain deteriorates (dementia)
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Neurodevelopement Disorder
Autism
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Autism
- restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour - genetic component
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Autism symptoms
- persistent deficits in social communication + social interaction ex: echoic speech, sensory issues
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Personality Disorders
dont see themselves as having an issue; function well
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Schizoid
- pattern of detachment - restricted range of emotional expressions
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Paranoid
- pattern of distrust - suspicious of others motives
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Narcissistic
- pattern of grandiosity - need for admiration - lack of empathy
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Histrionic
- pattern of excessive display of emotions - attention seeking - acting in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves.
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Dependent
- pattern of submissive - clingy behaviour - related to an excessive need to be taken care of
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Borderline
- pattern of instability in relationship, self image, abandonment, impulsivity ex: reckless driving, binge eating
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Anti-social/sociopath
- pattern of disregard for + violation of the rights of others and society

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