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Module 38
The Major Psychological Disorders
Chapter 12
Essentials of Understanding Psychology- Sixth Edition
PSY110 Psychology
© Richard Goldman
June 11, 2006
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety without obvious cause
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Phobic Disorder
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Short term intense panic without known cause
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Panic Disorder
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Intense irrational fear
Long term persistent anxiety – cause may be known
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Obsession – Persistent, unwanted thought or idea
Compulsion – Irresistible urge to carry out an
unreasonable task
The Causes of Anxiety Disorders
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Genetic
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Biological
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Over stimulated limbic system
Learned
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Gene related to serotonin production
Exaggerated reaction to negative experience
Cognitive
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Inaccurate perceptions
Somatoform Disorders
(Psychosomatic)
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Hypochondriasis
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Conversion Disorder
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Irrational belief of being seriously ill
Inability to use a particular body part or sense
Dissociative Disorders: (escapes from stress)
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Dissociative Identity Disorder – Multiple Personalities
Dissociative Amnesia – Selective memory loss
Dissociative Fugue – Trip coupled with amnesia
Mood Disorders
Disturbance in emotion that interferes with everyday living
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Major Depression
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Mania
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15 million in U.S.
Twice as many women than men
Rate of major depression is increasing
State of intense happiness and sense of invulnerability
Bipolar Disorders (Manic-Depressive Disorder)
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Alternating episodes of mania and depression
Schizophrenia
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Characterized by:
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Onset
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Decline in functioning
Disturbances of thought and language
Delusions
Hallucinations an perceptual disorders
Emotional disturbances
Withdrawal
Out of touch with reality
Process schizophrenia – slow overtime
Reactive schizophrenia – sudden
Multiple types with overlapping symptoms
Personality Disorder
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Characterized by:
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Inflexible, maladaptive traits that keep a person from
functioning properly in society
Major Types:
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Antisocial (Sociopath) – lacks feelings of guilt or
remorse (make a good con artists)
Borderline – Difficulty developing sense of self –
Overly dependent on others
Narcissistic – Exaggerated sense of self-importance
– lacks empathy for others
ADHD
(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
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Previously know as ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
3-5% of children in U.S. (35 million)
Acrophobia
Aerophobia
Agoraphobia
Ailurophobia
Amaxophobia
Anthophobia
Aquaphobia
Arachnophobia
Astraphobia
Brontophobia
Claustrophobia
Cynophobia
Dementophobia
Electrophobia
Gephyrophobia
Heights
Flying
Entering public spaces
Cats
Vehicles, driving
Flowers
Water
Spiders
Lightning
Thunder
Closed spaces
Dogs
Insanity
Electricity
Bridges
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Herpetophobia
Hydrophobia
Mikophobia
Murophobia
Mysophobia
Numerophobia
Nyctophobia
Ochlophobia
Ophidophobia
Ornithophobia
Phonophobia
Pyrophobia
Thanatophobia
Trichophobia
Xenophobia
Reptiles
Water
Germs
Mice
Dirt or germs
Numbers
Darkness
Crowds
Snakes
Birds
Speaking out loud
Fire
Death
Hair
Strangers
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