Psychological Disorder
... disorders can be defined as a pattern of behavioural or psychological symptoms that causes significant distress, impairs the ability to function in one or more areas of life or both. The important feature is that the symptoms which a person is showing must represent a serious departure from the prev ...
... disorders can be defined as a pattern of behavioural or psychological symptoms that causes significant distress, impairs the ability to function in one or more areas of life or both. The important feature is that the symptoms which a person is showing must represent a serious departure from the prev ...
An Overview of Somatoform Disorders
... Suicidal ideation and behavior are common Often display ideas of reference for imagined defect Facts and Statistics More common than previously thought Seen equally in males and females, with onset usually in early 20s Most remain single, and many seek out plastic surgeons Usually runs ...
... Suicidal ideation and behavior are common Often display ideas of reference for imagined defect Facts and Statistics More common than previously thought Seen equally in males and females, with onset usually in early 20s Most remain single, and many seek out plastic surgeons Usually runs ...
Treating Early Life Developmental Trauma: A Science Based
... Model for CT that self-disorganization can be regulated Use psychoeducation to express verbally what just happened moving from right hemisphere to left Increase organization in limbic structures that mediate the emergence of adaptive capacities (Schore) ...
... Model for CT that self-disorganization can be regulated Use psychoeducation to express verbally what just happened moving from right hemisphere to left Increase organization in limbic structures that mediate the emergence of adaptive capacities (Schore) ...
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
... Somatic Symptom Disorder (new!) Combined: Hypochondriasis, maybe Somatization Disorder Pain Disorder ...
... Somatic Symptom Disorder (new!) Combined: Hypochondriasis, maybe Somatization Disorder Pain Disorder ...
Causes of Anxiety Disorders
... o An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, thoughts and actions o The obsessions/compulsions begin to take control of the person’s life. o Obsessions—irrational, disturbing that intrude into consciousness o Compulsions—repetitive performed to alleviate obsessions –Overt physical behaviors, suc ...
... o An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, thoughts and actions o The obsessions/compulsions begin to take control of the person’s life. o Obsessions—irrational, disturbing that intrude into consciousness o Compulsions—repetitive performed to alleviate obsessions –Overt physical behaviors, suc ...
McKenna - Rutgers Psychology
... 1. This course will introduce you to the study of child and adolescent psychopathology. There will be a brief historical review of society’s progress in the understanding and treatment of children with aberrant behavior as well as early notable theories. 2. We will explore the interaction of emotion ...
... 1. This course will introduce you to the study of child and adolescent psychopathology. There will be a brief historical review of society’s progress in the understanding and treatment of children with aberrant behavior as well as early notable theories. 2. We will explore the interaction of emotion ...
Children’s explanations of different forms of
... 2) Children’s liking of their peers depends in part on the symptoms of psychopathology exhibited by peers. 3) Children’s liking of their peers depends in part on the reasons they use to explain the peer’s psychological problem. ...
... 2) Children’s liking of their peers depends in part on the symptoms of psychopathology exhibited by peers. 3) Children’s liking of their peers depends in part on the reasons they use to explain the peer’s psychological problem. ...
Myers3-Ch 13
... Middle Ages: Wide variety of therapies (often cruel or barbaric by today’s standards) used to drive out demons or modify madness Pinel: Opposed brutal treatment and proposed moral treatment; viewed madness as a sickness of mind caused by severe stress and inhumane treatment ...
... Middle Ages: Wide variety of therapies (often cruel or barbaric by today’s standards) used to drive out demons or modify madness Pinel: Opposed brutal treatment and proposed moral treatment; viewed madness as a sickness of mind caused by severe stress and inhumane treatment ...
Slide 1
... Defined by the DSM-IV: “an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment” ...
... Defined by the DSM-IV: “an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment” ...
Impulse Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified
... repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is, the other sex In boys, preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire; in girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypically masculine clothing 3. Strong and persistent preferences for cross-sex roles in make-believe play or ...
... repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is, the other sex In boys, preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire; in girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypically masculine clothing 3. Strong and persistent preferences for cross-sex roles in make-believe play or ...
Chapter 15a
... Seizures Can cause brain damage ~ 50% of patients with seizure disorders show damage to the hippocampus Amount of damage – correlated with the number and severity of seizures ...
... Seizures Can cause brain damage ~ 50% of patients with seizure disorders show damage to the hippocampus Amount of damage – correlated with the number and severity of seizures ...
Understanding Addictive Disorders
... Stage I: Infatuation – early experiences with drugs or activities leave an imprint of positive or negative effects Stage 2: Honeymoon – under stress people seek out that remembered experience for comfort or relief; get only positive effects & expect them to last. Stage 3: Betrayal – drug or activity ...
... Stage I: Infatuation – early experiences with drugs or activities leave an imprint of positive or negative effects Stage 2: Honeymoon – under stress people seek out that remembered experience for comfort or relief; get only positive effects & expect them to last. Stage 3: Betrayal – drug or activity ...
PSYCHOLOGY (9th Edition) David Myers
... depression that will suggest ways to treat it. Lewinsohn et al., (1985, 1998) note that a theory of depression should explain the following: 1. Behavioral and cognitive changes 2. Common causes of depression ...
... depression that will suggest ways to treat it. Lewinsohn et al., (1985, 1998) note that a theory of depression should explain the following: 1. Behavioral and cognitive changes 2. Common causes of depression ...
mental health in mn refugee populations
... is when you are sad and that’s when you get sick and if it comes back to you that is when you are happy and you are well. Sometimes the soul goes away but the doctors don’t believe it…The doctors can fix some sicknesses that involve the body and blood but for us Hmong some people get sick because of ...
... is when you are sad and that’s when you get sick and if it comes back to you that is when you are happy and you are well. Sometimes the soul goes away but the doctors don’t believe it…The doctors can fix some sicknesses that involve the body and blood but for us Hmong some people get sick because of ...
Document
... with their physical appearance and goes to extremes to fix it or avoid social situations ...
... with their physical appearance and goes to extremes to fix it or avoid social situations ...
Organic Mental Disorders
... Psychiatric Disorders • Mental illness has a combination of genetic and environmental causes. • Physical illness and mental illness often occur together. Physical illness is easier to see and thus more often what is treated. • Diagnosis of an illness is a determination of what is wrong and relies o ...
... Psychiatric Disorders • Mental illness has a combination of genetic and environmental causes. • Physical illness and mental illness often occur together. Physical illness is easier to see and thus more often what is treated. • Diagnosis of an illness is a determination of what is wrong and relies o ...
Ciccarelli Chapter 14 - Psychological Disorders
... *The Biological/Medical Model – Is based on the belief that abnormal behavior patterns represent mental illnesses that have a biological cause and can be classified by their particular characteristics or symptoms. This model explains disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia as caus ...
... *The Biological/Medical Model – Is based on the belief that abnormal behavior patterns represent mental illnesses that have a biological cause and can be classified by their particular characteristics or symptoms. This model explains disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia as caus ...
Eating Disorders and Trauma
... Method: Twenty-one women were identified at age 27 with lifetime full or partial eating disorders. These women were compared with 47 women with no history of eating disorders on predictive factors form three broad domains. Results: The women with eating disorders had more serious health problems b ...
... Method: Twenty-one women were identified at age 27 with lifetime full or partial eating disorders. These women were compared with 47 women with no history of eating disorders on predictive factors form three broad domains. Results: The women with eating disorders had more serious health problems b ...
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
... • Distortions in cognition, perception and emotion • Interpret minor pain as threatening • Self focusing creates anxiety which leads to more symptoms • View of health as being completely symptom-free ...
... • Distortions in cognition, perception and emotion • Interpret minor pain as threatening • Self focusing creates anxiety which leads to more symptoms • View of health as being completely symptom-free ...
Mental Well
... Biological, psychological and social factors are interrelated. Heredity and physiological features are the fundamental factors. Negative mental states, unpleasant personal growth and traumatic experiences, together with the pressures from family, school and society will eventually trigger mental dis ...
... Biological, psychological and social factors are interrelated. Heredity and physiological features are the fundamental factors. Negative mental states, unpleasant personal growth and traumatic experiences, together with the pressures from family, school and society will eventually trigger mental dis ...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
... child warmly each day, make eye contact, and let the child know that he/she is valued and that you care. You can make a tremendous impact on a child by what you say (or don’t say); a child’s self-perception often comes from the action of others. • Don’t hesitate to interrupt activities and avoid cir ...
... child warmly each day, make eye contact, and let the child know that he/she is valued and that you care. You can make a tremendous impact on a child by what you say (or don’t say); a child’s self-perception often comes from the action of others. • Don’t hesitate to interrupt activities and avoid cir ...