Chapter 6
... loss, confused identity, or more than one identity • Two types: – Amnesia (inability to recall past) ...
... loss, confused identity, or more than one identity • Two types: – Amnesia (inability to recall past) ...
What Is An Emotional or Behavioral Disorder?
... Autistic Disorder is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, characterized by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication, and a markedly restricted level of activities or interests. Children with Autism may fail to develop relationships with peers o ...
... Autistic Disorder is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, characterized by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication, and a markedly restricted level of activities or interests. Children with Autism may fail to develop relationships with peers o ...
CONVERSION DISORDER
... Repression (Freudian) –repressed traumatic experiences expressed as physical symptoms Dissociation (Janet) – an idea becomes fixed and then separated or dissociated from the consciousness that is too weak to exert control over it2. Learning theories – emphasize environment’s influence on behav ...
... Repression (Freudian) –repressed traumatic experiences expressed as physical symptoms Dissociation (Janet) – an idea becomes fixed and then separated or dissociated from the consciousness that is too weak to exert control over it2. Learning theories – emphasize environment’s influence on behav ...
DSM___Multiaxial_Diagnosis_1
... – Created around the same time as ICD-8 – Purpose: “created to promote international consensus in the realm of mental health” – Similar to DSM-I in terms of its development and the presentation of disorders – 180 disorders were included – Homosexuality was included as a psychological diagnosis ...
... – Created around the same time as ICD-8 – Purpose: “created to promote international consensus in the realm of mental health” – Similar to DSM-I in terms of its development and the presentation of disorders – 180 disorders were included – Homosexuality was included as a psychological diagnosis ...
Anxiety Disorder
... can involve fear of an object (like an elevator) or a situation (like public speaking) that poses little or no danger. • Social Phobias can involve fear of being embarrassed, looked at, or made fun of in social or work situations • With both of these phobias, the fear is extreme and hard to control. ...
... can involve fear of an object (like an elevator) or a situation (like public speaking) that poses little or no danger. • Social Phobias can involve fear of being embarrassed, looked at, or made fun of in social or work situations • With both of these phobias, the fear is extreme and hard to control. ...
Unit 1 Notes: Psychological Disorders
... – psychodynamic: anxiety disorders are the result of an unconscious conflict or fear; desire to avoid a previously abrasive experience can generate ritualistic behaviors to reduce anxiety (OCD); phobias may be a result of childhood traumas that have been repressed Generalized Anxiety Disorder Genera ...
... – psychodynamic: anxiety disorders are the result of an unconscious conflict or fear; desire to avoid a previously abrasive experience can generate ritualistic behaviors to reduce anxiety (OCD); phobias may be a result of childhood traumas that have been repressed Generalized Anxiety Disorder Genera ...
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
... Clinical significance- The behavior involves measurable degrees of impairment- e.g. inability to fulfill personal, professional functions Distress Risk to self or others Behavior cannot be a socially expectable response to a particular event- such as death of a friend ...
... Clinical significance- The behavior involves measurable degrees of impairment- e.g. inability to fulfill personal, professional functions Distress Risk to self or others Behavior cannot be a socially expectable response to a particular event- such as death of a friend ...
251 Z1
... Treatment with children is inherently different from therapy with adults because children are not referring themselves for treatment. In nearly all cases their parents or teachers decide their behavior is abnormal or problematic and refer them for treatment. The definition of a psychological disorde ...
... Treatment with children is inherently different from therapy with adults because children are not referring themselves for treatment. In nearly all cases their parents or teachers decide their behavior is abnormal or problematic and refer them for treatment. The definition of a psychological disorde ...
