Chapter 8 Lesson 4
... Understanding Mental Disorders • Feeling anxious, sad or fearful is natural. • If feelings continue for long period of time and make people feel out of control or unable to deal with life may signal mental disorder • Sometimes it has a physical cause, injury to brain, effects of drug use, genentics ...
... Understanding Mental Disorders • Feeling anxious, sad or fearful is natural. • If feelings continue for long period of time and make people feel out of control or unable to deal with life may signal mental disorder • Sometimes it has a physical cause, injury to brain, effects of drug use, genentics ...
Adjustment Disorders
... Is a maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor that develops within a few months of the onset of the stressor ...
... Is a maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor that develops within a few months of the onset of the stressor ...
Abnormal Psychology A look at
... Most patients diagnosed with disorders are fully functioning members of society Media such as TV shows can greatly influence people’s perception of psychological disorders Recent research into psychological disorders has taken the mystery out of these disorders and fostered more understanding. ...
... Most patients diagnosed with disorders are fully functioning members of society Media such as TV shows can greatly influence people’s perception of psychological disorders Recent research into psychological disorders has taken the mystery out of these disorders and fostered more understanding. ...
Theories of Emotion PowerPoint
... 1. Name five famous creators thought to have had a mood disorder. For each, indicate their field (writer, painter, etc) 2. What two mood disorders seem to be more common among artists that the population at large? 3. What “symptoms” of mood disorders may aid in creativity? 4. What happens if these d ...
... 1. Name five famous creators thought to have had a mood disorder. For each, indicate their field (writer, painter, etc) 2. What two mood disorders seem to be more common among artists that the population at large? 3. What “symptoms” of mood disorders may aid in creativity? 4. What happens if these d ...
Abnormal Psychology
... C. Phobia: a strong and persistent fear of a specific object or situation that often interferes with daily living. 1) Social Phobia: severe fear and avoidance of other people in a variety of social settings. 2) Agoraphobia: an intense fear of open or public places with or without the presence of oth ...
... C. Phobia: a strong and persistent fear of a specific object or situation that often interferes with daily living. 1) Social Phobia: severe fear and avoidance of other people in a variety of social settings. 2) Agoraphobia: an intense fear of open or public places with or without the presence of oth ...
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... Chapter 16 – Psychological Disorders 1. Why is it difficult to draw a line between normal and abnormal behavior? 2. What are some problems with defining abnormality as any deviation from the majority? 3. According to the adjustment definition of normal, what type of person would be “abnormal”? 4. Ho ...
... Chapter 16 – Psychological Disorders 1. Why is it difficult to draw a line between normal and abnormal behavior? 2. What are some problems with defining abnormality as any deviation from the majority? 3. According to the adjustment definition of normal, what type of person would be “abnormal”? 4. Ho ...
Slide 1
... long history of medically unexplained physical complaints over many years. 2) Hypochondriasis: when one has a belief or fear that one has a serious disease when one is only experiencing normal bodily reactions. 3) Conversion Disorder: when one has a loss of motor or sensory function that cannot be e ...
... long history of medically unexplained physical complaints over many years. 2) Hypochondriasis: when one has a belief or fear that one has a serious disease when one is only experiencing normal bodily reactions. 3) Conversion Disorder: when one has a loss of motor or sensory function that cannot be e ...
Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
... Sudden loss of function Temporal link with stressful event/ situation No medical explanation ...
... Sudden loss of function Temporal link with stressful event/ situation No medical explanation ...
Mental Disorders, Basic Concepts
... Symptom vs. Syndrome symptom: individual characteristic of thought, feelings, behaviors syndrome: constellation of symptoms an individual shows ...
... Symptom vs. Syndrome symptom: individual characteristic of thought, feelings, behaviors syndrome: constellation of symptoms an individual shows ...
Mental Health and Mental Illness II
... What is the Cause of Bipolar Disorder? – No single cause has been identified in bipolar disorder. – Research suggests it be inherited. – It is thought to be caused by a lack of stability in the transmission of nerve impulses in the brain. ...
... What is the Cause of Bipolar Disorder? – No single cause has been identified in bipolar disorder. – Research suggests it be inherited. – It is thought to be caused by a lack of stability in the transmission of nerve impulses in the brain. ...
Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - DSM-5
... picking, which must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms must not be better explained by symptoms of another mental disorder. This disorder is included in DSM-5 because of substantial scientific literature o ...
... picking, which must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms must not be better explained by symptoms of another mental disorder. This disorder is included in DSM-5 because of substantial scientific literature o ...
Personality disorder
... is common but often unrecognized as such. •Starts in childhood as a means of coping •Trauma produced a mental splitting. ...
... is common but often unrecognized as such. •Starts in childhood as a means of coping •Trauma produced a mental splitting. ...
DSM-5 Condensed Training
... emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. MD's are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or cultura ...
... emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. MD's are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or cultura ...
File
... impression or idea, a mental state in which one attributes reality to something unreal. Delusion(strong beliefs against facts) is a mistaken impression or wrong idea, but the word also implies action - the action of fooling with a wrong impression or idea or the condition of being fooled or deceived ...
... impression or idea, a mental state in which one attributes reality to something unreal. Delusion(strong beliefs against facts) is a mistaken impression or wrong idea, but the word also implies action - the action of fooling with a wrong impression or idea or the condition of being fooled or deceived ...
Psychology Study Guide
... Disorders,(Generalized anxiety, Phobia, OCD, and panic disorder). 7. List symptoms, according to the book, of PTSD. 8. Learning and biological perspectives 9. Be able to apply what you know about the following: Dissociative Disorders: (Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity ...
... Disorders,(Generalized anxiety, Phobia, OCD, and panic disorder). 7. List symptoms, according to the book, of PTSD. 8. Learning and biological perspectives 9. Be able to apply what you know about the following: Dissociative Disorders: (Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity ...
Bipolar Disorder
... Disorder, or Manic Episode during the first two years of the disturbance (or one year for children and adolescents) Not superimposed on a chronic psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia or Delusional Disorder Not due to the direct physiologic affects of a substance or a general medical condition ...
... Disorder, or Manic Episode during the first two years of the disturbance (or one year for children and adolescents) Not superimposed on a chronic psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia or Delusional Disorder Not due to the direct physiologic affects of a substance or a general medical condition ...
Dissociative disorders
... • Dissociative disorder characterized by the loss of identity and travel to a new location • From the DSM-IV: • Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's customary place of work, with inability to recall one's past, • Confusion about personal identity, or the assumption of a new identity, or ...
... • Dissociative disorder characterized by the loss of identity and travel to a new location • From the DSM-IV: • Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's customary place of work, with inability to recall one's past, • Confusion about personal identity, or the assumption of a new identity, or ...
DSM Powerpoint - Incoming Student Resources
... Revised diagnosis represents more medically and scientifically accurate and useful way of diagnosing individuals with autism-related disorders ...
... Revised diagnosis represents more medically and scientifically accurate and useful way of diagnosing individuals with autism-related disorders ...
Dissociative Identity Disorder
... ♦ There is a high level of suicide among people with DID ♦ DID is a COPING mechanism for children/people experiencing abuse and for survivors of abuse. ♦ Chronic dissociation may result in a series of separate entities or mental states which eventually take on identities of their own. ♦ Certain pers ...
... ♦ There is a high level of suicide among people with DID ♦ DID is a COPING mechanism for children/people experiencing abuse and for survivors of abuse. ♦ Chronic dissociation may result in a series of separate entities or mental states which eventually take on identities of their own. ♦ Certain pers ...
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder - DSM-5
... ADHD is characterized by a pattern of behavior, present in multiple settings (e.g., school and home), that can result in performance issues in social, educational, or work settings. As in DSM-IV, symptoms will be divided into two categories of inattention and hyperactivity and impulsivity that inclu ...
... ADHD is characterized by a pattern of behavior, present in multiple settings (e.g., school and home), that can result in performance issues in social, educational, or work settings. As in DSM-IV, symptoms will be divided into two categories of inattention and hyperactivity and impulsivity that inclu ...
The Environmental Science of Mood Disorders
... • Mood Disorders: Low energy, fatigue, motoric retardation/agitation, changes in weight, changes in sleep patterns, poor concentration and memory • Anxiety Disorders: Restlessness/ agitation, fatigue, muscle tension & myalgia, poor concentration, sleep ...
... • Mood Disorders: Low energy, fatigue, motoric retardation/agitation, changes in weight, changes in sleep patterns, poor concentration and memory • Anxiety Disorders: Restlessness/ agitation, fatigue, muscle tension & myalgia, poor concentration, sleep ...
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
... Additionally, the diagnosis of dependence caused much confusion. Most people link dependence with “addiction” when in fact dependence can be a normal body response to a substance. ...
... Additionally, the diagnosis of dependence caused much confusion. Most people link dependence with “addiction” when in fact dependence can be a normal body response to a substance. ...
Overheads – Abnormal Psychology
... Other behaviors are common, e.g. extreme prejudice, but they are clearly abnormal b/c they are harmful. ...
... Other behaviors are common, e.g. extreme prejudice, but they are clearly abnormal b/c they are harmful. ...