Kardinia International College
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
Treatment
... development, hyperprotective x abusing parents) • Secondary symptoms (ADHD – neurotization) X impaired development and prognosis (SCH) • Children are less able to express themselves in words nonverbal behavior, objective reports (parents, school) • Pharmacotherapy – different pharmacokinetics and ...
... development, hyperprotective x abusing parents) • Secondary symptoms (ADHD – neurotization) X impaired development and prognosis (SCH) • Children are less able to express themselves in words nonverbal behavior, objective reports (parents, school) • Pharmacotherapy – different pharmacokinetics and ...
Psychological Disorders
... A mood disorder similar to major depression, but is less severe and more chronic (long-lasting) in nature Lifetime prevalence 6% ...
... A mood disorder similar to major depression, but is less severe and more chronic (long-lasting) in nature Lifetime prevalence 6% ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
... Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is more common than was once thought. Most people who develop it show symptoms by age 30. There are several theories about the cause of OCD, but none have been confirmed. Some reports have linked OCD to head injury and infectio ...
... Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is more common than was once thought. Most people who develop it show symptoms by age 30. There are several theories about the cause of OCD, but none have been confirmed. Some reports have linked OCD to head injury and infectio ...
Mental Health - Jones College Prep
... • An unhealthy way to cope with emotions, stress, or traumatic events • Self-injury can be a symptom of a mood disorder, anxiety disorder, or eating disorder • Most people aren’t attempting suicide, but it is done to feel better in a situation – Some people may attempt suicide, but this is due to em ...
... • An unhealthy way to cope with emotions, stress, or traumatic events • Self-injury can be a symptom of a mood disorder, anxiety disorder, or eating disorder • Most people aren’t attempting suicide, but it is done to feel better in a situation – Some people may attempt suicide, but this is due to em ...
47.272 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Fall 2014 Quiz 5 For each
... 3. You are a psychologist and you have just seen a patient referred to you by the patient’s primary care physician (PCP). Knowing which of the following would be helpful to you in deciding between a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder? a. Was the patient comfortable wi ...
... 3. You are a psychologist and you have just seen a patient referred to you by the patient’s primary care physician (PCP). Knowing which of the following would be helpful to you in deciding between a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder? a. Was the patient comfortable wi ...
Notes_14 abnormal - Biloxi Public Schools
... - aka: multiple personality disorder -rare condition involving existence of 2+ separate personalities housed in one body -identities may or may not be aware of each other -sufferer is essentially converting psychological stress to physical symptoms -involves a preoccupation with the fear that one ha ...
... - aka: multiple personality disorder -rare condition involving existence of 2+ separate personalities housed in one body -identities may or may not be aware of each other -sufferer is essentially converting psychological stress to physical symptoms -involves a preoccupation with the fear that one ha ...
Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
... – stimulus generalization and reinforcement – Observational learning: Mineka (1985) demonstrated that wild monkeys transmit fear of snakes to watchful offspring Biological factors – Natural selection: fear has kept us alive as a species; it is easy to condition and difficult to extinguish – Genetic ...
... – stimulus generalization and reinforcement – Observational learning: Mineka (1985) demonstrated that wild monkeys transmit fear of snakes to watchful offspring Biological factors – Natural selection: fear has kept us alive as a species; it is easy to condition and difficult to extinguish – Genetic ...
View Poster - pantherFILE
... • Based on clinical cutoff scores, 35% of children and adolescents had total scores indicating a possible anxiety disorder; 22% of the total sample scored above the more stringent cutoff. • See Table 2 for prevalence of elevated total and subscale scores. • Nearly half of our sample endorsed signifi ...
... • Based on clinical cutoff scores, 35% of children and adolescents had total scores indicating a possible anxiety disorder; 22% of the total sample scored above the more stringent cutoff. • See Table 2 for prevalence of elevated total and subscale scores. • Nearly half of our sample endorsed signifi ...
Anxiety Disorders
... be poorly motivated to study, to work out difficulties, to look for solutions to the problems that cause anxiety. The term anxiety is often used interchangeably with the word stress; however, they are not the same. ...
... be poorly motivated to study, to work out difficulties, to look for solutions to the problems that cause anxiety. The term anxiety is often used interchangeably with the word stress; however, they are not the same. ...
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... B. symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy. C. in some countries, the disorder is nonexistent. D. children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent’s murder, do not develop the disorder. ...
... B. symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy. C. in some countries, the disorder is nonexistent. D. children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent’s murder, do not develop the disorder. ...
Terms in Psychiatry - Northwest Technology Center
... •Define combining forms used in building words that relate to mental disorders •Identify the meaning of related abbreviations •Name the common tests, procedures, and treatments used in treating mental disorders •Recognize common pharmacological agents used in treating psychiatric ailments ...
... •Define combining forms used in building words that relate to mental disorders •Identify the meaning of related abbreviations •Name the common tests, procedures, and treatments used in treating mental disorders •Recognize common pharmacological agents used in treating psychiatric ailments ...
Abnormal Psychology
... physical symptoms that have no physiological or biological basis 2. Two types: – Hypochondriasis: an individual has physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause ...
... physical symptoms that have no physiological or biological basis 2. Two types: – Hypochondriasis: an individual has physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause ...
Terms in Psychiatry - Northwest Technology Center
... •Define combining forms used in building words that relate to mental disorders. •Identify the meaning of related abbreviations. •Name the common tests, procedures, and treatments used in treating mental disorders. •Recognize common pharmacological agents used in treating psychiatric ailments. ...
... •Define combining forms used in building words that relate to mental disorders. •Identify the meaning of related abbreviations. •Name the common tests, procedures, and treatments used in treating mental disorders. •Recognize common pharmacological agents used in treating psychiatric ailments. ...
disorder - Mr. Siegerman
... B. symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy. C. in some countries, the disorder is nonexistent. D. children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent’s murder, do not develop the disorder. ...
... B. symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy. C. in some countries, the disorder is nonexistent. D. children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent’s murder, do not develop the disorder. ...
Chapter 16 notes
... • The discovery of the link between syphilis and mental illness sent doctors looking for other physical causes of other mental illness. • Today we think of mental illness as a disease that can be diagnosed based on symptoms and cured through therapy that may include hospitalization in a psychiatric ...
... • The discovery of the link between syphilis and mental illness sent doctors looking for other physical causes of other mental illness. • Today we think of mental illness as a disease that can be diagnosed based on symptoms and cured through therapy that may include hospitalization in a psychiatric ...
1 cause of suicide: untreated depression
... They may begin to isolate themselves, pulling away from friends or family They may no longer participate in what was their favorite things or activities They may have recently developed trouble thinking clearly They may have changes in their personality (darker, more anxious, or noncaring) They may ...
... They may begin to isolate themselves, pulling away from friends or family They may no longer participate in what was their favorite things or activities They may have recently developed trouble thinking clearly They may have changes in their personality (darker, more anxious, or noncaring) They may ...
Griggs Chapter 10: Abnormal Psychology
... A fear of one or more social situations in which there is exposure to unfamiliar people or scrutiny by others ◦ May include eating in public, resulting in the ...
... A fear of one or more social situations in which there is exposure to unfamiliar people or scrutiny by others ◦ May include eating in public, resulting in the ...