Psychological (or Mental) Disorders
... • Majority of recent cases had a wide range of chronic psychiatric problems or were using insanity defense • Certain therapists may over-diagnose or “suggest” DID • DID symptoms can be intentionally induced under hypnosis ...
... • Majority of recent cases had a wide range of chronic psychiatric problems or were using insanity defense • Certain therapists may over-diagnose or “suggest” DID • DID symptoms can be intentionally induced under hypnosis ...
Mental Health: Types of Mental Illness
... situations with fear and dread, as well as with physical signs of anxiety or nervousness, such as a rapid heartbeat and sweating. An anxiety disorder is diagnosed if the person's response is not appropriate for the situation, if the person cannot control the response or if the anxiety interferes wit ...
... situations with fear and dread, as well as with physical signs of anxiety or nervousness, such as a rapid heartbeat and sweating. An anxiety disorder is diagnosed if the person's response is not appropriate for the situation, if the person cannot control the response or if the anxiety interferes wit ...
Medical Model - Biloxi Public Schools
... -once inside institution , pseudopatients returned to normal behavior -patients for 3 weeks but no staff ever “caught on” they were healthy -several actual patients expressed doubt about pseudopatients’ mental illness but it seems that label to a person influences how each of his subsequent behavior ...
... -once inside institution , pseudopatients returned to normal behavior -patients for 3 weeks but no staff ever “caught on” they were healthy -several actual patients expressed doubt about pseudopatients’ mental illness but it seems that label to a person influences how each of his subsequent behavior ...
Abnormal Psych
... Chronic worry that one has a serious medical disease despite evidence that one does not; frequent consultations with physicians over this worry Etiology A family history of depression or anxiety is common. These people may suffer from chronic distress and cope with this distress by exaggerating phys ...
... Chronic worry that one has a serious medical disease despite evidence that one does not; frequent consultations with physicians over this worry Etiology A family history of depression or anxiety is common. These people may suffer from chronic distress and cope with this distress by exaggerating phys ...
Ch. 18 Section 4: Somatoform Disorders
... hypochondriasis, are primarily psychological. According to psychoanalytic theory, somatoform disorders occur when individuals repress emotions associated with forbidden urges and instead express them symbolically in physical symptoms. The physical symptoms thus represent a compromise between the unc ...
... hypochondriasis, are primarily psychological. According to psychoanalytic theory, somatoform disorders occur when individuals repress emotions associated with forbidden urges and instead express them symbolically in physical symptoms. The physical symptoms thus represent a compromise between the unc ...
Anxiety, Somatoform, and Dissociative Disorders
... • Inability to recall past events or important information from the person’s life • Confusion or loss of memory about his or her identity, possibly assuming a new identity to make up for the loss • Extreme distress and problems with daily functioning (due to the fugue episodes) ...
... • Inability to recall past events or important information from the person’s life • Confusion or loss of memory about his or her identity, possibly assuming a new identity to make up for the loss • Extreme distress and problems with daily functioning (due to the fugue episodes) ...
Psychological Disorders ppt - kyle
... hopeless, worthless, guilty, or extremely sad? Do they maybe even feel like life is not worth living? ...
... hopeless, worthless, guilty, or extremely sad? Do they maybe even feel like life is not worth living? ...
Functional disorders: a neurologist`s account
... of these disorders and the enormous cost to the health care system. There are a few errors: somatic symptom disorder is not a ‘rare and devastating problem’, it affects 5–7% of the population; illness is not ‘a response to a disease’, it is a collection of diverse symptoms; and patients do not ‘unco ...
... of these disorders and the enormous cost to the health care system. There are a few errors: somatic symptom disorder is not a ‘rare and devastating problem’, it affects 5–7% of the population; illness is not ‘a response to a disease’, it is a collection of diverse symptoms; and patients do not ‘unco ...
Kartagener`s syndrome: Case Report
... Department of Medicine, P.Dr.D.Y.Ptil Medical College, Pimpri , Pune , India. * Corresponding author : Email: [email protected] ...
... Department of Medicine, P.Dr.D.Y.Ptil Medical College, Pimpri , Pune , India. * Corresponding author : Email: [email protected] ...
DSM-IV-TR
... 5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or selfmutilating behavior 6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days) 7. chronic feelings of emptiness ...
... 5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or selfmutilating behavior 6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days) 7. chronic feelings of emptiness ...
Unit 8, Abnormal Psychology
... Not everyone diagnosed with a mental disorder would be able to claim insanity – that designation is determined by judges and juries. Not defined in DSM-IV-TR ...
... Not everyone diagnosed with a mental disorder would be able to claim insanity – that designation is determined by judges and juries. Not defined in DSM-IV-TR ...
personality disorders histrionic personality disorder
... emotional behaviour, as well as attention seeking behaviour. This behaviour begins by early adulthood and will manifest in a variety of ways. Individuals with histrionic personality disorder feel the need to be the centre of attention at all times, otherwise they feel uncomfortable or unappreciated. ...
... emotional behaviour, as well as attention seeking behaviour. This behaviour begins by early adulthood and will manifest in a variety of ways. Individuals with histrionic personality disorder feel the need to be the centre of attention at all times, otherwise they feel uncomfortable or unappreciated. ...
Ch. 18 S. 4
... do not intentionally fake their illnesses. They honestly feel ____________ or believe they cannot move their limbs. Reliable _____________________ on the incidence of somatoform disorders are not available. Many diagnoses of somatoform illness later prove to be incorrect when patients are found to h ...
... do not intentionally fake their illnesses. They honestly feel ____________ or believe they cannot move their limbs. Reliable _____________________ on the incidence of somatoform disorders are not available. Many diagnoses of somatoform illness later prove to be incorrect when patients are found to h ...
Chapter 5 PP
... house, jail time, exposure to other suicide, family history of emotional disorder ...
... house, jail time, exposure to other suicide, family history of emotional disorder ...
The Environmental Science of Mood Disorders
... exposed to reminders of trauma: a) Increase of perfusion in right hemisphere; b)Decrease in oxygen consumption in the left inferior frontal cortex , i.e., Broca’s Area. Thus, trauma may lead to speechless terror. ...
... exposed to reminders of trauma: a) Increase of perfusion in right hemisphere; b)Decrease in oxygen consumption in the left inferior frontal cortex , i.e., Broca’s Area. Thus, trauma may lead to speechless terror. ...
Mental Disorders
... Borderline personality -erratic emotions Tends to exaggerate relationships-"everyone loves me" Narcissistic personality -self centered person ...
... Borderline personality -erratic emotions Tends to exaggerate relationships-"everyone loves me" Narcissistic personality -self centered person ...
Psyc 213: Abnormal Psychology
... 7. Briefly describe PTSD. Provide an example of an experience that may result in PTSD and identify the various symptoms that may accompany this disorder. 8. While some professionals believe that multiple personalities are real and more common than previously thought, others believe that the conditio ...
... 7. Briefly describe PTSD. Provide an example of an experience that may result in PTSD and identify the various symptoms that may accompany this disorder. 8. While some professionals believe that multiple personalities are real and more common than previously thought, others believe that the conditio ...
NS330 Quiz 5 - WordPress.com
... key identifiers- no plausible explanation & symptoms occur as result of psychological factors; comorbid w/ depression, DID, personality disorders -LaBelle indifference- lack of concern about symptoms Factitious disorder- physical symptoms created for attention or to achieve a purpose (workman’s comp ...
... key identifiers- no plausible explanation & symptoms occur as result of psychological factors; comorbid w/ depression, DID, personality disorders -LaBelle indifference- lack of concern about symptoms Factitious disorder- physical symptoms created for attention or to achieve a purpose (workman’s comp ...
Paralympics and conversion disorder
... impairments can compete in which sports and how to group athletes to ensure fair competition. Understanding the effects of stigma around disability and dealing with them are part and parcel of work in medicine but especially the mental health field. Within the medical specialities there is a ‘race to ...
... impairments can compete in which sports and how to group athletes to ensure fair competition. Understanding the effects of stigma around disability and dealing with them are part and parcel of work in medicine but especially the mental health field. Within the medical specialities there is a ‘race to ...
31) Dr. Sardonicus is a clinician who treats clients with
... A. They exaggerate differences between groups B. They overestimate differences within other groups C. They produce many different perceptions D. They show that members of a group can be different ...
... A. They exaggerate differences between groups B. They overestimate differences within other groups C. They produce many different perceptions D. They show that members of a group can be different ...
Internet Addiction
... thoughts and feelings that occur while the person is using the Internet. Researchers question the concept of an "addictive personality" as such, it is possible that someone who has one addiction may be prone to become addicted to other substances or activities, including Internet use ...
... thoughts and feelings that occur while the person is using the Internet. Researchers question the concept of an "addictive personality" as such, it is possible that someone who has one addiction may be prone to become addicted to other substances or activities, including Internet use ...
Treatments for Mental Illness
... • mania that does not improve with medications • schizophrenia when symptoms are severe or medications aren’t enough ...
... • mania that does not improve with medications • schizophrenia when symptoms are severe or medications aren’t enough ...
Hypochondria: hypochondriasis
... limited and the time the PA will spend with him too. The PA must be careful of how he gives the reassurance and keep in mind that he’s trying to make the patient see that the symptoms are not what he believes they are rather than make him believe they don’t exist. As they progress time during sess ...
... limited and the time the PA will spend with him too. The PA must be careful of how he gives the reassurance and keep in mind that he’s trying to make the patient see that the symptoms are not what he believes they are rather than make him believe they don’t exist. As they progress time during sess ...