Ch. 5 Vocab
... Everybody feels sad from time to time. However, the 1. of sad feelings for weeks or months is a sign of depression. This mental disorder is fairly common 15 percent of all teens. Anxiety disduring adolescence, affecting 2. orders are also quite common in teens. Other types of mental disorders includ ...
... Everybody feels sad from time to time. However, the 1. of sad feelings for weeks or months is a sign of depression. This mental disorder is fairly common 15 percent of all teens. Anxiety disduring adolescence, affecting 2. orders are also quite common in teens. Other types of mental disorders includ ...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
... Classroom Accommodations • Try to establish a feeling of safety and acceptance within the classroom. Greet the 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’ ...
... Classroom Accommodations • Try to establish a feeling of safety and acceptance within the classroom. Greet the 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’ ...
Abnormal Psych2014 - Doral Academy Preparatory
... Low levels of norepinephrine = unipolar depression Bipolarity and unipolar depression seem to run in families Schizophrenic Disorders and Their Causes o Is the most debilitating of the psychological disorders o Strikes people as they enter young adulthood o Most common symptom is disordered, d ...
... Low levels of norepinephrine = unipolar depression Bipolarity and unipolar depression seem to run in families Schizophrenic Disorders and Their Causes o Is the most debilitating of the psychological disorders o Strikes people as they enter young adulthood o Most common symptom is disordered, d ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
... communicate their distress verbally or through play, it doesn’t mean they can’t experience PTSD. (See box for more on emotional development.) For infants, the symptoms of the disorder may be a difficulty in going to sleep or a pattern of disrupted sleep, an exaggerated startle response, increased ir ...
... communicate their distress verbally or through play, it doesn’t mean they can’t experience PTSD. (See box for more on emotional development.) For infants, the symptoms of the disorder may be a difficulty in going to sleep or a pattern of disrupted sleep, an exaggerated startle response, increased ir ...
Chapter 13
... Primary gain: prevention from acting out forbidden desires or repeating forbidden behavior. Secondary gain: allow person to avoid an unpleasant activity, person, or situation. Cognitive Behavioral theories – focus on Secondary gains– ways in which The symptomatic behavior is being rewarded. Learning ...
... Primary gain: prevention from acting out forbidden desires or repeating forbidden behavior. Secondary gain: allow person to avoid an unpleasant activity, person, or situation. Cognitive Behavioral theories – focus on Secondary gains– ways in which The symptomatic behavior is being rewarded. Learning ...
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 ADHD) Is it ADHD?
... diagnose ADHD, and many other problems, like anxiety, depression, and certain types of learning disabilities, can have similar symptoms. The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth edition (DSM-5) is used by mental health professionals to help diagnose ADHD. It wa ...
... diagnose ADHD, and many other problems, like anxiety, depression, and certain types of learning disabilities, can have similar symptoms. The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth edition (DSM-5) is used by mental health professionals to help diagnose ADHD. It wa ...
Managing Power Struggles
... • Stuck on negative thought • High Stress level – watch for aggression ...
... • Stuck on negative thought • High Stress level – watch for aggression ...
Commissioning and the 3rd Sector
... ago I would have been treating no more than three people at any one time for alcohol-related brain damage. Now there are at least 10 patients with that in my clinical service. Most of these patients were originally thought to have either depression or Alzheimer’s until disclosure of their history of ...
... ago I would have been treating no more than three people at any one time for alcohol-related brain damage. Now there are at least 10 patients with that in my clinical service. Most of these patients were originally thought to have either depression or Alzheimer’s until disclosure of their history of ...
Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia
... Mood Disorders: Treatments • Antidepressant Drugs: increase specific groups of neurotransmitters (monoamines) that are involved in the regulations of emotions and moods – Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine – Mostly SSRI’s: selective serotonin reuptake inhibiters – Help about 65% of patients; h ...
... Mood Disorders: Treatments • Antidepressant Drugs: increase specific groups of neurotransmitters (monoamines) that are involved in the regulations of emotions and moods – Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine – Mostly SSRI’s: selective serotonin reuptake inhibiters – Help about 65% of patients; h ...
L15PsychologicalDisorders
... Phobias Obsessive-compulsive disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder ...
... Phobias Obsessive-compulsive disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder ...
MyersExpPsych7e_IM_Module 38 garber edits
... investigators want to develop a theory of 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 ...
... investigators want to develop a theory of 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 ...
Psychology 2 Final Exam Review PPT
... Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider. During psychotherapy, one hopes to learn about their condition and moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors, how to take control of one's life and respond ...
... Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider. During psychotherapy, one hopes to learn about their condition and moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors, how to take control of one's life and respond ...
Schizophrenia
... • Excess dopamine in the limbic system -> embellishments of normal cognition and perception • Responsive to antipsychotics ...
... • Excess dopamine in the limbic system -> embellishments of normal cognition and perception • Responsive to antipsychotics ...
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... . An illusion(sensory disturbances) is a fanciful vision or a false 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 w ...
... . An illusion(sensory disturbances) is a fanciful vision or a false 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 w ...
Psychological Disorders and Treatment
... Understanding disorders & perspectives Medical Model—approaching abnormal psychology as a disease that has symptoms, and can be diagnosed and treated. Psychoanalytic Model— disorders are expressions of internal conflict Cognitive-Behavioral Model— disorders are the development of learning mal ...
... Understanding disorders & perspectives Medical Model—approaching abnormal psychology as a disease that has symptoms, and can be diagnosed and treated. Psychoanalytic Model— disorders are expressions of internal conflict Cognitive-Behavioral Model— disorders are the development of learning mal ...
BUILDING THE ESSAY DRAFT
... On the other hand… - It is “normal” to have cavities in teeth occasionally, but doesn’t mean that’s healthy / preferred The term “normal” therefore is very problematic ...
... On the other hand… - It is “normal” to have cavities in teeth occasionally, but doesn’t mean that’s healthy / preferred The term “normal” therefore is very problematic ...
Chapter Summary/Lecture Organizer I. STUDYING
... Gender and Cultural Diversity: Avoiding Ethnocentrism - Culture-bound disorders (such as "windigo psychosis") are unique and found only in specific cultures. This section compares several culture-bound and culture-general disorders. B. Explaining Abnormality - The belief that demons cause abnormal b ...
... Gender and Cultural Diversity: Avoiding Ethnocentrism - Culture-bound disorders (such as "windigo psychosis") are unique and found only in specific cultures. This section compares several culture-bound and culture-general disorders. B. Explaining Abnormality - The belief that demons cause abnormal b ...
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... Inability to think in logical manner Showing few, if any emotions ...
... Inability to think in logical manner Showing few, if any emotions ...
psychiatric problems
... play or fiddle aimlessly. • Boys tend to be less compliant with teachers and other adults, so their behavior is often more conspicuous. ...
... play or fiddle aimlessly. • Boys tend to be less compliant with teachers and other adults, so their behavior is often more conspicuous. ...