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 ...
Psychology-Module-31-Study
... According to research in the text, what is a potential biological factor that causes mood disorders? ...
... According to research in the text, what is a potential biological factor that causes mood disorders? ...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
... suffer from any type of anxiety disorder. • Over 30% of women experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their life. • Rates of obsessive compulsive disorder are nearly equal for men and women • Females risk of developing PTSD following a trauma is twice that of males. Females are also more like ...
... suffer from any type of anxiety disorder. • Over 30% of women experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their life. • Rates of obsessive compulsive disorder are nearly equal for men and women • Females risk of developing PTSD following a trauma is twice that of males. Females are also more like ...
Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia
... – Primarily reduce positive symptoms and have little effect on negative symptoms – Dopamine Theory: symptoms are caused by overactive dopamine neurotransmitters – 20% of schizophrenics not helped – Serotonin and glutamate also involved ...
... – Primarily reduce positive symptoms and have little effect on negative symptoms – Dopamine Theory: symptoms are caused by overactive dopamine neurotransmitters – 20% of schizophrenics not helped – Serotonin and glutamate also involved ...
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
... • An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances A general pervasive mood of unha ...
... • An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances A general pervasive mood of unha ...
Addressing Barriers to Learning: Helping Students Cope
... General Information: Previously called manic depression Alternate between “poles” of excessive energy ...
... General Information: Previously called manic depression Alternate between “poles” of excessive energy ...
Sharleen Yuan
... The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. ~Rita Mae Brown ...
... The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. ~Rita Mae Brown ...
Mood Disorders
... hypomania that can reoccur with periods lasting as long as two months. Often the symptoms are not as severe as a full blown episode of mania. Dysthymic Disorder is a form of depression that includes chronically present symptoms of depression. The difference between major depression and dysthymia is ...
... hypomania that can reoccur with periods lasting as long as two months. Often the symptoms are not as severe as a full blown episode of mania. Dysthymic Disorder is a form of depression that includes chronically present symptoms of depression. The difference between major depression and dysthymia is ...
Depressed or Demoralized?
... additional symptoms such as thoughts of death or suicide or changes in appetite, sleep, or activity, for at least two weeks. [5] Minor depression has fewer and less severe ...
... additional symptoms such as thoughts of death or suicide or changes in appetite, sleep, or activity, for at least two weeks. [5] Minor depression has fewer and less severe ...
Mood Disorders
... hypomania that can reoccur with periods lasting as long as two months. Often the symptoms are not as severe as a full blown episode of mania. Dysthymic Disorder is a form of depression that includes chronically present symptoms of depression. The difference between major depression and dysthymia is ...
... hypomania that can reoccur with periods lasting as long as two months. Often the symptoms are not as severe as a full blown episode of mania. Dysthymic Disorder is a form of depression that includes chronically present symptoms of depression. The difference between major depression and dysthymia is ...
Study Guide for Exam 6 Part I – The Trait Perspective in Personality
... Post traumatic stress disorder (also note pt personal growth) What is a somatoform disorder? Recognize an example of conversion disorder. What are characteristics of dissociative disorders? What is dissociative identity disorder? What evidence suggests that it is ‘more than role-playing’? What are m ...
... Post traumatic stress disorder (also note pt personal growth) What is a somatoform disorder? Recognize an example of conversion disorder. What are characteristics of dissociative disorders? What is dissociative identity disorder? What evidence suggests that it is ‘more than role-playing’? What are m ...
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
... changes in sleep changes in eating anhedonia suicidal behavior ...
... changes in sleep changes in eating anhedonia suicidal behavior ...
Disorders Related to Emotional State or Mood
... experienced emotional state that influences an individual’s thinking and behavior. The term “affect” refers, more specifically to the external demonstration of one’s mood or emotions. This distinction is important because affect and mood may differ; people do not always display accurately in their a ...
... experienced emotional state that influences an individual’s thinking and behavior. The term “affect” refers, more specifically to the external demonstration of one’s mood or emotions. This distinction is important because affect and mood may differ; people do not always display accurately in their a ...
Focus issues in dysthymia
... poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. The mood can be irritable in children and adolescents. These symptoms persist most of the day and last over a period of 2 yea ...
... poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. The mood can be irritable in children and adolescents. These symptoms persist most of the day and last over a period of 2 yea ...
An Update On Depressive Disorders
... 1. There is likely an increase in suicidal ideation, in 1-3% of individuals (particularly adolescents) prescribed antidepressants 2. In 2004 health Canada issued such a ‘black box’ warning on most antidepressants. 3. A recent Manitoba study : in 2005 a. 14% decrease in antidepressant ...
... 1. There is likely an increase in suicidal ideation, in 1-3% of individuals (particularly adolescents) prescribed antidepressants 2. In 2004 health Canada issued such a ‘black box’ warning on most antidepressants. 3. A recent Manitoba study : in 2005 a. 14% decrease in antidepressant ...
Unit 6: Psychopathology Name: I. Defining Psychological Disorders
... • D. Most major depressive episodes … • E. Stressful events related to… ...
... • D. Most major depressive episodes … • E. Stressful events related to… ...
Conscious symptom production and unconscious motivation
... – Significant appetite/weight change – Psychomotor agitation/retardation – Pervasive loss of energy/fatigue – Feeling worthless; excessive or inappropriate guilt – Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide Symptoms present for 2 weeks ...
... – Significant appetite/weight change – Psychomotor agitation/retardation – Pervasive loss of energy/fatigue – Feeling worthless; excessive or inappropriate guilt – Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide Symptoms present for 2 weeks ...
Presentation - ACT for Youth
... Significant change in weight/appetite Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide Physical agitation ...
... Significant change in weight/appetite Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide Physical agitation ...
Somatoform Disorders
... Pain Disorder Clinical Description • Pain that causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning • There may have been clear physical reasons for the pain initially, but psychological factors play a major role in maintaining it. • The pain is real & it hurts regardless of the cause ...
... Pain Disorder Clinical Description • Pain that causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning • There may have been clear physical reasons for the pain initially, but psychological factors play a major role in maintaining it. • The pain is real & it hurts regardless of the cause ...
An Overview of Mood Disorders Major Depression: An Overview
... • Overview and Defining Features – Defined by persistently depressed mood that continues for at least 2 years – Symptoms of depression are milder than major depression – Symptoms can persist unchanged over long periods (e.g., 20 years or more) • Facts and Statistics – Late onset – Typically in the e ...
... • Overview and Defining Features – Defined by persistently depressed mood that continues for at least 2 years – Symptoms of depression are milder than major depression – Symptoms can persist unchanged over long periods (e.g., 20 years or more) • Facts and Statistics – Late onset – Typically in the e ...
Kleptomania
... Kleptomania involves a failure to resist impulses to steal items that are not needed or sought for personal use or monetary value. Kleptomania should be distinguished from shoplifting, in which the action is usually well-planned and motivated by need or monetary gain. Some clinicians view kleptomani ...
... Kleptomania involves a failure to resist impulses to steal items that are not needed or sought for personal use or monetary value. Kleptomania should be distinguished from shoplifting, in which the action is usually well-planned and motivated by need or monetary gain. Some clinicians view kleptomani ...
Mood Disorders chapter 13
... • For women 20-30% risk • For men 7-12% risk • Depression often occurs along with other medical and psychiatric illnesses ...
... • For women 20-30% risk • For men 7-12% risk • Depression often occurs along with other medical and psychiatric illnesses ...
DSM-5: Trauma and Stress
... - Previously the DSM-IV identified 7 symptoms. DSM-5 has 2 • Negative alterations in cognitions and mood – Two new symptoms added related to distorted attribution and ...
... - Previously the DSM-IV identified 7 symptoms. DSM-5 has 2 • Negative alterations in cognitions and mood – Two new symptoms added related to distorted attribution and ...