Chapter 9
... Chronic stress in family Child abuse Any significant family change or stress Intervention Psychotherapy Medication School-Based Intervention Cognitive restructuring, behavioral assignments, problem-solving, self-instructional training, social skills, relaxation exercises, scheduling pleasant activit ...
... Chronic stress in family Child abuse Any significant family change or stress Intervention Psychotherapy Medication School-Based Intervention Cognitive restructuring, behavioral assignments, problem-solving, self-instructional training, social skills, relaxation exercises, scheduling pleasant activit ...
“Connecting to the Disconnected” (Workshop
... • Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. For some people, however, anxiety can become excessive, and while the person suffering may realize it is excessive they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively affect their day-to-day li ...
... • Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. For some people, however, anxiety can become excessive, and while the person suffering may realize it is excessive they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively affect their day-to-day li ...
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... Dramatic symptoms experienced—sudden blindness, paralysis, deafness, muteness, seizures, etc. Person acts as if h/she doesn’t care about being afflicted with this; called the beautiful indifference; gets them out of responsibilities and allows dependence on others ...
... Dramatic symptoms experienced—sudden blindness, paralysis, deafness, muteness, seizures, etc. Person acts as if h/she doesn’t care about being afflicted with this; called the beautiful indifference; gets them out of responsibilities and allows dependence on others ...
Dissociative disorders
... • Anterograde Amnesia: the ability to form new memories is lost. • Rare, caused mostly by head trauma or brain disease http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62C_yTUyVg ...
... • Anterograde Amnesia: the ability to form new memories is lost. • Rare, caused mostly by head trauma or brain disease http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62C_yTUyVg ...
melatonin Mood disorders
... • Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD: People that struggle with depression throughout winter and spirits lift only with the coming of spring. • -melatonin ...
... • Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD: People that struggle with depression throughout winter and spirits lift only with the coming of spring. • -melatonin ...
Psychology Study Guide
... 1. What must behavior be in our society for it to be labeled as disordered? 2. Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective – Most health –care workers believe a combination from these 3 cause most mental illness. 3. Medical Perspective – replaced the earlier belief that demons and spirits were responsible for men ...
... 1. What must behavior be in our society for it to be labeled as disordered? 2. Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective – Most health –care workers believe a combination from these 3 cause most mental illness. 3. Medical Perspective – replaced the earlier belief that demons and spirits were responsible for men ...
Antisocial Personality Disorder
... Studies have shown that it is very difficult to treat because people with it may not even want or think that they need any type of treatment. Long term one on one therapy might work but getting the patient to stick to it is difficult. Treatment for depression & anxiety may be needed to be give ...
... Studies have shown that it is very difficult to treat because people with it may not even want or think that they need any type of treatment. Long term one on one therapy might work but getting the patient to stick to it is difficult. Treatment for depression & anxiety may be needed to be give ...
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 ...
Cross-Cultural Psychology Psy 420 What is Abnormal? The Cultural
... society may contribute to women’s psychological distress. Ex. Klonoff & Landrine (1995) used the “The Schedule of Sexist Events” scale, which measures women’s experience with sex discrimination, and found: – 94% had to listen to sexist jokes at least once in their lives, 82% were sexually harassed, ...
... society may contribute to women’s psychological distress. Ex. Klonoff & Landrine (1995) used the “The Schedule of Sexist Events” scale, which measures women’s experience with sex discrimination, and found: – 94% had to listen to sexist jokes at least once in their lives, 82% were sexually harassed, ...
Mental Illness pwrpt
... • Panic attacks can be triggered by anxiety or specific things called Phobias (ie: spiders, flying, clowns) or by social situations (ie. Meeting new people, speaking in public) ...
... • Panic attacks can be triggered by anxiety or specific things called Phobias (ie: spiders, flying, clowns) or by social situations (ie. Meeting new people, speaking in public) ...
Slides 25 - Association for Academic Psychiatry
... relatedness beginning before age 5 associated with pathological care. Inhibited and Disinhibited Type ...
... relatedness beginning before age 5 associated with pathological care. Inhibited and Disinhibited Type ...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
... 12% (1 yr prevalence rates) • Women are 2to3 times more likely than men to 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 ...
... 12% (1 yr prevalence rates) • Women are 2to3 times more likely than men to 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 ...
Progress Tracker
... *Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Text Revision. 4th edition. †Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th edition. References: 1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed, text revision. Washington, DC: Ame ...
... *Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Text Revision. 4th edition. †Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th edition. References: 1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed, text revision. Washington, DC: Ame ...
Abnormal Psychology
... criticisms of the biopsychosocial approach What is the DSM-IV? How is the DSM-IV used by psychologists? Why the DSM-IV only bases diagnoses on observable patterns of behavior? self-fulfilling prophecies What is the difference between neurotic disorders and psychotic disorders? The negative effects o ...
... criticisms of the biopsychosocial approach What is the DSM-IV? How is the DSM-IV used by psychologists? Why the DSM-IV only bases diagnoses on observable patterns of behavior? self-fulfilling prophecies What is the difference between neurotic disorders and psychotic disorders? The negative effects o ...
Important concepts-Psych 238
... Anxiety vs. Fear Anxiety and depression (positive and negative affect, arousal) Panic attacks – different types; theories of etiology Agoraphobia Obsessions Anxious apprehension Anxious arousal Suffocation model for panic attacks Stressful life events Comorbidity rates Catastrophic misinterpretation ...
... Anxiety vs. Fear Anxiety and depression (positive and negative affect, arousal) Panic attacks – different types; theories of etiology Agoraphobia Obsessions Anxious apprehension Anxious arousal Suffocation model for panic attacks Stressful life events Comorbidity rates Catastrophic misinterpretation ...
Psychosis in Children and Young People
... Recovery most likely in first 3 months of onset of psychosis YP who are still psychotic after 6 months have 15% chance of full remission ...
... Recovery most likely in first 3 months of onset of psychosis YP who are still psychotic after 6 months have 15% chance of full remission ...
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
... 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 ...
Disorders - Tipp City Schools
... Asperger’s • Usually normal intelligence, near-normal language development • Symptoms: trouble communicating; eccentric and repetitive behaviors, unusual preoccupations rituals, communication issues (no eye contact, don’t understand body language); limited interests but obsessed with what they do l ...
... Asperger’s • Usually normal intelligence, near-normal language development • Symptoms: trouble communicating; eccentric and repetitive behaviors, unusual preoccupations rituals, communication issues (no eye contact, don’t understand body language); limited interests but obsessed with what they do l ...
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... The rabies virus entered the body, the virus moves towards the brain along the nerves. Manifestations of rabies appear after 10 to 50 days from entrance of virus to the body. The first symptoms of the disease in humans include: pain at the bite site, a general feeling of illness, depression, headach ...
... The rabies virus entered the body, the virus moves towards the brain along the nerves. Manifestations of rabies appear after 10 to 50 days from entrance of virus to the body. The first symptoms of the disease in humans include: pain at the bite site, a general feeling of illness, depression, headach ...
Abnormal Psychology Overview
... 1994, the National Comorbidity Study (NCS) 48%, had experienced symptoms of psychological disorder sometime in their life, 30% within the previous year. Of those 30%, 80% had not sought treatment for their symptoms during that year. The NCS study also found that women had higher prevalence of anxiet ...
... 1994, the National Comorbidity Study (NCS) 48%, had experienced symptoms of psychological disorder sometime in their life, 30% within the previous year. Of those 30%, 80% had not sought treatment for their symptoms during that year. The NCS study also found that women had higher prevalence of anxiet ...
Roadmap for Diagnosis
... R. Typical feature of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis; in the presence of nontypical features, look for alternatives (p.47) S. Previous typical response to treatment for a disorder increases its likelihood as your diagnosis (p.48) T. Use the word undiagnosed whenever you cannot ...
... R. Typical feature of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis; in the presence of nontypical features, look for alternatives (p.47) S. Previous typical response to treatment for a disorder increases its likelihood as your diagnosis (p.48) T. Use the word undiagnosed whenever you cannot ...
KEY–DSM-5 Major Disorders
... Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value. ...
... Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value. ...