Psychological Disorder

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Psychological Disorder

• Emotions, thoughts and behaviors that are
  maladaptive, distressing and different from
  social norms.

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Maladaptive
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Distressing
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Diff. from social norms
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DSM
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Anxiety Disorder

• Feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety.

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Anxiety Disorder

• Panic Disorder
• Phobic Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Panic Disorder

• Recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety.

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Phobic Disorder

• Excessive fear of a specific object, activity, or
  situation.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Persistent, unwanted, unreasonable thoughts
  (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors performed
  according to rules (compulsions).

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Intense and persistent feelings of anxiety and
  helplessness that are caused by a traumatic
  experience.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Continuous, long-lasting uneasiness and tension.

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Causes for Anxiety Disorder

• Sensitive to anxiety
• GABA abnormalities
• Serotonin (Panic and OCD)
• Classical Conditioning/Operant Conditioning
• Observational Learning
• Stress

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Treatments for Anxiety Disorder

• Systematic Desensitization
• Anti-anxiety drug

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Dissociative Disorder

• Splitting apart a persons identity, memory and
  conscious.

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Types of Dissociative Disorder

• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Dissociative Amnesia

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Person with 2 or more distinct, well developed
  personalities.

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Dissociative Amensia

• Forgets past experiences following a stressful
  event.

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Causes for Dissociative Disorder

• Unknown
• Stress
• Emotional trauma in child.
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Rejection from parents

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Schizophrenia Disorder

• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Disorganized speech
• Deterioration adaptive behavior

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Delusions

• False beliefs

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Irrational Thoughts

• Chaotic

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Hallucinations

• Sensory perceptions that are not real

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Deterioration of Adaptive Behavior

• Work
• Social relations
• Personal care

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Types of Schizophrenia

• Paranoid
• Catatonic
• Disorganized
• Undifferentiated

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Causes for Schizophrenia

• Genetics- 2 parents about 46
• Neurotransmitters-excess levels of dopamine
• Brain structure- smaller thalamus and enlarge
  ventricles as well as temp or front lobes
• Viral and malnutrition

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Treatment for Schizophrenia

• Antipsychotic drug

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Mood Disorder

• Emotional disturbances of varied kinds that may
  spill over to disrupt physical, perceptual,
  social and thought processes.

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Types of Mood Disorders

• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder

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Depression

• Deep, unshakable sadness and diminished interest
  in nearly all activities.

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Bipolar Disorder

• Mood swings back and forth between depression and
  mania.

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Causes of Mood Disorders

• Norepinephrine
• Serotonin

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Treatments for Depression

• Anti-depressant
• ECT

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