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Ab Psych
Disorders
48
Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/31/2008

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Term
Emotion
Definition

state of arousal that is defined by subjective states of feeling

 

ex. sadness, anger, happiness

Term
Affect
Definition

pattern of observable behaviors associated with subjective feelings

 

ex. facial expressions, tone of voice, hand and body gestures 

Term
Mood
Definition

pervasive and sustained emotional response

 

in extreme form can color person's perception of the world

Term
Mania
Definition

opposite of depression

 

characterized by exagerated feeling of physical or emotional well being

 

symptoms: inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractability, racing thoughts

usually leads to hospitalization

Term
unipolar
Definition
only eposiodes of depression
Term
bipolar
Definition
depression and mania are present
Term
difference b/t clinical depression and normal sadness
Definition

severity

mood change is persistant over time and range of activites

impaired functioning in the world

additional symptoms - see pg. 141 of text

Term
major depressive disorder
Definition

one or more major depressive episodes

 

no manic or hypomanic episodes

Term
dysthymic disorder
Definition

"lite" depression

 

depressed mood for at least 2 years

symptoms not absent for more than 2 months

no major depressive episode

Term
bipolar I
Definition
one or more manic episodes and depression
Term
bipolar II
Definition

no mania, but hypomania is present

Term
cyclothymic
Definition

cycles between hypomania and depression

 

no mania and no major depression

Term
melancholia
Definition
particularly severe type of depression
Term
treatment of bipolar/ depression
Definition

cognitive therapy

SSRI if depressed - bad side effects sexual dysfunction, weight gain

lithium if bipolar

anti-convulsing drugs if lithium doesnt work

psychotherapy to help get to take medication

Term
anxiety disorders
Definition
preoccupation with or persistant avoidance of thoughts or situations that provoke fear and anxiety
Term
anxiety
Definition

a diffuse emotional reaction that is associated with the anticipation of future problems

 

is out of proportion to threats from the environment

Term
panic attack
Definition

overwhelming experience of terror or fright

 

symptoms: dizziness, chills, nausea, heart palpitations, sweating, trembling

Term
phobia
Definition
persistent and irrational narrowly defined fears associated with avoidance of a specific object or situation
Term
agoraphobia
Definition

fear of public spaces

 

most complex phobia

Term
obsessions
Definition
repetitive unwanted intrusive cognitive thoughts that increase anxiety
Term
compulsions
Definition

repetitive irrational behaviors that reduce anxiety caused by obsessions

 

most common: cleaning and checking

Term
most common form of mental disorders
Definition
panic disorders
Term
treatment of anxiety disorders
Definition

anti-anxiety medication - valium xanax

 

benzodiazephines - addictive!

Term
onset of schizophrenia
Definition
adolescence or early adulthood (15-35)
Term
3 phases of schizophrenia
Definition

prodromal

active

residual

Term
prodromal
Definition

deterioration in role of fuctioning

 noticible change in personality

pecular behaviors (talking to ones self in public, unusual perceptual experiences, outbursts of anger, restlessness)

social withdrawl

indecisivness

lack of willpower

Term
active
Definition

hallucinations

dellusions

disorganized speech

Term
residual
Definition

similar symptoms as prodromal phase

positive symptoms improve

negative symptoms remain severe

 

most people never return to prior level of functioning

Term
3 types of symptoms
Definition

positive

negative

disorganized

Term
positive symptoms
Definition

presence of an aberrant response

hallucinations and delusions

Term
hallucinations
Definition

sensory experiences that are not caused by acutal external stimuli

 

most common - auditory hallucinations

Term
delusions
Definition

idiosyncratic beliefs that are rigidly held in spite of their proposterous nature

 

will defend beliefs even when presented with contradictory evidence

cannot consider anothers perspective

do not argue with one's delusions

Term
negative symptoms
Definition

responses orr functions that appear to be missing from a person's behavior

 

more stable over time than positve symptoms

Term
blunted affect
Definition

flattening or restriction of a person's non-verbal display of emotional responses

 

no exhibition of feelings or emotions

 

apear indifferent to surroundings

 

monotone voice

Term
anhedonia
Definition

inability to experience pleasure

 

lost interest in recreational and social activites

Term
social withdrawl
Definition

malfunction in interpersonal relationships

 

social isolation

Term
avolition
Definition

indecisiveness

 

loss of willpower

Term
alogia
Definition

lack of speech

 

lack of thought

Term
disorganization symptoms
Definition

thinking disturbances

 

bizarre behavior

 

disorganized speech

Term
disorganized speech
Definition

saying things that don't make sense

 

irrelevent responses

 

disconnected ideas

Term
catatonia
Definition

immobility and marked muscular ridgity

 

excitement and over activity (pacing, repetitious movements)

 

Term
inappropriate affect
Definition

 incongruity in emotional expression

 

giggleing when you are afraid

Term
5 subtypes of schizophrenia
Definition

catatonic

 

disorganized

 

paranoid

 

undifferentiated type

 

residual

Term
disorganized
Definition

disorganized speech

disorganized behavior

inappropriate affect

Term
paranoid
Definition

systematic delusions with persecutory content

auditory hallucinations

Term
undifferentiated type
Definition
meet the criteria for several subtypes or none
Term
residual
Definition
do not meet the critera for active phase but still exhibit negative symptoms
Term
treatment
Definition

medication

 

psychosocial treatment

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