Details Title: abnormal psyc Description: test 2 Total Flash Cards: 32 Created: 07/28/2008 03:58:47		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Psychology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term psychosomatic hypothisis Definition bodily symptoms can be caused by blocking of emotional expression Term eating disorders Definition anorexia nervosia bulimia binge eating Term anorexia nurvisa Definition distorted body image - denys seriousness - 90-95% females Term bulimia Definition binge eating followed by throwing up - poor impules control - runs in family - 6 month of medicine / therapy 95% decrease in desease - cognitive therapry Term binge eating Definition binging w.o throwing up - compulsive snacking - stress Term sleep disorders Definition 33% of population has sleep disorders - cant be better explained by medical disorder or drug abuse - dissomnias - 1- insomnia 2- hyperinsomnia- 3- naquolepsy- Term dissomnias Definition problem with amount, quality, and timing of sleep Term insomnia Definition most common sleep disorder problem with maintaining sleep initiating sleep - commom women - prevelent w age Term hyperinsomnia Definition excessive sleep - daytime sleep Term narquolepsy Definition daytime sleep w REM sleep - not sure of cause -genetic coomponent Term parasomnia Definition unusual behavior during sleep - nightmare disorder - sleep terror - sleep walking disorder Term nightmare disorder Definition remembering your dream Term sleep terror Definition dont remember dream - increased arousal not in REM Term sleep walking desise Definition rise from bed during sleep - not a disorder unless harm is being done Term psychosociological / psychosymatic Definition psychical disorder associated w psychological events - carenary heart desise Term concordance / disconcordance Definition - twins have same disorder - one twin has it one twin doesnt Term fragham study Definition 1940 mass -- women prvide more social support Term disorders or bodily preocupation Definition somatophorms - all in the head 1- pain disorder 2- somatization disorder 3- hypercondriac 4- conversion disorder 5- body dismorphic disorder (BDD) Term Definition Term Pain disorder Definition suvere pain prolonged, tiny physical symptoms - somtimes none acute - casued by somthing specific chronic - prolonged keeps coming back Term somatization disorder Definition multipal bodily complaints - 4 different areas on pain - 2 gasto intestinal w.o pain - 1 sexual w.o pain - 1 suronurological Term hypocondriac Definition s person that has a persistant (6month) belief of a specific illness worried about health Term conversion disorder Definition loss of bodily function - haring - seeing - walking - talking hand parilization - glove amnisia Term BDD Definition preocupation with a minor issue excessive concern thinking you are extreamly ugly -- muscle dismorphia - gym head Term facticious disorders Definition faking it for attention - neglectful lifestyal - munchausen syndrome - facticious disorder by proxy - malingering - Term munchausen syndrome Definition enflicting intentional injuries on self - full blown stories - sttention seeking behavior Term Facticious - byproxy Definition parent producing a child with syndrome Term malingering Definition faking illness for personal gain Term anxiety disorders Definition unpleasent feeling of prolonged aprehension or fear - GDA - 6 months - under 30 females panic disorder Term panic disorder Definition sudden overwelming experience of terror Term comoribility Definition having 2 or more disorders at the same dime (depression / anxiety) Term Definition