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Abnormal Psych Exam 1--Disorders of Extreme Stress
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/15/2012

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stress
Definition
both a physiological and psychological reaction to situations that demand adaptation
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stress-related disorders
Definition
psychological reaction to situations that demand adaptation
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trauma
Definition
more diagnostic definition-includes event and response
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general adaptation process
Definition
GAS
-alarm stage
-resistance stage
-exhaustion stage
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alarm
Definition
organism recognizes stress and begins to respond
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Resistance
Definition
organism mobilizes the body's resources for coping
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exhaustion stage
Definition
organism succumbs to fatigue
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adjustment disorder
Definition
-maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor
-distress exceeds what is typical for that stressor
-symptoms last after stress is removed
-not something that happens everyday
-last less than 6 months
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posttraumatic stress disorder
Definition
-person exposed to traumatic event directly
-persons respon involved intense fear, helplessness or horror
-reaction to stress instead of bad adjustment
-traumatic event reexperienced in some way
-persistant symptoms of increased arousal
more than one month
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complex trauma
Definition
-recurrent, sever traumatic experience
-repeated exposure to trauma in childhood and adulthood lead to disorder
-like PTSD, but reacurring
-child won't be dagnosed with this
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devlopmental trauma disorder
Definition
-multiple/chronic exposure to one or more forms of interpersonal trauma
-messes with development
-might be diagnosed as ADHD
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Bereavement Related Disorder
Definition
-death of close person at least 12 months earlier
-preoccupation with death
-6 symptoms within two clusters...reactive distress and social/identity disruption
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reactive distress
Definition
difficulty accepting death, difficulty talking about it
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social/identity disruption
Definition
avoiding people
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