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| a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. |
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| the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. |
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| Generalized anxiety disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months. |
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| Obsessive compulsive disorder |
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| is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). |
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| a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. |
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Persistant and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
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| Post traumatic stress disorder |
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| a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world. |
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| True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or longer. |
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| is a condition in which a person has periods of depression and periods of being extremely happy or being cross or irritable. |
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| dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down. |
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| sudden departure from a home or workplace without any ability to recall personal history or identity. |
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| Dissociative identity disorders |
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| is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. The person also experiences memory loss that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. |
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| Borderline personality disorder |
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| is a mental health condition in which a person has long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions. These inner experiences often result in impulsive actions and chaotic relationships with other people. |
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| Paranoid personality disorder |
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| is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of distrust and suspicion of others, but does not have a full-blown psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia. |
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| Antisocial personality disorder |
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| is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal. |
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| a chronic mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality (psychosis).You may seem like you're in coma-like daze — unable to speak, move or respond — or you may talk and behave in a bizarre, hyperactive way. Catatonic episodes may last for a month or longer without treatment. |
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| Disorganized schizophrenia |
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| a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions. |
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| a chronic mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality (psychosis). The classic features are having delusions and hearing things that aren't real. |
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| Positive symptoms of schizophrenia |
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Hallucinations are things a person sees, hears, smells, or feels that no one else can see, hear, smell, or feel. "Voices"*
Delusions false beliefs-not part of the person's culture and do not change. The person believes delusions even after other people prove that the beliefs are not true or logical. Ex:believing that neighbors can control their behavior with magnetic waves.
Thought disorders are unusual or dysfunctional ways of thinking. "disorganized thinking."- trouble organizing his or her thoughts or connecting them logically."thought blocking."--person stops speaking abruptly in the middle of a thought. When asked why he or she stopped talking, the person may say that it felt as if the thought had been taken out of his or her head. Finally, a person with a thought disorder might make up meaningless words, or "neologisms."
Movement disorders may appear as agitated body movements. A person with a movement disorder may repeat certain motions over and over. In the other extreme, a person may become catatonic. Catatonia is a state in which a person does not move and does not respond to others. Catatonia is rare today, but it was more common when treatment for schizophrenia was not available.2
"Voices" are the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia |
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| Negative symptoms of schizophrenia |
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associated with disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors. These symptoms are harder to recognize as part of the disorder and can be mistaken for depression or other conditions. These symptoms include the following:
- "Flat affect" (a person's face does not move or he or she talks in a dull or monotonous voice)
- Lack of pleasure in everyday life
- Lack of ability to begin and sustain planned activities
- Speaking little, even when forced to interact.
People with negative symptoms need help with everyday tasks. They often neglect basic personal hygiene. This may make them seem lazy or unwilling to help themselves, but the problems are symptoms caused by the schizophrenia. |
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| Distinguish between Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa |
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severe disturbance in eating behavior. They both can play a huge role in your mental and physical health. Anorexia Nervosa- refusal to maintain a normal weight, intense fear of becoming fat even though they are underweight. They seem to have a very distorted body image about the shape and size of their body. Anorexia Nervosa cases often report absences of at least three consecutive menstrual periods. Bulimia Nervosa-fear of gaining weight. Recurrent episodes of binge eating are characteristic of this disorder. Often times the person will eat massive amounts of food beyond a normal range. Typical strategies include self induced vomiting, excessive exercise or use of laxatives. Self-evaluation is excessively influenced by weight and body shape. |
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the four
primary categories of specific phobias |
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Particular situations: flying, driving, tunnels, bridges etc.
Fear of features of the natural environment: Heights, water, thunderstorms, etc.
Fear of injury/blood: injections, needles, medical/dental procedures.
Fear of animals/insects: |
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Anxiety disorders: 11yrs
Mood disorders: 30yrs
Impulse controll disorder: 11yrs
Substance abuse disorders: 20yrs
Any disorder: 14yrs |
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Explaining phobias:
Biological preparation |
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| Certain fears have an evolutionary history. May represent a fear of contamination, etc. |
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Explaining Phobias:
Classical conditioning |
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| Watson and Rayner's demonstration of little albert. |
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Explaining phobias:
Operant conditioning |
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rewarded by reducing our conditioned fear by avoidance of the conditioned stimulus.
Ex: of negative reinforcement. |
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Explaining Phobias:
Observational learning |
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| Model and imitate the fears we see in others. |
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