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Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2010

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Term
Atypical Behavior
Definition

Behavior that deciates from the norms of society

Behavior seen as different or weird

Term
Maladaptive Behavior
Definition
Behavior that is potentially harmful to oneself or to others not just physically harmful, but also emotionally harmful to the well-being of a person or others.
Term
NOTE
Definition

Behaviors can be defined as

-Atypical only (talking to the paint on the wall),

-Both atypical & maladaptive (dancing naked while standing on an overpass railing about an Espressway) or 

-Maladaptive only (a college student drinking an excessive amount of alchool at a party).

Term
DSM-IV
Definition
Mental Disorders are diagnosed according to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Dirorders, 4th Edition (APA, 1994). This book provieds a list of sumptoms common to each type of disorder which can be used to help classify disorders into categories.
Term
AXIS-1
Definition
Clinical
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AXIS 2
Definition
Personality Diorders and Mental Retardation
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AXIS 3
Definition
General Medical Condition
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AXIS 4
Definition
Psychosocial & Environmental Conditions
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AXIS 5
Definition
Global Assesment of Functioning Scale
Term
Anxiety Disorders
Definition
Disorders involving high levels of negative emotions such as fear, nervousness and dread.
Term
Panic Disorder
Definition
Repeated panic attacks, unclear fear of something bad happening in the absence of a threatening stimulus.
Term
Phobias
Definition

intense, irrational fears that dominate a person's life on many levels.

Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the United States.

Term
Specific Phobia
Definition
intense irrational fear of an object, creature or specific situation (snakes, spiders, heights etc.)
Term
Agoraphobia
Definition
intense irrational dear of being in a public situation where a tragic event may ovvure from which the person might not esxape or may embarassed by overreacting (wont go to the movies for fear the theater will catch on fire and be trapped inside). Doesn't leave home due to fears.
Term
Social Phobia
Definition
intense irrational fear of being evaulated by others in social situations. Will leave home but either avoids public places where people are present or endures intense anciety when forved to be in the presence of others.
Term
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Definition
intense anxiety resulting from obsessions (uncontrollable, repeating thoughts like the inhability to stop thinking about the precise order of clothes hanging in the closet) or compulsions (ritualized behaviors thar are uncontrollable repeating and unwanted like constant hand washing lock checking cleaning and straightening).
Term
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Definition
has lived throiught a life threatening trauma (rape, combat, plane crash, terroristbombing) and now is dominated b y repeated unwanted thoughts dreams and flashbacks of the event extreme avoidance of reminders of the event numbed emotiong jumpy unable to sleep for fear the event will occur again.
Term
Accute Stress Disorder
Definition

This is the short term version of PTSD, lasting from 2-30 days but having the same symptoms.

PTSD is diagnosed with the symptoms last from 30 days and beyond.

Term
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
intense worry and anxiety about everything not just one specific thing. Intense worry about bad things happening in the future for which there is no real conclusive indication.
Term
Anxiety
Definition
 A general oprehention towards something.
Term
Fear
Definition
A biological or innatte response to what you see as being a life threatening situation.
Term
Whoever gets diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) will also have. . . .
Definition
. . .Depression & substance abuse.
Term
Hypochondriasis
Definition
intense anciety resulting frm the misinterpretation of small common physical problems as conclusive evidence of a serious even life threatening illness. Intense fear of being affected by physical illness.
Term
Schizophrenia
Definition
the major form of psychosis (loss of reality) diagnosed along with bipolar disorder and major depression is one of the three major mental disorders. Affects just over 1% of the mid 20s considered to be a biologically based brain disease may be triggered or made worse by stressful situations.
Term
Delusions
Definition
False beliefs --true belief in weird or unusual things.
Term
Hallucinations
Definition
False sensory experiences, they actually hear or see things that are not there, most commonly auditory but also visual or even tactile.
Term

Types of Schisophrenia

Disorganized Type

Definition
fits the common stereotype of a "crazy person" disorganized, purposeless or bizarre behavior.
Term

Types of Schizophrenia

Paranoid Type

Definition
system of parnoid delusions often a complex web or false beliefs incolving being spied on or conspired against by others auditory or visual hallucinations often paranoid in nature
Term

Types of Schizophrenia

Catatnic Type

Definition
extreme social withdrawel does not react to others or things in environment, in a stupor or zombie-like state often shows rigid, bizarre body postures, most rare type most severe tyupe often does not respond to medication.
Term

Types of Schizophrenia

Residual Type

Definition
is characterized by a past history of at least one episode of schizophrenia, but the person currently has no positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations etc).
Term

Types of Schizophrenia

Undifferentiated Type

Definition
is characterized by some symptoms seen in all of the above types but not enough of any one of them to define it as another particular type of schizophrenia.
Term
The best prognosis for schizophrenia is...
Definition
Paranoid Type
Term
Eating Disorders
Definition
An eating disorder is marked by extremes. It is present when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme reduction of food intake or extreme overeating or feelings of extreme distress or concern about their body weight or shape.
Term

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

(weight loss)

Definition
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by emaciation of a relentless pusuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight a lack of menstruation among girls and women and extremly disturbed eating behavior.
Term

Eating Disorder

Bulimia Nervosa

(weight managment)

Definition
Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episdoes of eating unusually large amounts of food (ie. binge eating) and feeling a lack of control over the eating.
Term

Eating Disorder

Binge

Definition

consuming a large amount of food in a short about of time.

A binger can consume on average 3000 calories within a 2 hour period of time (but mostly 30 min) and as many as 3,400 calories in one sitting.

 

Term

Eating Disorders

Purge

Definition

self induce vomitting.

The purge can be from self-induced vomitting, taking laxatives, diuretics, or enemas or participating in excessive excersise or periods of fasting.

Term

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

Restricting Type (Introverted)

Definition
People who restrict food from the body.
Term

Eating Disorder

Anorexia Nervosa

Binge Eating/Purging Type (Extroverted).

Definition

Have social obligations.

Visibly & Socially active

Term

Anhedonia

(Neagative Symptom)

Definition

"Lack of pleasure"

Not flat, just no pleasure

Term

Alogia

(Negative Symptom)

Definition

"A vacancy of speech"

Speech is meaningless

Term

Flat Affect

(negative symptom)

Definition
Displays no emotion
Term
Abnormal
Definition
Things that are not typical, normal, or usual.
Term
Normal
Definition

The majority (51%)

Does what everyone else does.

A comparison

Term
Abnormal Pysch
Definition
The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict and change abnormal patterns of functioning.
Term

Abnormality

1.)Deviance

Definition

socially and culturally unacceptable behavior.

*Your thoughts can be deviant and your actions can be deviant*

Term

Abnormality

2.) Distress

Definition
To cause strain or anxiety on yourself or somebody else.
Term

Abnormality

3.) Dysfunction

Definition

to interfere with daily functions.

(This distracts or confuses people that they cannot care for themselves properly).

Term

Abnormality

4.) Danger

Definition
Putting yourself or others at risk. 
Term
 Personality Disorders
Definition
disorders involving long-term patterns of maladaptive behavior seen in interactions with others.
Term
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Definition

neurotic attention seeking behavior, highly dramatic, upset if not center of attention in a group.

"Drama Queen"

Term
Narcissistic Personality Dirorder
Definition
falsely inflated sense of self and thinks self superior to others and therefore should reeive special treatment in life, self absorbed.
Term
Anti-social Personality Disorder
Definition
consistently violates the rights of others with no guilt or remorse for doing so. will, cheat, steal and not feel sorry.
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