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PSY 2012
Final Exam
24
Psychology
Not Applicable
12/11/2005

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Phillipe Pinel
Definition
Insisted that madness was not demon possession but a sickness of ht emind caused by severe stresses. "Moral Treatment" included boosting the patients' morale by unchaining them and talking with them. Replaced brutality with gentleness.
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DSM
Definition
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
with DSM-III, the psychodynamic view was abandoned and the biomedical model became the primary approach, introducing a clear distinction between normal and abnormal.
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Clinical Psychology
Definition
It is often taken to refer primarily to the easing of psychological distress, mental illness or mental health problems.
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Jean Etiene Esquirol
Definition
First known writings about depression.
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Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
1/5 of men, 1/4 of women will suffer from a clinical form of depression.
Very common. Persistent. Avg. episode is 8 months, 1 espisode is very rare, physically painful, Fatal.
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Dysthymia
Definition
Similar to MDD
less severe
longer duration. at least 2 years, avg episode is 10 years!!!!!
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Things To Know about MDD
Definition
Common
Persistent
Painful
Fatal
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Biological Risk for Depression
Definition
the Seratonin Transporter Gene--
decreased amount of seratonin absorbed by the body.
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Suicide
Definition
80 ppl per day in the US. Leading cause of death, more common than homocide. Women attempt suicide more, men complete suicide more.
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
Depression/Mania...typically during hte manic phase the person is overtalkative, overactive and elated. Little need for sleep, fewer sexual inhibitions. Loud speech, flighty, hard to interrupt.
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Shared feature among anxiety disorders
Definition
Excessive Fear
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Panic Disorder
Definition
*Panic Attacks* Intense fear or discomfort in the absence of real danger.
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Agoraphobia
Definition
Fear of leaving one's house. Panic disorder can lead to agoraphobia because the person will be afraid of having a panic attack in public.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
*excessive worry* vague fears not tied to a specific event or person.
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Social Anxiety Disorder
Definition
The most common anxiety disorder. *fear of negative evaluation*
interferes with otherwise normal functioning. Recognized as excessive.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Definition
*obsessions: recurrent, unwanted thoughts. *compulsions: repetitive (often complex) rituals meant to reduce the anxiety caused by obsessions.
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Trichotillomania
Definition
Chronic hair pulling resulting in noticeable hair loss.
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Schizophrenia
Definition
"splitmind" this is NOT "split personality" or MPD. *Massive break from reality. Psychotic disorder-characterized by some break from reality.
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Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Definition
(presence of something that shouldn't be there.) Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech.
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Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Definition
(absence of something that should be there.)
Emotion, speech.
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Developmental Psychopathology
Definition
the study of mental illness in children.
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Child Depression
Definition
identical to adult criteria with one exception.
irritability instead of sad mood.
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Child Anxiety
Definition
Fears are a normal part of childhood. Not every child with a fear is "anxious." Almost all child anxiety diagnoses are identical to diagnoses. 1 exception separation anxiety.
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ADHD
Definition
persistent pattern of inattention or hyperactivity. overdiagnosed.
3 subtypes:
inattentive, hyperactive, combined.
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