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Psychological Disorders
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What are the Four Categories to Identify Abnormal Behavior?
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1. Statistical infrequency
2. Dysfunction
3. Personal distress
4. Violation of Norms
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What is Statistical infrequency?
Definition
Part of Abnormal Behaviors. Behavior that people consider way more or way less than everyone else.
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What is Dysfunction?
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Part of Abnormal Behavior. Is this odd behavior going to cause problems for other people?
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What is Personal Distress?
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Part of Abnormal Behaviors. Is the person affected by this odd behavior?
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What is Violation of Norms?
Definition
Part of Abnormal Behavior. Establishes not just whether someone is doing something odd, but whether it crosses the boundaries.
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Why do you need a "group" to determine is Psychological Disorder is present?
Definition
Different approaches, more sensitive to different situations. Example: Medical Doctor vs Psychologist vs Social Worker
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(Prehistory-1800s) in Psychological Disorders included...
Definition
astrology, demons, moral capacity, exorcism, beatings, castration, caging and shackling
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(1800-1900) in Psychological Disorders included...
Definition
Medical causes (consulting local physician, and development of medical model of mental illness)
Treatments included: Medical diagnosis, Hospital stay, Surgery, Drug treatment
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(1900-1950) in Psychological Disorders included...
Definition
Family Upbringing (consulting closest self help book),
Treatments included: medical and/or psychological diagnosis, medical/psychiatric hospital stay, Surgery (maybe "Frontal Lobotomy"), drug treatment, talking about your life with therapist
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(1950s-present) in Psychological Disorders included...
Definition
Biology and Environment (behavioral and biological specialists must be consulted)
Treatments include: Medical and or psychological diagnosis, psychiatric facility stay, drug treatment, therapy to specifically retrain your thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
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What is Bio-psycho-social model of mental illness?
Definition
Psychologists began to view mental illness as having multiple causes:
Biological, Psychological (personal history), Social (cultural factors)
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What are biological factors?
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Genes, neurochemistry, and neuroanatomy
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What are psychological factors?
Definition
All things related to your personal life history (ex. trauma)
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What are social factors?
Definition
Historical time period which you live in, the culture you experience and contemporary social events.
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Diagnosis in Psychological Disorders include DSM. What is DSM?
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
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Diagnoses: The intensity of disorders are described by two general terms, what are they?
Definition
Neurotic disorder and Psychotic disorder
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What is Neurotic disorder?
Definition
Not severe enough to stop a person from living independently, a person may generally financially support herself and have some personal relationships.
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What is Psychotic disorder?
Definition
Too severe for person to live independently, person needs enough medical or psychological intervention that she cannot work or keep relationships.
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What are the Five Axes of DSM?
Definition
Clinical Disorders
Personality disorders and mental retardation
General medical condition
Psychosocial and environmental problems
Global assessment of functioning
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DSM Categories are usually first diagnosed when?
Definition
In infancy, childhood, or adolescence
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DSM Categories of cognitive disorders include...
Definition
Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and others.
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DSM Categories: mental disorders due to a general medical condition..
Definition
are not elsewhere classified
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DSM Categories: Substance related disorders include
Definition
alcohol, amphetamine, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogen, inhalant, nicotine, opioid
Term
Which drug is known to give the worst set of withdrawal symptoms, but is rarely fatal?
Definition
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