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| Define psychological disorder |
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Disturbed, or dysfunctional thoughts, emotions, or behaviors are maladaptive—they interfere with normal day-today life |
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| How have people w/ psychological disorders been treated in history? |
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| Through the ages, psychologically disordered people have received brutal treatments in order to “release evil spirits” and cure those with mental disorders |
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the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
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| Descirbe the Biopsychosocial Approach to psychological disorders |
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| Diagnostic classification |
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Predict the disorder’s future course
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Suggest appropriate treatment
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Prompt research into its causes
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| What is DSM-5? What do critics say about it? |
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the American-Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders/describes disorders and estimates their occurance
§ New categories: Hoarding disorder, binge-eating disorder
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| What is ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? |
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| a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity |
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| What is one predictor of mental disorder? What times of life does disorder strike? |
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- poverty crosses ethnic and gender lines
- Disorder usually strikes by early adulthood
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| Psychological disorders and violence |
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§ Mental disorders seldom lead to violence and clinical prediction of violence is unreliable
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§ When they do, moral and ethical questions about whether society should hold people with disorders responsible for their violent actions are raised
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§ Most people with disorders are nonviolent and are more likely to be victims than attackers
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| Poverty and psychological disorders |
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Poverty is a risk factor.
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§ Conditions and experiences associated with poverty contribute to the development of psychological disorders.
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§ But some disorders, such as schizophrenia, can drive people into poverty
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Rates of common psychological disorders among Americans in past 12 mos
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Generalized anxiety disorder 3.1
Social anxiety disorder 6.8
Phobia 8.7
Depressive/bipolar disorder 9.5
OCD 1
Schizophrenia 1.1
PTSD 3.5
ADHD 4.1 |
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•Academic failure
•Birth complications
•Caring for those who are chronically ill or who have a neurocognitive disorder
•Child abuse and neglect
•Chronic insomnia
•Chronic pain
•Family disorganization or conflict
•Low birth weight
•Low socioeconomic status
•Medical illness
•Neurochemical imbalance
•Parental mental illness
•Parental substance abuse
•Personal loss and bereavement
•Poor work skills and habits
•Reading disabilities
•Sensory disabilities
•Social incompetence
•Stressful life events
•Substance abuse
•Trauma ex perienc es
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Aerobic exercise
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Community offering empowerment, opportunity,
and security
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Economic independence
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Effective parenting
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Feelings of mastery and control
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Feelings of security
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Literacy
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Positive attachment and early bonding
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Positive parent - child relationships
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Problem- solvingskills
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Resilient coping with stress and adversity
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Self-esteem
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Socialandworkskills
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Social support from family and friends
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| What are anxiety disorders? |
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marked by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
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| Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) |
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Person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
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