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Psych 270
Abnormal Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/05/2009

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SOMA MEANS
Definition
BODY
Term
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS ARE
Definition
BODY DISORDERS
Term

BDD IS RELATED TO

Definition
OCD AND EATING DISORDERS
Term

HYPOCHONDRIA VIDEO

WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER?

Definition

WHE HER FATHER DIED OF A VERY UNEXPECTED HEART ATTACK WHEN SHE WAS 10

ALSO, HER JOB SWITCH FROM 3RD TO 8TH GRADE

Term
2 SUBTYPES OF PAIN DISORDERS
Definition

PAIN DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

PAIN DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION

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ANOREXIA SYMPTOMS
Definition

REFUSAL TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT

INTENSE FEAR OF GAINING WEIGHT

DISTORTED PERCEPTION OF BODY

ABSENCE OF AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE MENSTRUAL PERIODS (WOMEN) DIMINISHED SEXUAL APPETITE, LOWERED TESTOSTERONE (MEN)

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2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANOREXIA
Definition

RESTRICTING TYPE

BINGE-EATING/PURGING TYPE

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RESTRICTING TYPE ANOREXIA
Definition

LIMIT AMOUNT OF FOOD INTAKE

COUNT CALORIES

AVOID EATING

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BINGE-EATING/PURGING TYPE ANOREXIA
Definition

BINGE

PURGE

(MANY START WITH RESTRICING THEN GO TO THIS TYPE)

**STILL VERY THIN WITH THIS TYPE

Term
MALINGERING DISORDER
Definition

MOTIVATED BY EXTERNAL INCENTIVES ($)

Term

FACTITIOUS DISORDER

Definition
MOTIVATED BY ATTENTION AND SYMPATHY
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TREATMENT FOR CONVERSION DISORDER
Definition
KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO TREAT IS LIMITED BUT BEHAVIORAL METHODS MOST EFFECTIVE
Term
RISK FACTOR FOR EATING DISORDERS
Definition
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN BODY CONSCIOUS ACTIVITIES LIKE BALLET
Term
LIFETIME PREVALENCE OF ANOREXIA
Definition
.5 PERCENT
Term
PERCENT WHO RECOVER FULLY FROM ANOREXIA
Definition
51% AFTER 20 YEARS
Term
CONSEQUENCES OF ANOREXIA
Definition

DEATH FROM STARVATION OR SUICIDE

KIDNEY DAMAGE

RENAL FAILURE

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MORTALITY RATE OF ANOREXIA
Definition
12 TIMES HIGHER THAN THE MORTALITY RATE FOR FEMALES 15-24 IN THE GENERAL POPULATION
Term
2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BULIMIA
Definition

PURGING TYPE

NON-PURGING TYPE

Term
PURGING TYPE BULIMIA
Definition
PURGES TO STOP THE EXCESSIVE FEAR OF WEIGHT GAIN
Term
NON-PURGING BULIMIA
Definition
REMOVES CALORIES THROUGH NON-PURGING MEANS LIKE EXCERCISING EXCESSIVELY
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BULIMIA PREVALENCE
Definition
LIFETIME IS 1-3%
Term
DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT BETWEEN ANOREXIC PATIENTS AND BULIMIC PATIENTS
Definition
PEOPLE WITH BULIMIA ARE TYPICALLY OF NORMAL WEIGHT
Term
ANOREXIA AGE OF ONSET
Definition
15-19
Term
BULIMIA AGE OF ONSET
Definition
20-24
Term
***THERE ARE 10 FEMALES FOR EVERY MALE WITH AN EATING DISORDER***
Definition
Term
CONSEQUENCES OF BULIMIA
Definition

ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE

HYPOKALEMIA (LOW POTASSIUM)

DAMAGE TO HEART MUSCLE

DAMAGE TO HANDS, THROUAT, MOUTH AND TEETH(ONLY THE BINGE/PURGE TYPE)

Term
SLIDESHOW
Definition
***FAT TALK***
Term
DEPERSONALIZATION
Definition
LOSS OF SENSE OF PERSONAL IDENTITY, OFTEN WITH A FEELING OF BEING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ELSE
Term
DEREALIZATION
Definition
EXPERIENCE IN WHICH THE EXTERNAL WORLD IS PERCEIVED AS DISTORTED AND LACKING A STABLE AND PALPABLE EXISTENCE
Term
HYPOCHONDRIASIS
Definition
PREOCCUPATION, BASED ON MISINTERPRETATIONS OF BODILY SYMPTOMS, WITH THE FEAR THAT ONE HAS A SERIOUS DISEASE
Term

HYPOCHONDRIASIS TREATMENT

Definition

COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

(HOW OUT THOUGHTS AFFECT OUR BODY)

Term
TREATMENT FOR PAIN DISORDER
Definition
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES
Term
GAINS WITH CONVERSION DISORDER
Definition

PRIMARY GAIN IS CONTINUED ESCAPE OR AVOIDANCE OF A STRESSFUL SITUATION

SECONDARY GAIN INCLUDE ATTENTION AND FINANCIAL COMPENSATION

Term
APHONIA
Definition
INABILITY TO SPEAK
Term
DEPERSONALIZATION DISORDER
Definition
DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER IN WHICH THERE IS A LOSS OF THE SENSE OF SELF
Term
SOMATIZATION DISORDER
Definition

MUST HAVE:

4 PAIN SYMPTOMS

2 GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS (VOMITING ETC...)

1 SEXUAL SYMPTOM

1 PSEUDONEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOM

LAST SEVERAL YEARS

BEGIN BEFORE AGE 30

NOT EXPLAINED BY PHYSICAL INJURY

LEADS TO MEDICAL TREATMENT OF TO SIGNIFICANT LIFE IMPAIRMENT

 

Term
SOMATIZATION DISORDER TREATMENT
Definition

DIFFICULT TO TREAT

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT

COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY USED MOST OFTEN

Term
MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA DISORDER
Definition

EATING DISORDER FOUND ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN MEN

FEAR OF BEING THIN

EXTREME EFFORTS TO BE BIGGER/MORE MUSCULAR

Term
GENETICS AND EATING DISORDERS
Definition
THE TENDENCY TO DEVELOP AN EATING DISORDER RUNS IN FAMILIES BUT IT IS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A GENETIC INFLUENCE
Term
GENDER AND SOMATIZATION DISORDER
Definition
THREE TO TEN TIMES MORE COMMIN IN WOMEN THAN IN MEN
Term
BDD AGE OF ONSET
Definition
ADOLESCENCE
Term

RATE OF SUCCESS OF EATING DISORDER TREATMENT

Definition
51% OF PEOPLE FULLY RECOVERED AFTER 20 YEARS
Term

OBESITY

Definition
IS NOT A DSMIV CLASSIFIED DISORDER
Term
BMI
Definition

BODY MASS INDEX

WEIGHT/HEIGHT * HEIGHT X 703=BMI

Term
BMI DISADVANTAGES
Definition

DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR

-GENDER

-MUSCLE MASS

-AGE

-SET POINT THEORY

ONLY USED BECAUSE IT IS EASY!!!

Term
OBESITY PERCENTAGE
Definition

25% WOMEN

20% MEN

Term
OBESTY TREATMENTS
Definition

WEIGHT LOSS GROUPS

MEDICATIONS

GASTRIC SURGERY

BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT

*PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT

Term
RISK FACTORS FOR OBESITY
Definition

GENETICS

HORMONES INVOLVED IN APPETIT AND WEIGHT REGULATION

SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES

FAMILY INFLUENCES

STRESS AND COMFORT FOOD

Term
REASONS WHY AMERICANS OVEREAT
Definition

STRESS

BORED

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

LACK OF MOVEMENT

**WE ARE OVERWEIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM OF OVEREATING, BIGGER PORTIONS!

Term
IN REFERENCE TO OBESITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE?
Definition
ONCE PEOPLE BECOME OBESE IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO LOSE WEIGHT AND MAINTAIN THEIR NEW LOW WEIGHT
Term
DISSOCIATIVE FUGE SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES
Definition

DEPART FROM HOME SURROUNDINGS

CAN RESULT IN A PERSON DEVELOPING A WHOLE NEW IDENTITY OR A PERSON BEING REPORTED MISSING

Term
DISSOCIATE IDENTITY DISORDER (DID) SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES
Definition

MANIFESTS TWO OR MORE DISTINCT IDENTITIES OR PERSONALITY STATES THAT ALTERNATE IN SOME WAY IN TAKING CONTROL F BEHAVIOR

STARTS IN CHILDHOOD

-DEPRESSION

-SELF-MUTILATION

-MOODINESS

-HALLUCINATION

-ERRATIC BEHAVIOR

Term
PREVALANCE OF DID
Definition
VERY RARE BUT IS INCREASING
Term

POST TRAUMATIC THEORY AND DID

Definition
MORE FEMALES THAN MALES ARE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IS MORE PREVALENT IN FEMALES
Term
SYMPTOMS OF CONVERSION DISORDER
Definition

SENSORY SYMPTOMS OR DEFICITS (GLOVE ANAESTHESIA)

MOTOR SYMPTOMS OR DEFICITS (APHONIA)

SEIZURES

OR A MIX OF ALL THREE

Term
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS
Definition

HYOCHONDRIASIS

SOMATIZATION DISORDER

PAIN DISORDER

CONVERSION DISORDER

BDD

Term

GOAL OF TREATMENT FOR THOSE WITH DID

 

Definition
AVOID RELAPSE
Term
PREVALANCE OF CONVERSION DISORDER
Definition

NO LONGER AS PREVALENT AS THEY ONCE WERE

OCCURS 2-10 TIMES MORE OFTEN IN WOMEN THAN IN MEN

MOST COMMONLY BETWEEN EARLY ADOLESCENCE AND EARLY ADULTHOOD

Term
BDD CONSEQUENCES
Definition
50% WHO HAVE IT DO NOT HAVE JOBS
Term
BDD RELATIONSHIP TO OCD
Definition

CLOSELY RELATED. HAVE PROMINENT OBSESSIONS, AND ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF CHECKING BEHAVIOR. MORE CONVINCED THAT THEIR OBBSESSIVE BELIEFS ARE ACCURATE THAN PEOPLE WITH OCD.

IS ALSO RELATED TO EATING DISORDERS

Term

2 TYPES OF PAIN DISORDERS

Definition

PAIN DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

&

PAIN DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION

Term
TREATMENT FOR CONVERSION DISORDER
Definition

VERY HARD TO TREAT

BEHAVIORAL METHODS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE

Term
DEFINING BEHAVIORS OF THOSE WITH SOMATOFORM DISORDERS
Definition

-THEY ARE NOT MALINGERING (FAKING IT)

-THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF TRUE PHYSICAL PATHOLOGY

 

Term
SET-POINT THEORY
Definition
THE IDEA THAT OUR BODYIES RESIST MARKED VARIATION FROM SEOME SORT OF BIOLOGICALLY DETERMINED "SET POINT" OR WEIGHT THAT OUR INDIVIDUAL BODIES TRY TO DEFEND
Term
RISK FACTORS FOR EATING DISORDERS
Definition

SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES

WOMEN OFTEN INTERNALIZE THE THIN IDEAL

SET-POINT THEORY

FAMILIES

NEGATIVE AFFECT(FEELING BAD)

CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

PERFECTIONISM

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