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Psychopathology
Psychopathology
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Psychology
Graduate
06/16/2011

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The purpose of diagnosis
Definition
1. Diagnostic labels help professionals communicate with one another about cases
2. Knowledge of disorders and symptoms also helps clinicians organize information elicited from patients
3. Diagnosis is sometimes used to determine the legal status of an individual
4. Diagnosis should determine treatment
5. Diagnosis in mental health often influences the type of therapy provided
6. Diagnosis affects one's ability to receive reimbursement for mental health services from insurance companies
7. Diagnosis can be used to enhance research about causes and treatments of mental disorders.
Term
onset
Definition
the first signs or the start point of a illness/disorder.
Term
prognosis
Definition
forecasting of the probable course or outcome of a disease (chance of recovery).
Term
course
Definition
the natural process that illnesses/disorders follow ( direction or route taken).
Term
chronic
Definition
lasts a long time
Term
acute onset
Definition
symptoms begin suddenly
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insidious onset
Definition
symptoms begin slowly
Term
prevalence
Definition
the rate of occurence
Term
mental status exam
Definition
evaluates appearance & behavior, mood, feelings & affect, perception, speech & thought, sensorium (time, place and person) & cognition, judgment and reliability.
Term
The primary diagnostic criteria for DSM-IV diagnoses of:
Definition
Childhood disorders-should be first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, adolescence, or before the age of 18.

Adult disorders- should be diagnosed after
Term
Personality Cluster A
Definition
Paranoid, Schizoid (not interested in relationships), schitzotypal (odd excentric, not good at social, special purpose)
They involve being withdrawn, suspicious, odd, eccentric behavior.
Term
Personality Disorder Cluster B
Definition
Histrionic, borderline, antisocial, narcissistic
They involve dramatic, emotional, erratic behavior, often accompanied by shallow moods and intense interpersonal conflicts.
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Personality Disorder Cluster C
Definition
Avoidant, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), dependent
They involve anxieties and fearfulness
Term
Mood stabilizers
Definition
mood disorders (lithium/depokote/tegertol)
Term
Antipsychotic
Definition
hallicinations, mania, schizophrenia, tic disorders, and severe ADHA (clozaril/risperdal)
Term
Antidepressants
Definition
anxiety & depression (prozac/paxil)TCA SSRI MAOI
Term
Analytics
Definition
anxiety disorders (valuim/xanax) benzos, barbituates
Term
Stimulants
Definition
ADHA, narcolepsy (ritalin/adderall)
** account for 90% of prescriptions
Term
cognitive triad for depression
Definition
Beck characterized depressive thinking by what he termed ‘the cognitive triad’. In depressed people, he argued, their thought can be boiled down to thinking that the self is bad (‘I’m worthless’, ‘a bad father’, ‘too old’ etc.), that the world is bad (‘things are unfair’, ‘I’ve been dealt a raw deal’, ‘the government is against me’, etc.), and that the future is bad (‘things are hopeless’)
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