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maladaptive
harmful and/or disturbing to individual. unable to function in a normal society
insanity
in legal setting difference between those who are held accountable for crimes (sane) and the ones who aren't because of psych disorders (insanity)
insane
describes psychological disorders in general, not medical
DSM-5
diagnosis book. contains symptoms of psychological disorders. doesn't include much of the causes (etiology) or treatments
psychological disorders
marked by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
medical model
concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
epigenetics
study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change
rumination
overthinking. compulsive fretting, overthinking our problems and their causes
specific phobia
intense unwarranted fear of situation or an object
claustrophobia
fear of enclosed spaces
arachnophobia
fear of spiders
agoraphobia
fear of open, public spaces
anxiety disorders
common symptoms of anxiety
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
constant, low-level anxiety
panic disorder
acute episodes of intense anxiety without any apparent reflex
social anxiety disorder
intense fear and avoidance of social situations
somatic symptom disorder
person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological (body) symptom
conversion disorder
reported severe physical problems but no biological reason can be identified.
illness anxiety disorder
in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease. (Formerly called hypochondriasis.)
dissociative disorders
conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
dissociative amnesia
person can't remember things and no physiological basis for the disruption in memory can be identified
organic amnesia
biologically induced (i.e. brain damage) amnesia (a person can't remember things)
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
when a person has several personalities rather than one integrated personality. often victims of sexual abuse or childhood trauma
major depressive disorder
known as unipolar depression too. intense sadness (and its affects) for more than 2 weeks. the "common cold" of all psychological disorders. depression caused by low levels of serotonin
mood or affective disorder
experiences extreme or inappropriate emotions
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
seasonal depression. treated with light therapy
aaron beck
cognitive psychologist who created the cognitive triad, we create ideas about ourselves, world, and our futures. stated the depression caused by unreasonable negative ideas abt our cognitive triad
cognitive triad
themselves, world, their futures
learned helplessness
learned perspective that they are unable to control aspects that are controllable, unhopeful.
martin sligman
created the term learned helplessness with his test with 2 groups of dogs and their reaction to shocks
bipolar disorder
called before manic depression. involves depressed and manic episodes
mania
a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common
psychotic disorders
disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and a loss of contact with reality
schizophrenia
disorders that include disordered distorted thinking demonstrated through delusions, hallucinations, unorganized language, and/or unusual affect and motor behavior
hallucinations
perceptions in the absence of any sensory stimulation
delusion
beliefs that have no basis in reality
delusions of persecution
belief that people are out to get you
example of delusions of persecution
John Nash thinking the Russians were after him
delusions of grandeur
belief that you have lots of power when in reality you don't
chronic schizophrenia (process schizophrenia)
symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood. as people age, psychotic episodes last longer and recovery periods shorten
acute schizophrenia (reactive schizophrenia)
can begin at any age, frequently occurs in response to a traumatic event
tardive dyskinesia
muscle tremors and stiffness
double blinds
contradictory messages
double blinds example
Sally's parents expect her to not date until she finishes her school. Yet, her parents ask her "why doesn't she have a boyfriend" when she's in her 20s pursuing her career
diathesis-stress model
environmental stressors can provide the genetic predisposition circumstances to express itself
personality disorders
inflexible and enduring behavior that impair social functioning
antisocial personality disorder
lack of consciousness of wrongdoing. little regard for other people's feelings. believes the world is a hostile place where people need to look out for themselves. they're insensitive to others and act in ways that bring pain, aggressive
dependent personality disorder
rely too much on attention and help of others
paranoid personality disorder
feel persecuted
narcissistic personality disorder
involves seeing oneself as center of the universe
histrionic personality disorder
overly dramatic behavior (histrionics)
obsessive compulsive personality disorder
overly concerned with certain thoughts and performing certain behaviors. not to the extent of OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someone to feel the need (compulsion) to engage in a particular action
body dysmorphic disorder
obsession with perceived defects in one's appearance
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
flashbacks or nightmares following a person's traumatic event. symptoms linger for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
paraphilias or psychosexual disorders
marked by sexual attraction to something that's not usually seen as sexual
pedophilia
attraction to children
zoophilia
attraction to animals
fetishism
attraction to objects
voyeur
sexually aroused by watching others engage in some kind of sexual behavior
masochist
aroused by having pain inflicted upon themselves
sadist
aroused by inflicting pain on someone else
anorexia nervosa
symptoms being unhealthy low weight, intense fear of fat and food, distorted body image. form of self starvation
bulimia nervosa
involves binge-purge cycles which they eat large quantities and then attempt to purge food from their bodies
binge-eating disorder
eating very large quantities of food in a short time while experiencing feelings of loss of control. episodes followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without compensatory behavior that marks bulimia nervosa
substance-related and addictive disorders
use of such substances or behaviors regularly negatively affects a person's life
autism spectrum disorder
less social and emotional contact than other children do, less likely to seek out parental support when distressed, intense interest in objects not viewed as interesting by most people, engages in simple repetitive behaviors
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
difficulty of paying attention or sitting still.
alzheimer's disease
form of dementia, deterioration of cognitive abilities. memory loss.
david rosenhan
made the rosehan study. his findings of faking an admission to mental institutes for diagnoses are inaccurate and not valid
trephining
making holes in skull for harmful spirits to escape
deinstitutionalization
released people from mental institutions. intended to save money and benefit former inpatients. didn't work out in the end, led to many being homeless
preventive efforts
efforts made to prevent the development of a disorder
primary prevention
tries to reduce societal problems that can lead to disorders, like homelessness and unemployment
secondary prevention
tries to help at-risk people of a disorder.
secondary prevention example
counseling people who experienced trauma of a natural disaster or terrorist attack
tertiary prevention
tries to keep people's mental health issues from become more severe
tertiary prevention example
people that already have an anxiety disorder are trying to be helped after an earthquake in hopes of the disorder to not become more severe
psychotherapy
therapies that treat the mind and not the body
somatic treatments
therapies that treat the body; drugs
psychoanalysis
therapeutic technique by freud. focuses on finding the root of the problem
symptom substitution
a person gets successfully treated on a psychological problem, then gets another one. psychoanalytic therapists think this
hypnosis
an altered state of consciousness where there are less repressed thoughts
free associate
say whatever is on someone's mind out loud (yapping) doesn't hide/censor thoughts
manifest content
actual content of dream described
latent content
interpretation of dream
resistance
in psychoanalytic therapy, the tendency to protect ones deeply repressed and troubling thoughts
transference
in psychoanalytic therapy, patients having strong feelings toward their therapists because of past hurt relationships
psychodynamic theories
modified Freud's ideas & uses ideas from other perspectives. still emphasizes on the unconscious
insight therapies
highlights importance of patients understanding of their problems
humanistic therapy
helps people understand and accept themselves and to reach their full potential
self-actualization
to reach one's highest potential
free will
you can control your own destiny
determinism
you can't control your own destiny; it's outside of you
carl rogers
made client-centered/person-centered therapy.
unconditioned positive regard
acceptance no matter what client says
nondirective
wouldn't tell what a client should do, but would help clients to choose a course of action. they often say very little, and listen more
active listening
mirror back feelings and clarify them. makes client feel heard
gestalt therapy
type of humanistic therapy. encourages to get in touch with whole self. emphasizes on being in the present
existential therapies
humanistic therapies that focus on making clients have subjective meaningful perceptions of their life; that their lives have meaning