Isabella Psych Unit 4 Flashcards

Diagnostic Labels Positives

Helps healthcare professionals when communicating about establishing therapy and causes

Diagnostic Labels Negative

Research suggest review people differently after they have been labeled

“Abnormal” is defined by

The 4 D’s

4 D’s

Deviant, Distressing, Dysfunctional, Dangerous

Deviant

Abnormal behaviors, thoughts, and emotion that differ markedly from a societies idea about proper functioning

Distressing

The person reports pain and discomfort associated with his or her emotions, thoughts, or behaviors

Dysfunctional

Interfering with the ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way

Dangerous

Abnormal behavior becomes dangerous for oneself or others

Specific Phobia

Intense, irrational fear responses to specific stimuli. Will enter state of panic if confronted with phobia

Agoraphobia

Afraid to be in public situations from which escape might be difficult to help unavailable if panic like or embarrassing symptoms were to occur

Bipolar disorder

Mood swings, alternating between periods of major depression and mania

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Compound disorder of thought and behavior

Obsession

Persistent unwanted thoughts

Compulsion

Behavior of the thoughts

Schizophrenia

Psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions, and motor abnormalities

Positive Symptoms

Characteristics of schizophrenia that are added to a persons personality, such as hallucinations, inappropriate emotions, and delusions

Reference

Believing that hidden messages are being sent to you via newspaper, TV, radio, or magazine

Grandeur

Believing you are someone very powerful or important, have special abilities, possessions/powers

Persecution

Believing that spies, aliens, government, or even your neighbors are plotting against you (most common)

Inappropriate Affect

Emotions are unsuited to the situation might smile during bad news

Negative Symptoms

Characteristics taken away from a persons personality; things that the individual does not do

Flat Affect

Withholding of emotions and exhibiting diminished emotional expression

Avolition

Apathy and an inability to start or complete a course of action

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Rare mental disorder characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or disassociated personality states that recurrently control a persons behavior

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Characterized by a preoccupation With a serious medical or health condition with either no or mild physical symptoms such as dizziness or nausea that has persisted for six months

Conversion disorder

Characterized by loss of some bodily function without physical damage to the affected organs or their neural connections (Devi)

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Disorder marked by extreme unresponsiveness to others, severe communication deficits, and highly repetitive and rigid behaviors, interest, and activities

3 categories of substance use disorders

Alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, stimulant use disorder

Personality disorders

Long-standing, maladaptive thoughts and behavior patterns that are troublesome to others, harmful, or illegal (social functioning)

Paranoid

Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness about other peoples motives, individuals think that others are out to threaten/betray/exploit them (accusatory)

Schizoid

Characterized by persistent avoidance of social relationship and little expression of emotion (aloof)

Schizotypal

Characterized by extreme discomfort and close relationships, very odd patterns of thinking and talking, and peculiar behaviors (awkward)

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Characterize by a general pattern of disregard for and violation of other peoples rights (closely linked to criminal behavior)

Borderline

Characterized by repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self image, and mood and by impulsive behavior

Histrionic

Characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionally and attention seeking

Narcissistic

Characterize by a broad pattern of grandiosity, Need for admiration, and lack of empathy

Avoidant

Characterized by consistent discomfort and restrain and social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation/potential rejection

Dependent

Characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of

Obsessive Compulsive

Characterized by an intense focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control that the person loses flexibility, openness, and efficiency

Psychotherapy

Psychologist or other trained professional, working with an individual or group to identify a problem and develop solutions. Usually that process involves a lot of talking and thinking.

Systematic Desensitization

A client makes a list of fears and then learns to relax while concentrating on these fears

Token Economy

Behavioral strategy relies on reinforcement to modify behavior. Clients are allowed to earn tokens that can be exchange for special privileges or desired items.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

Human emotions and behavior are predominantly generated by ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and thinking

Psycho analysis

The primary focus of psychodynamic therapy is to uncover the unconscious content of a clients psyche in order to alleviate psychic tension

Humanistic Therapy

Aim to boost self fulfillment by helping people grow in self-awareness and self acceptance

Anti-depressant drugs

Elevate mood by affecting neurotransmitters, such as serotonin that are linked to depression

Mood stabilizing drugs

Designed to treat the combination of manic episodes and depression characteristics of bipolar disorder because they reduce dramatic mood swings (litrillum)

Antipsychotic drugs

Designed to diminish or eliminate positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations, delusions (dopamine)

Electro convulsion therapy

A biological treatment in which a brain seizure is triggered as an electric current passes through electrodes attached to the patient