Psychological Disorders

Psychopathology

Psychopathology

________: the study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms, etiology, and treatment.

Diathesis

________- Stress Model: integrated biological and psychosocial factors to predict the likelihood of a disorder.

ADHD

________ and ASD are examples of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Supernatural perspective

________: psychological disorders attributed to a force beyond scientific understanding.

PTSD

________: post- traumatic stress disorder, individual who was exposed to, witnessed, or experienced details of a traumatic experience.

Psychological disorder

________: a condition characterized y abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Biological perspectives

________: view psychological disorders as linked to biological phenomena.

Diagnostic criteria

________: specific symptoms required for diagnosing.

Diagnostic features

________: overview of disorder.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

________: developmental problems in personal, social, academic, and intellectual functioning.

Mood Disorders

________: massive disruptions in mood and emotions that can cause a distorted outlook on life, and impair ability to function.

DSM

________: diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.

ADHD

________: constant pattern of inattention and /or hyperactive and impulsive behavior that interferes with normal functioning.

Psychological disorder

a condition characterized y abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Psychopathology

the study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms, etiology, and treatment

cultural expectations

violating cultural expectations is not enough alone to identify a psychological disorder

Harmful Dysfunction

occurs when an inner mechanism breaks down and cannot perform its normal function

DSM

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

diagnostic features

overview of disorder

diagnostic criteria

specific symptoms required for diagnosing

prevalence

percent of population to be afflicted

Comorbidity

co-ocurrence of 2+ disorders

Supernatural perspective

psychological disorders attributed to a force beyond scientific understanding

Biological perspectives

view psychological disorders as linked to biological phenomena

Diathesis-Stress Model

integrated biological and psychosocial factors to predict the likelihood of a disorder

Anxiety disorders

excessive and persistent fear and anxiety, related disturbances in behavior

symptoms of anxiety disorder

distress, fear and anxiety

Prevalence of anxiety disorder

25-30% of US population during their lifetime (12-month period), more common in women

PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder, individual who was exposed to, witnessed, or experienced details of a traumatic experience

Symptoms that occur of at least one month with PTSD

intrusive or distressing memories of the event, flashbacks, avoidance of stimuli connected to the event, persistently negative emotional states, feeling of detachment, irritability, prone toward outbursts, exaggerated startle response

Prevalence of PTSD

7% of US population during their lifetime

Mood Disorders

massive disruptions in mood and emotions that can cause a distorted outlook on life, and impair ability to function

examples of Mood disorders include

depression and bipolar

Symptoms of Mood Disorders

Mania

Prevalence of Mood Disorders

depression 16.9%; bipolar 1/100 lifetime and 1/167 per year

Symptoms of Schizophrenia

hallucinations and delusions

prevalence of schizophrenia

1% of population

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

developmental problems in personal, social, academic, and intellectual functioning

ADHD

constant pattern of inattention and/or hyperactive and impulsive behavior that interferes with normal functioning

symptoms of ADHD

inattention and hyperactivity

Prevalence of ADHD

5% of children

Symptoms of ASD

Deficits in social interaction and communication, repetitive patterns of behavior or interest

prevalence od ASD

1/88 children in US, 5x more common in boys