Dissociative Disorder
metal disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surrounding, actions, and identity
often confused with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Dissociative Disorder
a negative mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension about the future
Anxiety
a major discovery in the 20th century was
tranquilizers
Neuroleptics to control psychotic symptoms
extraction of blood from patients
was intended to restore the balance of humors in the body
Bloodletting
actions unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ from typical or usual behavior
abnormality (abnormal behavior)
some causes of dissociative disorders are
environmental or trauma based
vicious abuse- physical, sexual, emotional
childhood trauma
family member having it causes bigger risk
escape from reality
an abrupt experience of intense fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by physical symptoms that usually include, heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, and (possibly) dizziness
panic attack
during the Middle Ages, many psychological disorders were treated through
exorcisms
primary treatment for Dissociative Identity Disorder
long-term psychotherapy
different types of strategies that are employed by mental health professionals to assess a patient’s issues
Formal observation; informal observation, physical exam, clinical interview
Feeling as if you are an outside observer to your own life and have no control over your mind or body
Depersonalization Disorder
Panic Disorder (fear) – conditioned responses
Social Phobia
Agoraphobia (meaning)
GAD (worry) – pharmacological treatment? Cognitive treatment?
PTSD
OCD
These are examples of???
Anxiety Disorders
unconscious protective processes that keep emotions associated with conflicts in check so that the ego can continue to function.
Examples: Displacement, Projection, Rationalization, Reaction formation, Repression, and Sublimation
Defense Mechanisms
CBT is what kind of therapy?
exposure therapy
a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
Psychological Disorder
A persons identity is fragmented into two or more distinct personality states
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Anxiety disorder characterized by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive, accompanied by physical symptoms of tenseness, irritability, and restlessness
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Father of modern Western medicine
believes that psychological disorders could be treated like any other disease.
Hippocrates
A religious ritual that attributes disordered behavior to possession by demons and seeks to treat the individual by driving the demons from the body
exorcism
mental health professional expected to apply scientific methods to his or her work.
"The Scientist Practitioner"
disorder presenting the inability to recall personal information, normally caused by trauma or stress
Dissociative Amnesia
Anxiety is often rooted in what part of the brain?
amygdala and prefrontal cortex
this person coined the term hysteria to describe a concept they learned from the Egyptians, who had identified what we now call Somatoform disorders.
Hippocrates
patients were shocked back to their senses by being submerged in ice-cold water
hydrotherapy
patients needed to have food, nurturing care, clean conditions, interesting things to learn
"Moral Therapy"