Intro
What is psychopathology?
The presence of a psychological disorder/mental illness/mental disorder
How is fear different from anxiety?
Fear occurs after something happens
Anxiety occurs before something happens
What are the 2 components someone must have for OCD?
Obsessions & compulsions
What is PTSD defined as?
Psychological reaction following exposure to trauma
What are the 2 major categories for mood disorders?
Depressive disorders & Bipolar
What does it mean to say psychopathology is a disfunction?
something is not working as it’s supposed to, some mental function is not doing what it normally does
Extreme & persistent anxiety & avoidance of social situations
Social Anxiety Disorder
What are obsessions?
Repetitive, intrusive, unwanted, hard-to-suppress thoughts
True or False: PTSD is only diagnosed if someone went to war
False
What are some characteristics of major depressive disorder?
Loss of interest & pleasure in usual activities, weight loss, feelings of worthlessness, sleeping too little or too much
What literature is used to diagnose people with a mental disorder?
DSM-5
Panic disorder occurs when there are recurrent and unexpected _______.
Panic attacks
Which operant conditioning principle does OCD represent?
Negative reinforcement
Which type of learning principle (from Ch.6) is PTSD an example of?
Classical conditioning
Bipolar disorder is alternating between which two states?
Mania & depression
What does etiology mean?
Theories of what causes psychopathology
Fear of being in public/crowded spaces
Agoraphobia
Persistent preoccupation with perceived flaw in physical appearance (not noticed by other people)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The trauma itself: severity, harm by other people
Life stress following trauma
Comorbid mental health diagnoses
What are manic episodes?
euphoric mood, talkative, thoughts racing, inflated self-esteem, little sleep, risky behavior
Is this an example of psychopathology?
Samantha broke up with her boyfriend of 10 years last year. She is extremely sad and finds that she can’t get out of bed in the morning because she is so upset, and this has been going on for a year now
Yes
Rick is experiencing
Restlessness
Difficulty concentrating
Easily fatigued
Muscle tension
Sleep difficulties
What does Rick most likely have?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
When someone is unable to get rid of possessions regardless of how useless they are
Hoarding Disorder
What are some protective factors to help people with PTSD?
Social support & community involvement
What is the diathesis stress model?
Genetic predispositions for psychological disorders that don't present themselves until a stressful event triggers it