Module 41
People with disorders are_____ likely to be victims than perpetrators of violence
more
When is the risk of suicide the greatest?
on the rebound
The first signs of mental disorders occur during what ages?
mid-teens to late 20s
The brain is changed by _____
experiences
A person just came back from war and is having haunting memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli,
social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and insomnia. This person likely has...
PTSD
Many psychologists reject the "disorders-as-illness" view and instead contend that other factors may also be involved—for example, the person's bad habits and poor social skills. This view represents the ________ approach
biopsychosocial approach
One predictor of psychiatric disorders that crosses ethnic and gender lines is
poverty
What are the three strategies you should take to help someone who talks of suicide?
1.Listen, empathize, and offer hope.
2. Connect the person with campus counseling resources or crisis text lines.
3.Protect someone at immediate risk by seeking help.
Checking you door handle to see if it's lock 3x every time you leave your house and checking your stove handles to make sure they're off 3x before you leave your house are called ____ and are linked to a disorder called ___ ____ ___.
compulsions; OCD
When people wereengaged in achallenging cognitivetask, those with OCD showed the most activity in what portion of the brain?
anterior cingulate cortex in the brain's frontal area
What is the immigrant paradox?
people who have recently immigrated from Mexico, Mexican-Americans born in the United States are at greater risk of mental disorder
Hugh is an openly gay teacher. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Hugh's homosexuality is NOT a(n) _____.
illness
specific phobia
A person feels a sharp pain and thinks it's cancer. They likely have a....
illness anxiety disorder
Women are more likely to ___ suicide, while men are more likely to ___ (from 41)
attempt; succeed
Why is the DSM, and the DSM-5 in particular, considered controversial?
Critics have expressed concerns about the negative effects of the DSM's labeling. Recent critics suggest the DSM-5 casts too wide a net on disorders, pathologizing normal behavior.
A therapist says that psychological disorders are sicknesses and people with these disorders should be treated as patients in a hospital. This therapist believes in the _____________ model
medical
Jared feels intense worry about safety his safety or that of his loved ones, he also has a general sense that something bad is about to happen. Jared likely suffers from what type of anxiety?
general
Garret often over analyzes normal symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue and seeks medical care frequently. He likely has...
somatic symptom disorder
What positives can come out of PTSD?
survivor resiliency and posttraumatic growth
What is a Syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
psychological disorder
What is the psychological disorder with the highest percentile in the year of 2018?
Depressive and bipolar disorders
My father feels as if his heart is pounding and assumes he is having a heart attack. He likely has a...
panic disorder
Anxiety-related disorders are a mix of ___, ___, ___ and ____
conditioning, cognition, biology, and experience
What is the value, and what are the dangers, or labeling individuals with disorders? (41)
Labels allow for ease of communication among medical professionals as well as an easier method for assigning diagnostics. Insurance companies require a label before they will diagnose. The danger of labels is that they create expectations that will change our behavior toward the people of the label.