Defining & Classifying
The book Wade uses for classifying mental disorders (hint: the big manual)
DSM-5 (or DSM-5-TR)
Most common category of disorders in the U.S.
Anxiety disorders
Disorder with alternating mania and depression
Bipolar disorder
Key positive symptom: seeing or hearing things others don’t
Hallucinations
Cluster B personality disorders are dramatic/emotional; name one example
Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic, or Antisocial
Term for when behavior is dangerous, disturbing, dissociative, or deviant (the 4 Ds) Dysfunctional (or any of the 4 Ds)
Dysfunctional
Fear of being in places you can’t escape (e.g., crowds, bridges)
Agoraphobia
Depressive episode lasting at least 2 weeks with 5+ symptoms
Major depressive disorder
Flat or inappropriate emotions in schizophrenia
Blunted/flat affect
Personality disorder with no remorse, lying, impulsivity, often in prison Antisocial personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Old term (now rejected) that basically blamed mothers for autism or schizophrenia
Schizophrenogenic mother (or “refrigerator mother”)
Repetitive thoughts & compulsive behaviors you can’t stop
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Twice as common in women; often starts in adolescence/early adulthood
Major depressive disorder
Negative symptom:
lack of motivation
Cluster A personality disorders are odd/eccentric; name one
Paranoid, Schizoid, or Schizotypal
Thomas Szasz argued mental illness is a ___, not a real disease
Myth
Body dysmorphic disorder is now grouped with these disorders in
DSM-5 OCD-related disorders
Seasonal pattern of depression linked to less winter sunlight
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Most reliable predictor of future schizophrenia
Strong family history / genetic link
Disorder with detachment of identity (used to be called multiple personality) Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Rosenhan study: pseudo-patients got admitted saying they heard this word
“Thud” (or hollow/empty/thud)
Former name of PTSD used after Vietnam War Post-
Vietnam syndrome (or combat fatigue/shell shock)
Suicide risk is highest when people are doing this (not when deepest in depression)
Starting to recover / coming out of depression
Dopamine hypothesis says schizophrenia comes from too much of this neurotransmitter
Dopamine
Controversial diagnosis Wade says is overused & stigmatizing, especially in court
Antisocial personality disorder (or psychopathy/sociopathy labeling)