Definitions
Diathesis Stress Model
The psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder or trajectory
Cultural Competence
Issues of race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment.
Psychopathology
Study of psychological disorders, including symptoms, treatments, and causes.
Erotomanic
Delusional Disorder. Believes a person is in love with them.
Anxiety
Worry & fear in everyday situations.
Safety Behavior
mental & behavioral acts designed to reduce anxiety in social situations.
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Biomedical therapy involving electrical current
Harmful Dysfunction
Model of psychological disorders. The inability of Internal mechanisms to perform a natural function.
Persecutory
Unable to recognize reality
Mood
Affects emotional state. Happiness & sadness at the same time.
OCD
(Obsessive-compulsive disorder) To experience intrusive and unwanted thoughts urges & repetitive behavior or mental acts.
ADHD
(Attention deficit hyperactive disorder).
Childhood disorder by inattentiveness & hyperactive, impulsive behavior.
Psychoanalysis
Free association, dream analysis & transference to uncover repressed feelings.
Grandiose
Someone that believes they are better than everybody else
Schizophrenia
reality abnormally, hallucinations, delusions
Psychotherapy
treatment w/ methods to help someone overcome personal problems & attain personal growth.
Comorbidity
Someone with more than one disorder
Delusional Disorder
cant tell whats real from whats imagined
Jealous
Individual has a delusional belief that their spouse is unfaithful
Infancy
Birth defect, internally abnormal, chemically abnormal, by genetics, infection, radiation, or drug exposure.
Asylum
Institution for people with psychological disorders.
DSM-5
Diagnostic Statistical Manual. Published by APA (American Psychological Association).
Fictitious Disorder
Appearing sick, purposely getting sick or self-injury
Somatoform Disorder
Focus on physical symptoms. Constant thoughts
Personality
Genetic or environmental influences. Victim of emotional, physical, sexual abuse, fear or distress