Cat 1
What are some characteristics of Psychological Disorders?
Rare or unusual behavior
Faulty perception of reality
Severe personal distress
Dangerous behavior
Socially unacceptable behaviors
Includes information on medical conditions, psychosocial problems and global assessment of functioning
DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
How many of us will experience a psychological disorder at some time?
50%
Recurrent, anxiety-provoking thoughts or images that seem irrational and beyond control
Obsessions
Irresistible urges to engage in specific acts, often repeatedly
Compulsions
What are some psychological features of anxiety?
Worrying, fear of worst happening, fear of losing control, nervousness, inability to relax
An abrupt attack of acute anxiety not triggered by a specific object or situation
Panic attack (Disorder)
Persistent anxiety that cannot be attributed to object, situation, or activity
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This is caused by a traumatic event. May occur months or years after event
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Unlike PTSD, occurs within a month of event and lasts 2 days to 4 weeks
Acute Stress Disorder
A splitting of mental processes such as thoughts, emotions, identity, memory, or consciousness
Disassociative Disorder
Suddenly unable to recall important personal information; not due to biological problems
Dissociative Amnesia
Abruptly leaves home or work and travels to another place, no memory of previous life
Dissociative Fugue
Two or more identities, each with distinct traits, “occupy” the same person
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Physical problems (such as paralysis, pain, or persistent belief of serious disease) with no evidence of a physical abnormality
Somatoform Disorders
Major change in, or loss of, physical functioning, although there are no medical findings to explain the loss of functioning
Conversion Disorder
Insistence of serious physical illness, even though no medical evidence of illness can be found
Hypochondriasis
Persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and inability to concentrate
Major Depressive Disorder
What percent of those with MDD experience severe symptoms
50
Mood swings from ecstatic elation (Mania) to deep depression
Bipolar
Presence of inappropriate behaviors
Agitated behavior, hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, nonsensical speech
Positive Symptoms
Absence of appropriate behaviors
Flat, emotionless voices, blank faces, rigid, motionless bodies, mutism
Negative Symptoms
Name 3 types of schizophrenia
Paranoid, Disorganized, & Catatonic
Name 4 types of personality disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal & Schizoid
Persistently violate the law
Show no guilt or remorse and are largely undeterred by punishment
Antisocial Personality Disorder