Review of part 1
Name at least two sets of disorders that frequently come side to side with each other.
Panic attack disorder+agoraphobia, general anxiety disorder+depression, etc etc.
Why do some people develop dissociative disorders, while others don’t?
Trick question, we don’t actually know.
Why are people with ASPD so problematic?
Because the people that have it lack of conscience for wrongdoings.
After talking to their psychologist about having schizophrenia, patient X gets asked to list some negative symptoms they had. What should patient X talk about? Give examples.
Difficulty concentrating, social withdrawal, any symptoms that even normal people can have.
Psychologist Y tells patient X they have BPD, but patient X declines– stating that they are completely normal. Why might this be?
People with these personality disorders don’t typically see anything wrong with themselves.
Why is it not okay to make jokes about mental illness, especially when you don’t have it?
Because it dehumanizes those that have it and brings over stigma and harmful stereotypes.
What is the difference between normal amnesia and dissociative amnesia?
Normal amnesia is connected to physical reasonings (eg: head injuries) while dissociative amnesia has no physical explanation.
Is schizoid personality disorder a phobic disorder? Why or why not?
It’s not connected to any sort of irrational fear, therefore it isn’t.
Patient X has a loved one that has BPD, but they want to leave the relationship as it is burning them out. What is the right thing they should do?
Cut ties in a healthy way, as being with someone like that will damage you.
Psychologist Y is talking to patient X’s guardian, asking when they started to notice the symptoms for a certain mental disorder patient X might have. What is patient X’s guardian most likely to answer?
These symptoms are usually obvious during adolescent years, from around 10-19 year old, if they have the disorder.
What is the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack?
Anxiety attacks are less severe physically, and they have a tendency to build up.
One day, Ms.O’Leary didn’t come to class. After a few days of her unknown dissaperance, she has been declared missing. From the stuff related to this unit, what is most likely to be the case here?
A rare case of dissociative fugue.
What are some similarities and differences between avoidant personality disorder and dependent personality disorder?
Both disorders are related to anxiety– APD is sensitive about others words, while people with DPD displays a need to be taken care of… answers can vary.
Patient X has a case of disorganized schizophrenia. What is the main “flag” that sets this aside, showing that it’s not some other problem?
Disconnected delusions that don’t exactly make sense.
Patient X has been saying that they don’t trust other people that much, and it impacts their relationships. Psychologist Y asks if they experience seeing/hearing anything abnormal… why is this relevant?
Distrust in others can be a symptom of both paranoid personality disorder and schizophrenia, we need to narrow down the possibilities.
DEVIANCE: How normal is their behavior compared to a normal person? DYSFUNCTION: Does the behavior negatively impact an individual's ability to function in everyday life? DISTRESS: Does the person feel too much emotional distress? DANGER: Can harm come to the person or others?
Why is DID no longer called multiple identity disorder?
Because the personalities are related/connected to dissociation.
When did cases of DID start to drastically increase?
The final decades of the 20th century.
Around ten months after communicating with a perfectly fine patient X, councilor Y has gotten a call from patient X’s partner saying that they might have schizophrenia. What might have happened?
The patient has family members that have schizophrenia, and by doing drugs it greatly increased the chance of getting it.
Why might patient X, someone with BPD threaten people they love by dropping to suicide or self harm behavior?
Because they have a difficulty regulating their emotions, and have a fear of abandonment deep down.
What are the four major phobia categories?
Natural environments, animals, mutilation/medical treatment, and situations.
Name all the reasons that we learnt from class: why research says that there’s more women that have BPD than men.
An unpopular belief of genetics/hormonal explanations, childhood sexual abuse trauma, women are socialized to be more dependent, professional bias, etc.
What is the fancy word for made up words?
Neologisms.
After a series of sessions with their psychologist, patient X has been diagnosed with DID. However, patient X’s loved ones stated that there has not been any sort of trauma. Why is this relevant?
The personalities could be a result of suggestions from the psychologist, and perhaps created a placebo of some sort.
Why might a man have a potentially have a higher chance of having ASPD, compared to a woman?
Reasons were not explained, but toxic masculinity can shape someone’s mind in an unhealthy way.