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Abnormal Psych Final Fall '10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2010

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Definition
marked by rigid conformity to social pressures; what Mary Tyler Moore had in "Ordinary People"
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Bipolar I and II
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marked by phases of mania and depression
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Major Depressive Disorder
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marked by all-encompassing low mood, disinterest in previously enjoyed activities, etc.
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Cyclothymia
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a lesser form of bipolar disorder, marked by hypomanic and mild depressive episodes
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Dysthymia
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a lesser form of depression
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Signs and symptoms of depression
Definition
hopelessness, lack of interest, change in eating/sleeping patterns, (sometimes) suicidal ideations
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Personality Disorder
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rigid way of interacting in the world that causes distress and disability
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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marked by "black and white" thinking, i.e. seeing others and/or themselves as only good or bad
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Dependent Personality Disorder
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marked by an inability to make independent decisions and a propensity to depend on one or just a handful of people
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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a.k.a. "psychopaths"; marked by an inability to empathize with others and a lack of anxiety
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Paranoid Personality Disorder
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marked by the belief that all people are basically untrustworthy; does NOT hold delusions
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
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marked by an aversion to interpersonal interaction, for fear of being rejected
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
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marked by excessive emotionality, attention seeking and a need for approval
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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marked by a grandiose sense of self-importance, and the need to have this belief reaffirmed by those around them
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Schizoid Personality Disorder
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marked by detachment from social relationships and a restrictive range of expression of emotion
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The difference between OCD and OCPD
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the latter is ego-syntonic; the former is ego-dystonic
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Paraphilia
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arousal by means of bizarre objects or acts
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Zoophilia
Definition
gettin turned on by animals
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Frotteurism
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gettin turned on by rubbin people
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Exhibitionism
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gettin turned on by showing yourself to people
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Voyeurism
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gettin turned on by watching people
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Pedophilia
Definition
gettin turned on by kids
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Sadomasochism
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gettin turned on by hurtin folks or gettin hurt by folks
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Fetishism
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gettin turned on by particular objects
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Necrophilia
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gettin turned on by dead bodies
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Psychoanalytical perspective on depression
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"anger turned inward"
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Learning perspective on depression
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fewer rewards, more punishments
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Difference between delusions and hallucinations
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the former is cognitive; the latter is sensory
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Cognitive perspective on depression
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"learned helplessness" (example with the rats--when put in water after the shock test, did not swim)
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Humanist perspective on depression
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you are not being truly yourself, or being realized; discrepancy between ideal and real
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Physiological perspective on depression
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depression is caused by a chemical imbalance
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Schizophrenia
Definition
a chronic psychotic disorder characterized by disturbed thinking, emotions, behaviors, and perceptions; experience delusions/hallucinations
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Disorganized schizophrenic
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typical "crazy person"; inappropriate laughter, flat affect, lack of motivations or desires
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Catatonic schizophrenic
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involuntary immobility; will hold the same position for a length of time
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Paranoid schizophrenic
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characterized more by delusions and sometimes hallucinations
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Gender Identity
Definition
how you identify yourself, as a male or female or something in between or neither
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Sexual orientation
Definition
who you are attracted to
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Requirements for Gender Identity Disorder
Definition
persistent ID with opposite gender; persistent discomfort with current gender role; no intersex condition present; serious distress/social impairment
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