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Chapter 13
Psychological Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/20/2014

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Term
Behavior is _____, ______, and _________
Definition
Divert, Dysfunctional, and Distressful
Term
Divert
Definition
Divests from normal, different from population
Term
Dysfunctional
Definition
Negatively impacts life
Term
Distressful
Definition
Causes stress, can't cope
Term
Etiology
Definition
What's the cause
Term
Diagnosis
Definition
Identify symptoms
Term
Treatment
Definition
Have plan to treat disorders
Term
Prognosis
Definition
With treatment the long term outcome
Term
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
Stress all the time
Term
Panic Disorder
Definition
Panic attack and then it just goes away
Term
Phobias
Definition
Irrational fears
Term
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Definition
Obsessive thoughts and behaviors
Term
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Definition
Trauma that causes anxiety over it
Term
Rumination
Definition
Repetitive reliving of the event
Term
Stimulus Generalization
Definition
Similar sounds, and environments being back memories of event (Car bang, thinks its gun shot)
Term
Operate Conditioning
Definition
Downtown gives you anxiety, so you avoid downtown to feel good
Term
Somatoform Disorders
Definition
Reports physical symptom but no actual cause
Term
Conversion Disorder
Definition
Anxiety gets converted into physical symptom
Term
Hypochondriasis (Hypochondriac)
Definition
Think you're sick all the time, normal sensation=disease
Term
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Definition
Have split personalities (multiple personalities)
Term
Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
Depression, must have 5 of the symptoms for 2 weeks
Term
Bipolar Disorder
Definition
Go from depressed to manic (wildly optimistic)
Term
Schizophrenia
Definition
Delusional, not connected to reality (hear voices)
Term
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Definition
Addition, presence of inappropriate behavior (laughing at sad story)
Term
Negative Symptom of Schizophrenia
Definition
Absence of appropriate behavior (not saying thank you for a present)
Term
Chronic Schizophrenia
Definition
Develops over time, unlikely recovery (mostly negative symptoms)
Term
Acute Schizophrenia
Definition
Rapidly develops from a stressful event, more likely recovery (mostly positive symptoms)
Term
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Definition
Lack of consciousness for wrong doing, low empathy
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