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Harmful dysfunction in which behavior is:
- Atypical
- Disturbing
- Maladaptive
- Unjustifiable
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| view of mental illness in which odd behaviour, hearing voices, or talking to oneself was attributed to evil spirits infesting the body |
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| Perception that regarded mental illness as due to a physical disorder requiring treatment |
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| approach to mental illness calling for dignity, kindness, and respect for the mentally ill |
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| 1960s and 1970s governmental policy that focused on releasing hospitalized psychiatric patients into the community and closing mental hospitals |
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| Classification of Mental Disorders |
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- Axis 1- clinical disorders
- Axis 2- personality disorders, Mental Retardation
- Axis 3- general medical conditions
- Axis 4- Psychosocial and environmental problems
- Axis 5- Global Assessment of Functioning
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Marked by excessive apprehension and anxiety (Axis 1)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (6 months or more of excessive anxiety, tension, and uncontrollable worry)
- Panic Disorder (recurrent panic attacks and persistent worry/avoidance related to panic attacks)
- Obessive-Compulsive Disorder (repetitive unwanted, anxiety-provoking thoughts [obsessions] and repetitive behaviours [compulsions] one carries out in the response to the obsession)
- Phobic Disorders (intense fear of objects, places or situations that are greatly out of proportion to the actual threat)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (recurrent re-experiencing of the trauma)
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- Major Depressive Disorder (Unipolar Depression)
- Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Disorder)
- Dysthymia (lower level version of major Depressive Disorder, constant low mood that doesn't respond well to treatment)
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Positive Symptoms:
- hallucinations (sensory experiences)
- delusions (beliefs)
- disorganized speech/ behaviour
Negative Symptoms:
- emotionless
- lacking energy
- difficultly thinking
- diminished social drive
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aka Multiple Personality Disorder
- the presence of 2 or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of behaviour
- identities may have contrasting personalities
- time to swtich between identities is usually only a matter of seconds and often accompanied by visible changes
- controversy surrounding diagnosis
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| Conditions in which personality traits, appearing first in adolescence are inflexible, stable, expressed in a wide variety of situations, and lead to distress or impairment |
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| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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| a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy |
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| Anti-Social Personality Disorder |
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A patter of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others
in extreme form, psychopathy |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder |
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- Extreme instability in interpersonal relationships, mood, identity, and impulse control
- Increased impulsivity and rapidly fluctuating emotions
- Many engage in drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, overeating and self-mutilation
- Sociobiological model- individuals inherit tendency to overreact to stress and cannot properly control their emotions
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