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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/17/2007

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Term
Psychosis
Definition
a loss of contact with reality in key rays (schizophrenia).
Term
Schizophrenia
Definition
psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriate as a result of strange perceptions, distrbed thought process unsual emotions and motor abnormalities.
Term
Transvestic fetishism
Definition
aka transvestism or cross dressing. Almost always heterosexual male(begin in childhood) Often cofussed with gender identity disorder.Development seems to follow the behavioral principles of operant conditioing.
Term
Delusions
Definition
delusions of persecution most common in schizophrenia. Believe they are being plotted against.
Delusions of reference attach special and personal meaning(signs)
Delusions of grnader- believe themselves to be great inventors, special powers or religious figures.
Term
Gender Identity Disorder
Definition
aka transvetism.
assigned wrong sex.
not transvectism fetismism(transfetism)
cells in hypotalamus called bed nucleus of stria termanialis (BST) was half as large as in normal subjects. Females have a smaller bst and this is what thye found in patients with disorder.
Term
Paraphilia
Definition
disorder in which individuals repeatedly have intense sexual urges or fantasies that involve non-human objects, children, or suffering a paraphilia.

When urges last 6 months
Psychological, sociocultural treatment, biological

antiandrogens lover testostorone

seratonin depressents to help
Term
Treatments for Gender Identity disorder
Definition
Hormone therapy, tests for estrogen, sex change therapy (need two years of of hormone therapy
Womans penis= phalloplasty and psychotherapy
Term
psychotropic medications
Definition
called antianxiety or antidepressants
Term
ADHD
Definition
90% in boys
biological- abormalites in brain regions
high leves of stress and family disfunction

Causes- food and sugar additives
environmental toxins such as lead
Term
Treatment for ADHD
Definition
Methylphenidat (Ritalin)
Term
Parkinsons Disease
Definition
occurs in the central nervous system and impairs speech and motor skills
Term
Parkins Disease Symptoms
Definition
tremors, rigidity, stiffness, posture failure, shuffling, freezing movements, masked face, dementia.
Term
Anxiety disorders
Definition
cildren seperation anzxiety disorders
generalized anxiety disorders
panic
phobia
social anxiety
OCD
Post Tramatic
Term
Exhibitionists
Definition
recurrent urge to expose his genitals to another person. Rarely attempts to engage in sexual activity with person. Wants to provoke shock or suprise or suprise. Becomes a stronger desire when he has free time or stressed. Shows up before the age of 18. Immature with opposite sex and has fears or doubts about his masculinity and has strong bond with mother.
Term
Treatment for exhibitionists
Definition
Aversion therapy and masturbation satiation, orgasmis reorientation, social skills training and psychodynamic theraphy.
Term
Trichotillomania
Definition
pluck hair repeatedly from hair or various parts of body; scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes.
Term
Orgasmic disorders
Definition
premature ejaculation, male orgasmis and female orgasmic

women 10% have never had an orgasism

appear more in single women
Term
female orgasmic disorder
Definition
linked to female sexual arousal disorder
bio, psycho and social all contributing factors
Term
Bio effects or Orgasmic disorders
Definition
diabeties, damage nervous system interfere, lab.
Term
Osych effects or orgasmic disorder
Definition
childhood trauma
Term
characteristis of schizophrenia
Definition
loss of contact with reality
group of seperate disorders some features in common
Term
positive symptoms
Definition
excessive ofthoughts, emotions, behavior, delusions, disorganized thinking and speech
Term
negative symptoms
Definition
deficits of thought, emotion, behavior. Pathological defects(characteristics lacking in individual) eithdrawl, flat affect.
Term
psychomotor symptoms of schzo
Definition
awkward movements, odd gestures
Term
Catatonia schizophrenia
Definition
stop responding to their environment, remain silent and motionless for long periods of time.
Term
Type 1 of schizo
Definition
positive
Term
Type 2 of schizo
Definition
Negative
Term
Dopamine Hypothesis
Definition
neurons that use the neurotransmitter dopamine fire too often and transmit too many messages thus producing the sympotms of the disorder.
Term
Antipsychotic drugs
Definition
remove symptoms of schizophrenia have led to the hypothesis of Dopamine hypothesis
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