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| What are the Four Categories to Identify Abnormal Behavior? |
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Definition
1. Statistical infrequency
2. Dysfunction
3. Personal distress
4. Violation of Norms |
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| What is Statistical infrequency? |
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Definition
| Part of Abnormal Behaviors. Behavior that people consider way more or way less than everyone else. |
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Definition
| Part of Abnormal Behavior. Is this odd behavior going to cause problems for other people? |
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| What is Personal Distress? |
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Definition
| Part of Abnormal Behaviors. Is the person affected by this odd behavior? |
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| What is Violation of Norms? |
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Definition
| Part of Abnormal Behavior. Establishes not just whether someone is doing something odd, but whether it crosses the boundaries. |
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| Why do you need a "group" to determine is Psychological Disorder is present? |
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Definition
| Different approaches, more sensitive to different situations. Example: Medical Doctor vs Psychologist vs Social Worker |
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Term
| (Prehistory-1800s) in Psychological Disorders included... |
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Definition
| astrology, demons, moral capacity, exorcism, beatings, castration, caging and shackling |
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Term
| (1800-1900) in Psychological Disorders included... |
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Definition
Medical causes (consulting local physician, and development of medical model of mental illness)
Treatments included: Medical diagnosis, Hospital stay, Surgery, Drug treatment |
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| (1900-1950) in Psychological Disorders included... |
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Definition
Family Upbringing (consulting closest self help book),
Treatments included: medical and/or psychological diagnosis, medical/psychiatric hospital stay, Surgery (maybe "Frontal Lobotomy"), drug treatment, talking about your life with therapist |
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| (1950s-present) in Psychological Disorders included... |
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Definition
Biology and Environment (behavioral and biological specialists must be consulted)
Treatments include: Medical and or psychological diagnosis, psychiatric facility stay, drug treatment, therapy to specifically retrain your thoughts, emotions, and behavior. |
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Term
| What is Bio-psycho-social model of mental illness? |
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Definition
Psychologists began to view mental illness as having multiple causes:
Biological, Psychological (personal history), Social (cultural factors) |
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Term
| What are biological factors? |
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Definition
| Genes, neurochemistry, and neuroanatomy |
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Term
| What are psychological factors? |
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Definition
| All things related to your personal life history (ex. trauma) |
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| Historical time period which you live in, the culture you experience and contemporary social events. |
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| Diagnosis in Psychological Disorders include DSM. What is DSM? |
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Definition
| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association |
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Term
| Diagnoses: The intensity of disorders are described by two general terms, what are they? |
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Definition
| Neurotic disorder and Psychotic disorder |
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| What is Neurotic disorder? |
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Definition
| Not severe enough to stop a person from living independently, a person may generally financially support herself and have some personal relationships. |
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Term
| What is Psychotic disorder? |
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Definition
| Too severe for person to live independently, person needs enough medical or psychological intervention that she cannot work or keep relationships. |
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Term
| What are the Five Axes of DSM? |
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Definition
Clinical Disorders
Personality disorders and mental retardation
General medical condition
Psychosocial and environmental problems
Global assessment of functioning |
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Term
| DSM Categories are usually first diagnosed when? |
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Definition
| In infancy, childhood, or adolescence |
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| DSM Categories of cognitive disorders include... |
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Definition
| Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and others. |
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| DSM Categories: mental disorders due to a general medical condition.. |
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Definition
| are not elsewhere classified |
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| DSM Categories: Substance related disorders include |
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Definition
| alcohol, amphetamine, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogen, inhalant, nicotine, opioid |
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Term
| Which drug is known to give the worst set of withdrawal symptoms, but is rarely fatal? |
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