Abnormal psychology aka psychological disorders: a "harmful dysfunction" in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, and unjustifiable
DSM IV: (diagnostic statistical manual or mental disorders): the big book of disorders
-DSM will classify disorders and describe the symptoms
-DSM will NOT explain the causes it possible cures
Neurotic disorders: distressing but one can still function in society and act rationally
Psychotic disorders: person loses contact with reality, experienced distorted perceptions
Anxiety disorders: a grouping conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety it defenses against anxiety
-the patient fears something awful will happen to them
-they are in a state if intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear
Phobia: a person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread
Generalized anxiety disorder(GAD): an anxiety disorder in which a perish is continuously tense, apprehensive and in a state if autonomic nervous system arousal
-the patient is constantly tense and worried, feels inadequate, is over sensitive, can't concentrate, and suffers from insomnia
Panic disorder: an anxiety disorder marked by a minute long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking and other frightening sensations
Obsessive compulsive disorder: persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someone to feel the need (compulsion) to engage in a particular action
-obsessions about dirt and germs may lead to compulsive hand washing
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): flashbacks or nightmares following a persons involvement in or observation it an extremely stressful event
-memories of the event cause anxiety
Somatoform disorders: occur when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological
Two types...
Hypochondriasis: has frequent complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause
Conversion disorder: report the existence of severe physical problems with no biological reason
Ex: blindness or paralysis
Dissociative disorders: these disorders involve a disruption in the conscious process
Three types...
Psychogenic amnesia: a person cannot remember things with no physiological basis did the disruption in memory
-retrograde amnesia
Dissociative fugue: people with psychogenic amnesia find themselves in an unfamiliar environment
Dissociative identity disorder: used to be known as multiple personality disorder
-a person has several rather than one integrated personality
-people with DID commonly have a history of childhood abuse or trauma
Mood disorders: experience extreme or inappropriate emotion
1. Major Depression: unhappy for at least two weeks with no apparent cause; is the common cold of psychological disorders
2. Dysthymic disorder: suffering from depression every day for at least 2 years
3.seasonal affective disorder(SAD): experience depression during winter months; based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight
4. Bipolar: formally manic depression; involved periods of depression and manic episodes; manic episodes involve feeling did high energy (but they tend to differ a lot...some get confident and some get irritable)
Personality disorders: well established, maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect peoples ability to function; dominates their personality
Antisocial personality disorder: lack of empathy, little regard for others feelings, view the world as hostile and look out for themselves
Dependent personality disorder: rely too much on the attention and help of others
Histrionic personality disorder: needs to be the center of attention, Whether acting silly or dressing provocatively
Narcissistic personality disorder: having an unwarranted sense of self importance, thinking that you are the center of the universe
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