Chapter 15 Outline: Psychological Disorders
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Psychological Disorders | Mental dysfunctions that are harmful |
| Medical Model | Psychological disorders are sickness |
| Biopsychosocial Perspective | Shows how biological, social, and psychological factors interact to produce specific psychological disorders |
| DSM-IV | Authoritative scheme for classifying psychological disorders |
| Neurotic disorders | Psychological disorders that, although distressing, still allow one to think rationally and function socially |
| Psychotic Disorders | Marked by irrationality |
| Anxiety Disorders | Marked by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviours that reduce anxiety |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | A person is unexplainably and continually tense and uneasy |
| Panic Disorder | A person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread |
| Phobias | A person feels irrationally afraid of a specific object or situation |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | A person is troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions |
| Mood Disorders | Can be major depressive disorder, in which a person feels prolonged hopelessness and lethargy until usually rebounding to normality, and bipolar disorder, where a person alternates between depression and mania (hyperactive) |
| Major Depressive Disorder | Occurs when signs of depression last two weeks or more without notable cause |
| Manic Episode | A euphoric, hyperactive, and optimistic episode |
| Schizophrenia | Where the person loses the ability to distinguish reality from false perceptions, and delusions |
| Delusions | False beliefs |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | Impulsive personality disorder shown by amorality |
| Personality Disorders | Inflexible and enduring patterns of behaviour that impair one's social functioning |
| Real Life Application | We often get stressed and feel anxious with the demands of daily life, but for instances that are prevailing or severe there may be a disorder involved |
| Summary | Psychological disorders are harmful conditions of the mind, and can affect different parts of the mind and behaviour. |
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