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Chapter 13 AP Psych- Psychological Disorders

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psychopathy
abnormal behavior or psychological disfunction
situational context
social or environmental setting or a person's behavior
subjective discomfort
emotional distress while engaging in a particular behavior or thought process
maladaptive
finding it hard to adapt to the demands of day-to-day living
psychological disorder
pattern of behavior or psychological functioning that causes people significant distress, to harm self or others, and harms ability to function
biological models
psychological disorders have a biological or medical cause
cognitive psychologists
study way people think, remember, and mentally organize information
sociocultural perspective
abnormal thinking or behavior is seen as the product of behavioral shaping within the context of family influences or social group
cultural relativity
need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which the person with a disorder was nurtured to correctly diagnose disorder
cultural syndromes
distinct set of symptoms or characteristics of stress
biopsychosocial
connection between mind and body
anxiety disorders
excessive or unrealistic anxiety
free-floating anxiety
anxiety that seems to be unrelated to any realistic and specific known factor
phobia
irrational, persistent fear of something
social anxiety disorder
fear of interacting with others or being in a social situation
specific phobia
irrational fear of some object or specific situation
claustrophobia
fear of small spaces
acrophobia
fear of heights
agoraphobia
fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible
panic attack
sudden onset of extreme panic with various physical symptoms
panic disorder
when panic attacks occur repeatedly and cause persistent worry or changes in behavior
generalized anxiety disorder
excessive anxiety occurs more days than not for at least 6 months
obssessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
intruding thought that occur again and again are followed by some repetitive behavior or mental act
acute stress disorder (ASD)
trauma-related anxiety disorder that happens almost immediately after the traumatic event
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
trauma-related anxiety disorder in which symptoms associated with ASD last for more than 1 month
magnification
interpreting situations as far more dangerous or embarassing than they actually are
all-or-nothing thinking
must be perfect or total failure
overgeneralization
a single negative event interpreted as a never-ending pattern of defeat
minimization
giving little or no emphasis to one's successes or positive traits
affect
emotion or mood
mood disorders
disturbances in emotion (affective disorders)
major depressive disorder
when a depressed mood comes on suddenly and either seems to be too sever for circumstances or exists without cause
manic
excessive excitement, elation, and energy
bipolar disorder
experiencing periods of a mood that ranges from severe depression to manic episodes
dissociative disorders
break or dissociation in consciousness, memory, or one's sense of identity
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
person experiences at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body
schizophrenia
long lasting psychotic disorder in which there is an inability to distinguish what is real from fantasy
psychotic
severe break within reality
delusions
false beliefs that are fixed
hallucintions
hearing or seeing ting or people that aren't there
flat affect
condition in which person shows little or no emotion
catatonia
either excessive movement or lack or movement
positive symptoms
reflect an excess or distortion of normal functions, hallucinations or delusions
negative symptoms
reflect decrease in normal functions, poor attention of lack of affect
stress-vulnerability model
assumes people with genetic markers for schizophrenia have a physical vulnerability to the disorder but will not develop in unless exposed to stress at a critical time in development
personality disorders
affects entire life adjustment of person, affects personality
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)
against society, break laws, use people, tell lies, irritable and aggressive
borderline personality disorder (BLPD)
have relationships with others that are intense and unstable, impulsive, fear abandomnent
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