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What characterizes multiple personality disorder?
What characterizes multiple personality disorder?
Which of the following is an example of a phobia?
Which of the following is an example of a phobia?
What is defined as an irresistible urge to perform a specific act or ritual?
What is defined as an irresistible urge to perform a specific act or ritual?
Which term describes a serious mental illness characterized by unpredictable behavior?
Which term describes a serious mental illness characterized by unpredictable behavior?
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What is the primary focus of traumatic neuroses?
What is the primary focus of traumatic neuroses?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of neurotic individuals?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of neurotic individuals?
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What is a common cause of neuroses as indicated in the content?
What is a common cause of neuroses as indicated in the content?
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Which form of hysteria involves the inability to remember specific past events or details?
Which form of hysteria involves the inability to remember specific past events or details?
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Anxiety reactions are mainly characterized by feelings of apprehension without apparent causes. Which symptom does NOT typically align with this?
Anxiety reactions are mainly characterized by feelings of apprehension without apparent causes. Which symptom does NOT typically align with this?
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Which of the following disabilities is associated with hysteria?
Which of the following disabilities is associated with hysteria?
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What is the primary cause of organic psychoses?
What is the primary cause of organic psychoses?
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Which symptom is commonly associated with organic psychoses?
Which symptom is commonly associated with organic psychoses?
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What characterizes functional psychosis?
What characterizes functional psychosis?
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What is a potential trigger for functional psychosis?
What is a potential trigger for functional psychosis?
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Which term previously denoted severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia?
Which term previously denoted severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia?
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What is the relationship between schizophrenia and functional psychosis?
What is the relationship between schizophrenia and functional psychosis?
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Which of the following best describes schizophrenia?
Which of the following best describes schizophrenia?
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Who first classified varied mental disorders, including schizophrenia?
Who first classified varied mental disorders, including schizophrenia?
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The term 'schizophrenia' derives from Greek words meaning what?
The term 'schizophrenia' derives from Greek words meaning what?
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Which of the following is NOT typically a type of organic psychosis?
Which of the following is NOT typically a type of organic psychosis?
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Study Notes
Abnormal Behavior
- Abnormal behavior encompasses various disorders; neuroses and psychoses are prominent examples.
Neuroses
- Neuroses, or psychoneuroses, are behavioral disorders stemming from emotional strain, stemming from conflicts, repression, frustration, or insecurity.
- Neurotic individuals often exhibit behavioral compromises with reality.
- These individuals may develop imaginary ailments, obsessions, phobias, compulsions, depression, or anxiety.
Behavioral Characteristics of Neurotic Reactions
- Inability to function at optimal capacity
- Constant anxiety
- Rigid or repetitive behaviors
- Physical complaints (somatic)
- Immaturity
- Hypersensitivity
- Self-centeredness (ego-centrism)
- General unhappiness
- Often unconsciously driven behaviors
Understanding the Causes of Neuroses
- Predisposing or constitutional factors
- An individual's current life situation
- Childhood development patterns
- Important cultural factors
Classification of Neuroses
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Anxiety Reactions: Characterized by conscious feelings of anxiety and apprehension, lacking concrete life bases.
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Hysteria: Manifests as one or more symptoms often linked to bodily disorders (e.g., paralysis, deafness, vomiting, tremors).
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Forms of Hysteria:
- Amnesia: Inability to recall personal information, varying in intensity (anterograde, retrograde, localized).
- Fugue: Amnesia involving wandering away from usual surroundings, with no recollection of how to get there.
- Multiple Personality: The individual displays two or more distinct personalities.
- Somnambulism: Engaging in activities while in an altered state of consciousness (sleepwalking)
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Forms of Hysteria:
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Hysteria: Manifests as one or more symptoms often linked to bodily disorders (e.g., paralysis, deafness, vomiting, tremors).
- Phobias: Irrational or exaggerated fear of an object, person, action, or situation, often linked to self-destructive aggressions.
Examples of Phobias
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Arachnophobia (spiders)
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Ophidiophobia (snakes)
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Acrophobia (heights)
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Agoraphobia (open spaces)
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Cynophobia (dogs)
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Astraphobia (thunder and lightning)
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Claustrophobia (small spaces)
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Mysophobia (germs)
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Aerophobia (flying)
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Trypophobia (holes)
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Psychastenia:
- Obsession: Recurring thoughts or ideas that interfere with normal functioning.
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Compulsion: An irresistible tendency to perform specific acts or rituals, despite recognition of irrationality.
- Examples of Compulsions: Suicidal mania, homicidal mania, dipsomania, megalomania, kleptomania, pyromania, and arithmomania.
Traumatic Neuroses
- Characterized by fears for safety in specific situations.
- Operational Fatigue (War Neurosis): A reaction to battle environments.
Psychoses
- Psychoses are serious mental illnesses marked by unpredictable behaviors.
- Psychotics struggle to connect with reality and experience significant self-perception issues.
- Emotional fluctuations, ranging from immense joy to deep sorrow, commonly occur.
- People with psychoses often encounter social difficulties.
Classification of Psychoses
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Organic/Somatogenic Psychoses: Originating from brain damage or injury, caused by a variety of factors.
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Symptoms:
- Emotional instability (irritability, mood swings).
- Intellectual impairment.
- Behavioral changes (negligence, lack of interest, antisocial tendencies).
- Types: Toxins, infections, age-related conditions, head trauma.
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Symptoms:
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Functional Psychoses: Stemming from prolonged emotional stress, without evident physical damage. The term is outdated, encompassing various conditions.
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Schizophrenic Disorder: Characterized by withdrawal, detachment, and fantasy-based living.
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Symptoms:
- Disorganized thinking and emotions.
- Apathy and lack of emotional response.
- Bizarre behaviors and actions.
- Social withdrawal or isolation.
- Disorganized speech.
- Delusions and hallucinations, frequently auditory.
- Deterioration of personal habits and conduct.
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Subtypes:
- Simple schizophrenia: Gradual decline in interest, social withdrawal.
- Hebephrenic schizophrenia: Adolescent onset, characteristic by laughing and grimacing fits.
- Catatonic schizophrenia: Marked by psychomotor (body movement) reactions, including stupor and excitement phases.
- Paranoid schizophrenia: Delusions and hallucinations, often with a persecutory or grandiose nature.
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Symptoms:
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Affective Disorder (Mood Disorder): Marked by cycles of intense mood swings (depression, intense joy).
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Symptoms:
- Significant changes in mood and emotional experiences (periods of intense sadness and joy).
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Types:
- Depression: Extreme feelings of hopelessness and sadness.
- Bipolar disorder: Alternating periods of depression and mania.
- Anxiety disorders: Feelings of anxiety, fear, and nervousness.
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Symptoms:
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Paranoia: A type of psychotic reaction characterized by suspicion and mistrust.
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Anti-social Personality: A deeply disturbed individual whose actions conflict with societal norms and principles.
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