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What is the primary focus of the Psychoanalytical Model in understanding psychological disorders?
What is the primary focus of the Psychoanalytical Model in understanding psychological disorders?
What is the name of the classification system used for diagnosing and treating psychological disorders?
What is the name of the classification system used for diagnosing and treating psychological disorders?
What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes Mania from Hypomania?
What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes Mania from Hypomania?
Which type of anxiety disorder is characterized by intense, irrational fears that impact daily life?
Which type of anxiety disorder is characterized by intense, irrational fears that impact daily life?
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What is the term for a predisposition to disorders that is activated by stress?
What is the term for a predisposition to disorders that is activated by stress?
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Which of the following disorders is characterized by inflexible and maladaptive thinking and behavior patterns?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by inflexible and maladaptive thinking and behavior patterns?
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What is the primary cause of Schizophrenia?
What is the primary cause of Schizophrenia?
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Which of the following disorders is characterized by attention deficit, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by attention deficit, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity?
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What is the primary characteristic of Avoidant Personality Disorder?
What is the primary characteristic of Avoidant Personality Disorder?
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What is the primary characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder?
What is the primary characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder?
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Study Notes
Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
- Biological Model: Links disorders to biological processes
- Psychoanalytical Model: Focuses on unconscious conflicts
- Cognitive-Behavioral Model: Emphasizes learned behaviors and cognitive processes
- Diathesis-Stress Model: Suggests a predisposition to disorders activated by stress
- Systems Theory (Biopsychosocial Approach): Integrates biological, psychological, and social factors
Classifying Abnormal Behaviors
- Uses DSM V-TR for diagnostic criteria
Mood Disorders
- Depression: Persistent sadness, lack of interest in activities
- Types of depression:
- Major depressive disorder: An episode of intense sadness lasting at least 2 weeks and may continue to months
- Persistent Depressive Disorder or Dysthymia: Symptoms are less severe than MDD but are present on most days and persistent for at least 2 years
- Suicide: Asking about suicide does not cause it
- Bipolar Disorder: Alternating periods of mania and depression
- Mania/ Hypomania: More severe than Hypomania and may include psychosis
- Mania occurs for at least 7 days and Hypomania occurs for 4 days
Anxiety Disorders
- Specific Phobias: Intense, irrational fears impacting life
- Examples: Agoraphobia (intense fear of crowds and public places)
- Panic Disorder: Sudden, intense fear without real danger, includes physical symptoms
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Prolonged fear not attached to specific objects
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Compulsions and obsessions that disrupt daily life
Personality Disorders
- Types include:
- Schizoid: Lacks the feelings of others
- Paranoid: Inappropriately suspicious and mistrustful of others
- Avoidant: Fears of rejection by others lead to social isolation
- Narcissistic: Exaggerated sense of self-importance and needs constant admiration
- Borderline: Instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships, self-harm
- Antisocial: Pattern of violent, criminal, or unethical and exploitative behavior, and inability to feel affection for others
- Dependent: Unable to make choices and decisions independently and cannot tolerate being alone
- Characterized by inflexible, maladaptive thinking and behavior patterns
Schizophrenic Disorders
- Severe disruptions in thought, communication, emotion; includes delusions and hallucinations
- Causes of Schizophrenia: Heredity, Dopamine, Glutamate faulty regulation
Childhood Disorders
- ADHD: Attention deficit, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity
- Possibly caused by altered brain functioning involving the frontal lobe
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Challenges in social skills, and repetitive behaviors
- Caused by biological conditions like genetics and brain deformity
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Explore the different perspectives on psychological disorders, including biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive-behavioral, diathesis-stress, and systems theory models. Learn how these models are used to classify abnormal behaviors and understand the role of DSM V-TR in diagnosis. Test your knowledge of the various approaches to understanding psychological disorders.