Psychological Disorders
Changed views of Psychology
Classified into Categories
Have Many Causes
Vary by Sex and Culture
Anxiety Disorders
Certain Thoughts Increase Anxiety
Bipolar Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Disconnection from Reality
The Cause of Schizophrenia
Personality Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
People believe Vaccinations cause Autism
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
psychopathology
etiology
moral treatment
sickness or disorder of the mind
factors that contribute to the development of a disorder
a therapy that involved close contact with and careful observation of patients
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)
a method that defines basic aspects of functioning and considers them across multiple levels of analysis, from genes to brain systems to behavior
assessment
examining a person's mental functions and psychological condition to diagnose a psychological disorder
diathesis-stress model
a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event
family systems model
a diagnostic model that considers problems within an individual as indicating problems within the family
sociocultural model
a diagnostic model that views psychopathology as the result of the interaction between individuals and their cultures
internalizing disorder
externalizing disorder
anxiety disorders
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
panic disorder
agoraphobia
fear of being in a situation where a person can not get out of, this fear causes panic attacks
excessive fear and anxiety in the absence of true danger
a diffuse state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or event
an anxiety disorder that consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
obsessions
compulsions
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
a disorder characterized by frequent intrusive thoughts and compulsive actions
a disorder that involves frequent nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and flashbacks related to an earlier trauma
Depressive Disorders
major depressive disorder
persistent depressive disorder
a form of depression that is not severe enough to be diagnosed as major depressive disorder
a disorder characterized by severe negative moods or a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities
learned helplessness
a cognitive model of depression in which people feel unable to control events in their lives
mania
bipolar I disorder
bipolar II disorder
a disorder that includes extremely strong moods during manic episodes and often depressive episodes as well
a disorder that includes fluctuating moods of being extremely depressed to mildly elevated moods
dissociative disorders
dissociative amnesia
dissociative fugue
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
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