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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