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Introduction to Psychology Class 19: Psychological Disorders and their Treatment
Myers: 469-486, 507-516
August 1st, 2006
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Psychological Disorders
Definition: A “harmful dysfunction” in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, and unjustifiable.
Perspectives :
Middle Ages = Possession by demons
Medical = Diagnosis of symptoms, therapy and treatment for cure
Bio-psycho-social = Genes + Physiology + Environment+ Social Factors + Cultural Factors
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Continual autonomic nervous system arousal Source of “free-floating” anxiety is inexplicable Women > Men Symptoms: tense, jittery, anticipating bad things, muscular
tension, agitation, sleeplessness, trembling, perspiration, fidgeting, difficulty concentrating
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Panic Disorder (AD)
Minute-long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences what seems like a heart attack
Palpitating heart, shortness of breath, choking, trembling , dizziness, chest pain
Smokers> Non-smokers Often associated with Agoraphobia Movie clip
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Phobias (AD)
Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
Movie clips
TYPES OF PHOBIAS
1. Social phobias
2. Animal
3. Natural Environment
4. Blood-Injury-Injection
5. Situational
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (AD)
Characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions designed to reduce the obsessions (compulsions)
Young > Old Common obsessions: dirt/germs, toxins, disaster, exactness,
symmetry Common compulsions: hand-washing, grooming, in/out of or
checking doors, car brakes, homework Movie clip
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Explaining Anxiety Disorders
Good ol’ learning theory
- Classical conditioning, Stimulus generalization, Reinforcement, Observational learning
Biological
- Natural selection
- Genes Physiological:
- Frontal lobe (OCD)
- Amygdala and fear-learning circuits (GAD)
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
A rare disorder in which a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternate personalities
Conscious awareness becomes separated from previous thoughts, memories and feelings
Also called Multiple Personality Disorder Iatrogenic? Movie clip
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Personality Disorders Characterized by inflexible and enduring patterns
that impair social, vocational and interpersonal functioning
Axis II disorders (DSM-IV)
- Schizoid PD- Paranoid PD- Borderline PD- Histrionic PD- Narcissistic PD- Antisocial PD (movie clip)