Psychological Disorders
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Psychological Disorders
Psychology 40S C. McMurray
Source: PSYCHOLOGY (8th Edition) David Myers
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Psychological Disorders
1. Anxiety Disorders2. Mood Disorders3. Dissociative Disorders4. Schizophrenia5. Personality Disorders
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Defining Psychological Disorders
Mental health workers view psychological disorders as persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions.
When behavior is deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional psychiatrists and
psychologists label it as disordered
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DSM - 5• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th
Edition• Standard classification of mental disorders used by mental
health professionals• Contains criteria for every psychiatric disorder
Changes to DSM
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Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders• Generalized Anxiety Disorder• Panic Disorder• Phobias• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
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Anxiety Disorders
Feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety.
1. Generalized anxiety disorders
2. Phobias3. Panic disorders4. Obsessive-compulsive
disorders5. Post traumatic-stress
disorder
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms:
1. Persistent and uncontrollable tenseness and apprehension.
2. Autonomic arousal.3. Inability to identify or avoid the cause of
certain feelings.
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Anxiety Disorders: Phobia
Marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that disrupts behavior.
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Anxiety Disorder: Panic DisorderPanic Disorder Symptoms:Minute-long episodes of intense dread which may include feelings of terror, chest pains, choking, or other frightening sensations.
Anxiety is a component of both disorders. It occurs more in the panic disorder, making people avoid situations that cause it.
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Anxiety Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Persistence of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in
senseless rituals (compulsions) that cause distress.
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Anxiety Disorder:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Four or more weeks of the following symptoms constitute post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD):
1. Haunting memories2. Nightmares
3. Social withdrawal4. Jumpy anxiety5. Sleep problems
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Psychological Disorders
Mood Disorders• Major Depressive Disorders• Bipolar Disorder• Mood Disorder Explanation
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Mood Disorders
Emotional extremes of mood disorders come in two principal forms.
1. Major depressive disorder
2. Bipolar disorder
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Mood Disorders:
Major Depressive DisorderDepression is the “common cold” of
psychological disorders.
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Mood Disorders:Major Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder occurs when signs of depression last two weeks or more and are not caused by drugs or medical conditions.
Signs include:
1. Lethargy and fatigue2. Feelings of worthlessness3. Loss of interest in family &
friends4. Loss of interest in activities
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Mood Disorders: Bipolar Disorder
Formerly called manic-depressive disorder. An alternation between depression and
mania signals bipolar disorder.
Multiple ideasHyperactive
Desire for actionEuphoriaElation
Manic Symptoms
Slowness of thoughtTired
Inability to make decisions
WithdrawnGloomy
Depressive Symptoms
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Dissociative Disorder
Conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories,
thoughts, and feelings.
Symptoms1. Having a sense of being
unreal.2. Being separated from the body.3. Watching yourself as if in a movie.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Is a disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating
personalities, formerly called multiple personality disorder.
Chris Sizemore (DID)
Lois Bernstein/ G
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a Liason
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Schizophrenia
If depression is the common cold of psychological disorders, schizophrenia is the cancer.
Nearly 1 in a 100 suffer from schizophrenia, and throughout the world over 24 million people suffer from this disease
Schizophrenia strikes young people as they mature into adults. It affects men and women equally, but men suffer from it more severely than women.
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Symptoms of SchizophreniaThe literal translation is “split mind.” A group
of severe disorders characterized by the following:
1. Disorganized and delusional thinking.
2. Disturbed perceptions. 3. Inappropriate emotions
and actions.
Delusions – false beliefs
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Disturbed Perceptions
A schizophrenic person may perceive things that are not there (hallucinations).
Frequently such hallucinations are auditory.
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Subtypes
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7 year old with Schizophrenia• http://
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Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
A disorder in which the person (usually men) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. Formerly, this person was called a sociopath or psychopath.