Chapter 12

Question 1

Society view on disorder

Answer 1

standards of normal vs abnormal

Question 2

Individual views on disorder

Answer 2

whether behavior fosters unhappiness or poor well-being

Question 3

Medical proffesional views on disorder

Answer 3

asses by looking at maladaptive traits and psychological discomfort in a behavior

Question 4

Biological model of abnormal behavior

Answer 4

view that psychological disorders have a biochemical or physiological basis

Question 5

Psychoanalytical model of abnormal behavior

Answer 5

view that psychological disorders stem from uncurious internal conflicts

Question 6

Cognitive model of abnormal behavior

Answer 6

view that psychological disorders are the result of learning maladaptive behaviors and thinking patterns

Question 7

What is the diathesis-stress model

Answer 7

view that people are biologically predisposed to a disorder will exhibit that disorder under stress

Question 8

Systems model

Answer 8

idea that biological, psychological, and social risk factors combine to produce disorders

Question 9

prevalence

Answer 9

frequency of a disorder

Question 10

incidence

Answer 10

new cases of disorders

Question 11

What is insanity in the context of psychology

Answer 11

strictly used as a legal term

Question 12

Social stigma

Answer 12

prejudice, discriminations, and social rejection of people diagnosed with mental disorders

Question 13

self stigma

Answer 13

internalizing discrimination, decreases positive outcomes of treatments

Question 14

Mood disorders

Answer 14

disturbances in mood or emotional states

Question 14

Symptoms of depressive disorders

Answer 14

overwhelming sadness, loss of instrest in activities, guilt

Question 15

Major depressive disorder

Answer 15

characterized by episode of intense sadness and loss of interest of all activates
-mood disorder

Question 16

Persistent Depressive disorder

Answer 16

symptoms are less severe but persist for at least two years on most days
-mood disorder

Question 16

stats on suicide (4)

Answer 16

-1 suicide every 13 mins in US
-suicides are twice as common as homicides
-teen suicide is going up
-more women attempt, more men succeed

Question 17

Bipolar disorder

Answer 17

-less common than depression, altering states of mania and depression
-mood disorder

Question 18

cognitive distortions

Answer 18

maladaptive responses to life events

Question 18

Causes of mood disorders (4)

Answer 18

-genetic predisposition
-early childhood trauma
-cognitive distortions
-social factors

Question 19

How many people experience anxiety disorders

Answer 19

19% of people

Question 20

Specific phobia

Answer 20

anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of something

Question 20

Onset Panic Attacks

Answer 20

developed later in life. 67% of people diagnosed are female
-anxiety disorder

Question 21

Panic disorder

Answer 21

characterized by recurring panic attacks. -anxiety disorder

Question 22

panic attacks

Answer 22

intense fear with no apparent cause -15-20% of people will have at least 1

Question 23

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 23

prolonged vague but intense fears that are not attached to a particular object or circumstance -anxiety disorder

Question 24

OCD

Answer 24

anxiety disorder where one is driven to think disturbing thoughts or perform obsessive rituals -2-3% of people have OCD -anxiety disorder

Question 24

Somatic symptom disorders

Answer 24

apparent physical illness with no organic basis

Question 24

somatic symptom

Answer 24

characterized by vague physical complaints with no cause

Question 25

Causes of anxiety disorders (3)

Answer 25

-learned response -genetic predisposition -internal psychological conflicts

Question 26

conversion disorder

Answer 26

people having a specific disability with no cause -somatic disorder

Question 26

illness anxiety disorder

Answer 26

person interprets insignificant symptoms as sign of serious illness -somatic disorder

Question 26

dissociative amnesia

Answer 26

loss of memory for past events without an organic cause -Dissociative disorder

Question 27

disassociative fugue

Answer 27

extension of dissociative amnesia, disorder in which one moves from home and assumes new identity -Dissociative disorder

Question 27

Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 27

separation of personality into two or more distinct personalities -Dissociative disorder

Question 28

Depersonalization

Answer 28

person feels changed in some way with no apparent cause -dissasoctive disorder