PSYCHOLOGICAL
DISORDERS/ABNORMAL
UNIT
Neurodevelopment Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(OCD) (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):A personality disorder characterized by excessive orderliness,perfectionism ,attention to details,and a need for controlling relating to others.
Somatic Symptom
and Related Disorders
Definition
Dissociative Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Substance-related and Addictive
Disorders
Main topic
Paraphilias
Personality Disorders
Causes
Psychoanalytical
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE:The method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud in which free association ,dream interpretation,and analysis of resistance and transference are used to explore repressed or unconscious impulses,anxieties ,and internal conflicts,in order to free psychic energy for mature love and work.
One example:unconscious conflict
Humanistic
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE: this psychoanalytical perspective helps the client gain the belief that all people are inherently good.
one example:empathy
Behavioral
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE:focuses on the actual behaviors of people rather than behaviors that cannot be observed such as thoughts , moods ,and emotions.
one example:how they act
Cognitive
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE:is the scientific study of mental processes such as "attention ,language use, memory ,and perception, problem solving,creativity , and thinking.
one example:problem solving
Sociocultural
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE:Describes awareness of circumstances surrounding individuals and how their behaviors are affected specifically by their surrounding ,social and cultural factors.
one example:language
Biomedical
DEFINE & ONE EXAMPLE:focuses on treating and reworking the brain.
one example:electroconvulsive treatment