PSYCHOLOGICAL
DISORDERS/ABNORMAL
UNIT
Neurodevelopment Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) (DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Neurocognitive Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(OCD) (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Somatic Symptom
and Related Disorders
(DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Conversion Disorder (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Definition
CHARACTERISTIC #1:
CHARACTERISTIC #2:
CHARACTERISTIC #3:
CHARACTERISTIC #4:
Dissociative Disorders
Are conditions that cause disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception.
Dissociative Identity Disorder is when a person has two or more distinct identities. When someone lets an alternately take control of the mind and thought process.
Psychogenic Amnesia is a memory disorder that causes sudden or rapid memory loss and it can can happen at anytime fro years to hours.
Anxiety Disorders
differs from a normal response to stress it is when someone has excessive fear or nervousness.
Phobias
A group of anxiety symptoms brought on by certain situations.
Claustrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of confined spaces
Arachnophobia is an extreme irrational fear of spiders.
Agoraphobia is an extreme fear of going in open crowded spaces where it's hard to escape.
A General Anxiety Disorder is when a person has excessive, ongoing anxiety and that worry can affect daily activities.
Panic Disorder
(DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
A Panic attack is when a person has a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa is the lack of appetite for food.
Bulimia is an emotional disorder that a person feels and it causes them to become obsessed with loosing weight. It's followed by depression then vomiting of the daily intake of food.
Substance-related and Addictive
Disorders
(DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Paraphilias
Pedophilia (DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Zoophilia (DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Fetishism (DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS)
Personality Disorders
A pattern of Behavior that deviates from the norms of generally accepted behavior.
Antisocial Personality Disorder (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Dependent Personality Disorder (DEFINE &
2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Paranoid Personality Disorder (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
(DEFINE & 2 CHARACTERISTICS):
Histrionic Personality Disorder (DEFINE & 2
CHARACTERISTICS):.
Causes
Psychoanalytical
Relating or involving psychoanalysis
Humanistic
Relating or supporting the principles of a humanist
Behavioral
A theory that all behavior are acquired through conditioning. Ex: When a teacher rewards his/hers students
Cognitive
Refers to the mind and how we think. Ex: When a person studies the attention span of a 4 year old.
Sociocultural
Seeks to understand human behavior and personality by using the rules of the social groups and subgroups
Biomedical
Factors that try to reduce symptoms related to Psychological disorders. Ex: Drug Therapy
ALL RESPONSES SHOULD BE IN
DIFFERENT COLOR THAN
BACKGROUND
Trauma and Stressor-Related
Disorders
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event.
Depressive Disorders
Is a medical illness that negatively affects how you feel. And it is also treatable.
Major depressive disorder is characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
Seasonal Affective disorder is a type of depression that is related to changes in the season. Most people show symptoms in the winter and as the season change, so does their mood.
Bipolar Disorder is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression.
Schizophrenic Disorders
A mental illness characterized by incoherent or illogical thoughts, bizarre behavior and speech and delusions or hallucinations such as hearing voices.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Neologisms
Inappropriate Effect
Flat Effect
Clang Associations
Catatonia