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Lecture Guide Chapter 12 Psychological Disorders Spring 2017

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Based in part on the text:

Experience Psychology (King,

2016)

Introduction: MAJOR part of psych study and practice useful to think of psych disorsers of medi

What criteria are used to

determine whether a disorder is present?

(include examples)

Psych Disorders involve one or both of these:

1.

2.

What about deviance?

(and danger?)

Vocabulary:

1. Diagnosis:

Benefits?

Drawbacks?

Classics exist but generally not that easy:

Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5)

Intern Syndrome (psychology student syndrome)

BEWARE!

Does Treatment

Help? (Evaluating Psychotherapy)

2. Prognosis:

3. Etiology:

Bio-psycho-social model –

4. Prevalence:

How many a year (any disorder)?

How many lifetime (any disorder)?

Most Common Disorders?

Review of Select Psychological

Disorders:

Psych Disorders = Whole Body Disorders

Anxiety disorders –

Generalized

anxiety disorder (GAD)

Specific Phobia

Social Anxiety Disorder (old name social phobia)

Panic disorder

Obsessive-compulsive

disorder (OCD)

Obsession (with examples):

Compulsion (with examples):

Treatment?

Post Traumatic Stress

Disorder (PTSD)

PTSD is a specific set of symptoms:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Treatment:

Mood Disorders:

Healthy people experience a range of emotions:

People with Mood Disorders experience moods that

are:

Major Depression: (Whole Body!)

-

Emotional

sx:

-

Cog sx:

-

Physical and

Motor sx:

More info on depression:

Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)

Depression with post partum onset:

Bipolar disorder

Additional Info:

Attention Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder

Compared to others your age:

1.

2.

3.

Clinical Picture:

Outgrow?

Treatment:

Schizophrenia

Positive symptoms:

Thought

Disorder:

Bizarre

Behavior:

Hallucinations:

Delusions:

Negative symptoms:

Etiology:

Typical Course: Usually emerges teens-early

adult

Better prognosis if:

There

was a sudden or later onset

The person was well adjusted before

episode

There are fewer negative symptoms

The family is supportive

The individual follows the treatment

plan (including medication)