| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| 4 main parts of the medical model | diagnosis aeitology treatment prognosis |
| advantages of the medical model (2) | facilitates research and treatment increases communication between healthcare professionals, patients, families |
| disadvantages of the medical model (3) | symptomology not pathology labels the patient ignores context |
| distinguishing between normal and abnormal (3) | deviant? maladaptive? causing personal distress? |
| main idea of the biopsychosocial model? | all behaviour arises from interaction between nature and nurture |
| american disease classification system | DSM-5 |
| european disease classification system | ICD-10 |
| 4 subtypes of anxiety disorders | generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) phobic disorder panic disorder and agoraphobia obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| outline GAD | chronic, high level of anxiety without specific threat - patient worries a lot about everything physcial symptoms = sweating, trembling, dizziness, heart palpitations lifetime risk is 9%, more common in females (2:1 ratio) onset 15-25 years |
| outline phobic disorder | specific phobias: natural environment: heights, water, storms situational: enclosed spaces, airplanes animal: spiders onset before 10 years social phobias: fear of situations in which the person is subject to possible scrutiny onset usually 8-15 years feared situations are actively avoided |
| what is agoraphobia? | a type of phobic disorder anxiety about 2 or mroe of: using public transport being in open places being in enclosed spaces being in a crowd being outside of the home alone |
| outline panic disorder | sudden recurring attacks of overwhelming anxiety interspersed with periods free from anxiety attacks last a few minutes physical symptoms (autonomic) more common in women |
| outline OCD | persistent, uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts or urges to engage in senseless rituals more common in females |
| treatment of anxiety disorders | CBT SSRI antidepressants anxiolytics |
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