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Unit 12: Abnormal Psychology
Myers Psychology for the AP
David G. Myers

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6362021561Psychological DisorderDeviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thought, feelings, or behaviors0
6362021562Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of these key symptoms: Extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity1
6362021563Medical ModelThe concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital2
6362021564DSM 5The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Edition, a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.3
6362021565Anxiety DisordersPsychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. Includes: Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia4
6362021566Generalized Anxiety DisorderAn anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. Free floating anxiety (chronic anxiety not associated with any specific situation or object.5
6362021567Panic DisorderAn anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations6
6362021568PhobiaAn anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation7
6362021569Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)An obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)8
6362021570Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A trauma-related dsiorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that linger four weeks or more after a traumatic experience9
6362021571Post-Traumatic GrowthPositive psychological chances as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises10
6362021572Somatoform DisorderPsychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause, includes functional neurological symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder11
6362021573Functional Neurological Symptom DisorderA rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found12
6362021574Illness Anxiety DisorderA somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as a symptom of a disease13
6362021575Dissociative DisordersDisorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings14
6362021576Dissociative Identity Disorders (DID)A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Symptoms includes blackouts. Formerly called multiple personalities disorder.15
6362021577Depressive disordersPsychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes includes depressive disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.16
6362021578Major Depressive DisorderA deoressuve disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities17
6362021579ManiaA mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state18
6362021580Bipolar DisorderA bipolar and related disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depressing and the overexcited state of mania19
6362021581Schizophreniacharacterized by a disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions20
6362021582DelusionsFalse beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders21
6362021583Personality DisordersPsychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning22
6362021584Antisocial Personality DisorderA personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist23
6362021585Social Anxiety DisorderAnxiety disorder. Persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations.24
6362021586AgoraphobiaAnxiety disorder, Fear of being in public25
6362021587Obsessive-Compulsive Related DisordersDisorders that include obsessive thoughts and/or unwanted behavior. Includes: obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder.26
6362021588Hoarding disorderAn obsessive-compulsive disorder, characterized by difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of the value27
6362021589Body Dysmorphic DisorderAn obsessive-compulsive disorder, characterized by an obsession with perceived flaw(s) in physical appearance.28
6362021590Dissociative AmnesiaA dissociative disorder characterized by a loss of memory for who you are, fugue state includes traveling far from home and the loss of memory29
6362021591Disruptive mood dysregulation disordera depressive disorder characterisized by extreme temper outbursts at least 3 times a week, must be under 18.30
6362021592Bipolar and related disordersDisorders characterized by extreme mood changes, includes bipolar disorder31
6362021593ManiaA symptom of bipolar characterized by elevated mood, overtalkative, overactive, little need for sleep, risky behavior32
6362021594Positive symptomssymptoms of schizophrenia which include addition of inappropriate behavior: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and inappropriate actions33
6362021595Negative symtomssymptoms of schizophrenia which include loss of appropriate behavior: flat affect, catonic state, alogia, avolition34
6362021596Borderline personality disorderA personality disorder characterized by fear of abandonment, unstable intense relationships, rapid changes in self-identity, impulsive and risky behavior, suicidal threats, and wide mood swings.35
6362021597Dependent personality disorderA personality disorder characterized by difficulty making everyday decisions, needing others to assume responsibility, difficulty expressing disagreement, difficulty initiating projects, need for support from others.36
6362021598Paranoid personality disorderA personality disorder characterized by suspicions that others are deceiving him/her, preoccupied with doubts of others trustworthiness, reluctance in confiding in others, holding grudges37
6362021599Narcissistic personality disorderA personality disorder characterized by exaggerated sense of self-importance, expecting to be recognized as superior, exaggerating achievements, preoccupied with fantasies about success, requiring constant admiration, sense of entitlement, expecting special favors, and taking advantage of others.38
6362021600Histrionic personality disorderA personality disorder characterized by being uncomfortable in situations which he/she is not the center of attention, inappropriate sexual seductiveness, the use of physical appearance to draw attention, self-dramatization39
6362021601Passive-aggressive personalityA personality disorder characterized by avoiding responsibility by claiming forgetfulness, being inefficient on purpose, blaming others, complaining, feeling resentment, fear of authority40
6362021602Diathesis stress modelIn order for an onset of a disorder an individual needs both the genetic and stressor41

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