Unit 12: Abnormal Psychology
Myers Psychology for the AP
David G. Myers
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| 2386707595 | Psychological Disorder | Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thought, feelings, or behaviors | 0 | |
| 2386707596 | Attention-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 impulsivity | 1 | |
| 2386707597 | Medical Model | The 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 hospital | 2 | |
| 2386707598 | DSM-IV-TR | The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Edition, updated as of 2000 "test revision", a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Newest edition DSM 5 | 3 | |
| 2386707599 | Anxiety Disorders | Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety | 4 | |
| 2386707600 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal | 5 | |
| 2386707601 | Panic Disorder | An 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 sensations | 6 | |
| 2386707602 | Phobia | An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation | 7 | |
| 2386707603 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions) | 8 | |
| 2386707604 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that linger four weeks or more after a traumatic experience | 9 | |
| 2386707605 | Post-Traumatic Growth | Positive psychological chances as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises | 10 | |
| 2386707606 | Somatoform Disorder | Psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause | 11 | |
| 2386707607 | Conversion Disorder | A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found | 12 | |
| 2386707608 | Hypochondriasis | A somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as a symptom of a disease | 13 | |
| 2386707609 | Dissociative Disorders | Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings | 14 | |
| 2386707610 | Dissociative Identity Disorders (DID) | A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personalities disorder | 15 | |
| 2386707611 | Mood Disorders | Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes | 16 | |
| 2386707612 | Major Depressive Disorder | A mood 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 activities | 17 | |
| 2386707613 | Mania | A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state | 18 | |
| 2386707614 | Bipolar Disorder | A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depressing and the overexcited state of mania | 19 | |
| 2386707615 | Schizophrenia | A group of severe disorders characterized by a disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions | 20 | |
| 2386707616 | Delusions | False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders | 21 | |
| 2386707617 | Personality Disorders | Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning | 22 | |
| 2386707618 | Antisocial Personality Disorder | A 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 artist | 23 |
