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Chapter 14 Outline Notes Psychology Weiten 7th Edition

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Grant Clay Period 3 11/22/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders Red ? Definition Blue ? Important Points Green ? Important People & Contributions Medical Model ? Proposes to Think of Abnormal Behavior as a Disease. Thomas Szasz = Medical Model Critic, ?Minds can be ?sick? only in the sense that jokes are ?sick? or Economies are ?sick?.? Diagnosis ? Distinguishing 1 Illness from another. Etiology ? Apparent Causation and Developmental History of an Illness. Prognosis ? A Forecast about the Probable Course of an Illness. Criteria of Abnormal Behavior = Deviance, Maladaptive Behavior, & Personal Distress. Decisions upon if a Person is ?Normal? or ?Abnormal? is based off Social Norms of the Time.

Chapter 7: Mood Disorders

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Mood Disorders Depressive Disorders Depressive Episodes Irritable vs. depressed mood Vegetative symptoms Endogenous symptoms Dysthymia Psychotic symptoms Double Depression Bipolar Disorders Manic episode Cyclothymia Who commits suicide? More females attempt, more males succeed. White Americans and Native Americans more likely Increased risk in elderly Etiology Psychological theories Cognitive perspective Seligman?s theory Beck?s theory Limitations ? similar, reality? Behavioral perspective Family factors Depressed parents, depressed children Stressful events (chronic, uncontrollable, beyond coping skills) Biological Factors Genetic factors MDD and dysthymia ? genetic factors account for 50%+ of variance

Psychological Disorders

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Grant Clay Period 3 11/22/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders Red ? Definition Blue ? Important Points Green ? Important People & Contributions Medical Model ? Proposes to Think of Abnormal Behavior as a Disease. Thomas Szasz = Medical Model Critic, ?Minds can be ?sick? only in the sense that jokes are ?sick? or Economies are ?sick?.? Diagnosis ? Distinguishing 1 Illness from another. Etiology ? Apparent Causation and Developmental History of an Illness. Prognosis ? A Forecast about the Probable Course of an Illness. Criteria of Abnormal Behavior = Deviance, Maladaptive Behavior, & Personal Distress. Decisions upon if a Person is ?Normal? or ?Abnormal? is based off Social Norms of the Time.

Abnormal Psychology Disorders and Therapies

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Abnormal Psychology Disorders, Therapies, & Treatments Disorders Anxiety Disorders Psychological Disorder Symptoms/Criteria/Characteristics Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) As its name implies, GAD is evidenced by general feelings of anxiety such as mild heart palpitations, dizziness, and excessive worry. The symptoms are difficult to control for the individual and are not related to a specific event (such as in PTSD) and are not as severe as those found with Panic Disorder. Panic Attack/Panic Disorder Panic Disorder is characterized by sudden attacks of intense fear or anxiety, usually associated with numerous physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, rapid breathing or shortness of breath, blurred vision, dizziness,

Chapter 14 Glossary

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Glossary Chapter 14 Agoraphobia A fear of going out to public places. Amnesia A significant memory loss that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting. See also Anterograde amnesia, Retrograde amnesia. Anorexia nervosa Eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, refusal to maintain normal weight, and dangerous measures to lose weight. Anterograde amnesia Loss of memories for events that occur after a head injury. Antisocial personality disorder A type of personality disorder marked by impulsive, callous, manipulative, aggressive, and irresponsible behavior that reflects a failure to accept social norms. Anxiety disorders A class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety.

Psychology: Disorders Help Sheets

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Anxiety disorders are a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. There are ?ve principal types of anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, phobic disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. They are not mutually exclusive.
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