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CHAPTER 14 UNDERSTANDING MENTAL DISORDERS

CHAPTER 14 UNDERSTANDING MENTAL DISORDERS. Chapter Overview. Other Common Disorders Do You Have an Eating Disorder? What Are Personality Disorders? Schizophrenia--The Enigmatic Disorder. Understanding Mental Disorders. Mood Disorders What Is Depression? Suicide: Who and Why?

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CHAPTER 14 UNDERSTANDING MENTAL DISORDERS

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  1. CHAPTER 14UNDERSTANDINGMENTAL DISORDERS

  2. Chapter Overview • Other Common Disorders • Do You Have an Eating Disorder? • What Are Personality Disorders? • Schizophrenia--The Enigmatic Disorder Understanding Mental Disorders • Mood Disorders • What Is Depression? • Suicide: Who and Why? • What Is Bipolar Disorder? • Psychological Disorders • What Are Psychological Disorders? • How Common Are Psychological Disorders? • How Are Disorders Classified? • Anxiety Disorders: The Most Common Disorder • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Phobias: Fear of Something That Won’t Really Hurt • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Doubting Disease • Trauma and Disaster

  3. CHAPTER SUMMARY Psychological Disorders • What Are Psychological Disorders? • How Common Are Psychological Disorders? • How Are Disorders Classified?

  4. CHAPTER SUMMARY cont’d Anxiety Disorders: The Most Common Disorder • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Phobias: Fear of Something That Won’t Really Hurt • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Doubting Disorder • Trauma and Disaster World Trade Center 9/11

  5. CHAPTER SUMMARY cont’d Mood Disorders • What Is Depression? • Suicide: Who and Why? • What Is Bipolar Disorder?

  6. CHAPTER SUMMARY cont’d Other Common Disorders • Do You Have an Eating Disorder? • What Are Personality Disorders? • Schizophrenia – The Enigmatic Disorder

  7. Psychological Disorders What Are Psychological Disorders? Psychological Disorder - Clinically significant behavioral or psychological pattern that is associated with: 1. distress (e.g., psychological pain, anxiety, or depression) 2. disability or maladaptive behavior–significant impairment in one or more areas of psychological functioning, especially the ability to work and to get along with others. 3. increased risk of suffering disability, pain, or death 4. loss of freedom or personal control

  8. Psychological Disorderscont’d What Are Psychological Disorders? Many people suffering from mental disorders also: • Often violate social norms (generalized expectations regarding appropriate behavior in a given situation). • Vary in number depending on the society in which they live. • Are diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. • Are stigmatized (negatively labeled) by others. Many of today’s homeless are people with mental disorders.

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