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Unit 12. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. UNIT OVERVIEW. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders Dissociative Disorders Mood Disorders Schizophrenia Personality Disorders Rates of Disorder. INTRODUCTION. How should we define psychological disorders?
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Unit 12 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT OVERVIEW • Perspectives on Psychological Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Somatoform Disorders • Dissociative Disorders • Mood Disorders • Schizophrenia • Personality Disorders • Rates of Disorder
INTRODUCTION • How should we define psychological disorders? • How should we understand disorders? • How should we classify psychological disorders?
DEFINING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS • Psychological disorders • Deviant behavior • Distressful behavior • Harmful dysfunctional behavior • Definition varies by context/culture • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS:THE MEDICAL MODEL • Philippe Pinel • Medical model • Mental illness (psychopathology)
UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDEERS:THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH • Interaction of nature and nurture • Influence of culture on disorders
CLASSIFYING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) • DSM-IV-TR • DSM-5 • International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) • Criticisms of the DSM
LABELING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS • Rosenhan’s study • Power of labels • Preconception can stigmatize • Insanity label • Stereotypes of the mentally ill • Self-fulfilling prophecy
ANXIETY DISORDERS • Anxiety disorders • Generalized anxiety disorder • Panic disorder • Phobia • Obsessive-compulsive disorder • Post-traumatic stress disorder
TAYLOR MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE 1. I do not tire quickly 2. I believe I am no more nervous than others 3. I have very few headaches 4. I work under a great deal of tension 5. I frequently notice my hand shakes when I try do something 6. I blush no more often than others 7. I have diarrhea one a month or more 8. I worry quite a bit over possible misfortunes 9. I practically never blush 10. I am often afraid that I am going to blush 11. My hands and feet are usually warm enough 12. I sweat very easily even on cool days 13. Sometimes when embarrassed, I break out in a sweat 14. I hardly ever notice my heart pounding, and I am seldom short of breath 15. I feel hungry almost all of the time 16. I am very seldom troubled by constipation 17. I have a great deal of stomach trouble
18. I have had periods in which I lost sleep over worry 19. I am easily embarrassed 20. I am more sensitive than most other people 21. I frequently find myself worrying about something 22. I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be 23. I am usually calm and not easily upset 24. I feel anxiety about something or someone almost all of the time 25. I am happy most of the time 26. It makes me nervous to have to wait 27. Sometimes I become so excited I find it hard to get to sleep 28. I have sometimes felt that difficulties piling up so high I couldn't get over them 29. I admit I have felt worried beyond reason over small things 30. I have very few fears compared to my friends 31. I certainly feel useless at times 32. I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job 33. I am usually self-conscious 34. I am inclined to take things hard 35. At times I think I am no good at all 36. I am certainly lacking in self-confidence 37. I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces 38. I am entirely self-confident
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER • Generalized anxiety disorder • 2/3 women • Free floating anxiety
PANIC DISORDER • Panic disorder • Panic attacks
PHOBIAS • Phobias • Specific phobia • Social phobia • Agoraphobia
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER • Obsessive-compulsive disorder • An obsession versus a compulsion • Checkers • Hand washers • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZNnz9SM4g&noredirect=1
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER • Post-traumatic stress disorder • PTSD • “shellshock” or “battle fatigue” • Not just due to a war situation • Post-traumatic growth
UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY DISORDERS:THE LEARNING PERSPECTIVE • Fear conditioning • Stimulus generalization • Reinforcement • Observational learning
UNDERSTANDING AXNIETY DISORDERS:THE BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE • Natural selection • Genes • Anxiety gene • Glutamate • The Brain • Anterior cingulate cortex
SOMATOFORM DISORDER • Somatoform disorder • Somatic (body) • Conversion disorder • Hypochondriasis
DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS • Dissociative disorders • Fugue state • Dissociate (become separated)
DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER • Dissociative identity disorder (DID) • Multiple personality disorder
UNDERSTANDING DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER • Genuine disorder or not? • DID rates • Therapist’s creation • Differences are too great • DID and other disorders
MOOD DISORDERS • Mood disorders • Major depressive disorder • Bipolar disorder
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER • Major depressive disorder • Lethargy • Feelings of worthlessness • Loss of interest in family and friends • Loss of interest in activities