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Psychological Disorders

Psychological Disorders. Chapter 18. Section 1: Introduction to Disorders. How to Identify Them. Typicality – is it normal or average behavior? Maladaptivity - does it impair one’s ability to function adequately in everyday life?

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Psychological Disorders

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  1. Psychological Disorders Chapter 18

  2. Section 1: Introduction to Disorders

  3. How to Identify Them • Typicality – is it normal or average behavior? • Maladaptivity - does it impair one’s ability to function adequately in everyday life? • Emotional Discomfort – do they have feelings of helpless, hopeless, worthless, guilt, extreme sadness? • Socially Unacceptable Behavior– does it violate social norms?

  4. Psychiatric Hotline • If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. • If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. • If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6. • If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call. • If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press • If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer.

  5. What are they? • Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday life • 1 in 3(ish) American adults experiences some type of disorder

  6. Classifying Psychological Disorders • DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders • Book published by American Psychological Association • To classify disorders

  7. Causes Eight Major Types of Disorders Eight major types: Anxiety disorders Childhood Disorders Dissociative disorders Somatoform disorders Mood disorders Schizophrenia Personality disorders Sexual disorders • Psychological • Stress • Cultural • Biological

  8. Section 2: Anxiety Disorders

  9. Anxiety • Dread or uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger (not fear) • Trembling, sweating, shortness of breath, light-headedness • Anxiety disorders: Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, OCD, Stress Disorders

  10. 3 Types of Phobias • Specific Phobia • Excessive or irrational fear of a particular object or situation • When confronted with object or situation, feeling of extreme anxiousness • Agoraphobia • Fear of leaving familiar environment / open places • Social Phobia • Social situations, interactions with strangers

  11. Top 10 Phobias

  12. Phobias You’ll Need to Know • Zoophobia – Fear of Animals • Claustrophobia – Fear of enclosed spaces • Acrophobia – Fear of Heights • Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders

  13. Panic Disorder • Recurring and unexpected panic attacks • Common with Agoraphobics • Leads to avoidance behavior

  14. Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Excessive or unrealistic worry about life circumstances that lasts for at least six months • Hard to distinguish from other anxiety disorders

  15. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Unwanted thoughts, ideas, or mental images that occur over and over • Practice compulsions (repetitive ritual behaviors) to reduce anxiety

  16. Questions for Review • What’s the difference between normal and abnormal anxiety? • What’s the difference between a perfectionist and an OCD patient? • How could excessive anxiety lead to panic disorder or phobias? • How can people overcome phobias?

  17. What causes anxiety disorders? Psychoanalytic View Biological Views Heredity plays major role Genetically inclined to fear things that threatened ancestors Those that acquired strong fears more likely to survive • Forbidden childhood urges that have been repressed, or hidden from consciousness • Phobias are conditioned, anxiety can be reduced by avoidance

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