Ch 15 Physiological Disorders

behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time

the view that psychological disorders are a medical disease w biological origin

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; the major classification of psychological disorders in the U.S.

one of the most common psychological disorders of childhood, in which individuals show one or more of the following; inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsity

Psychological disorders involving fears taht r uncontrollable, disportionate to the actual danger the person might bein, and disruptive of ordinary life

Psychological disorder maked by persisten anxiety for at least six months and which the individual is unable to specifiy the reasons for the anxiety

Anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense apprehension or terror, often w/o warubg abd wut bi soecufuc cause

Anxiety disorder characterized by an irrational, overwhelming persisitent fear of a particular object or situation

Anxiety disorder in which the individual has anxiety provoking thoughts taht will not go away and/or urges to perform retetitive, ritualistic behaviors to prevent or produce some future situation

Anxiety disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic even that has overwhelmed the person's abilities

Psychological disorders-the main t ypes of which are depressive disorders and bipolar disorders- in which there is a primary disturbance of mood: prolonged emotion that colors the individual's entire emotional state

Mood disorders in which the individual suffers from depression- an unrelenting lack of pleasure in life

Psychological disorder involving a significant depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness, for at least two weeks

Mood disorder that is generally more chronic and has fewer symptoms than MMD; the individual is in a depressed mood for most days for at least two years as an adult or at lwast one years as a child or an adolescent

Mood disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of mania, an overexcited, unrealistically optimistic state

Psycholgical disorder that involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity due to the dissociation (separation) of the individual's conscious awareness from previous memories and thoughts

Dissociative disorder in which the individual not only develops amnesia but also unexpectedly travels away from home and sometimes assumes a new identitiy

Formerly cdalled multiple personality disorder, a dissociative disorder in which the individual has two or more distinct personalities or identities, each w its own memories, behavior, and relationships

Severe psycholgical disorder characterized by highly disordered thought processes, reffered to as pscyhotic because they are so far removed from reality

Sensory experiences in the absence of real stimuli

False, unusual, and sometimes magical beliefs that are not part of an individuals culture

Ascribing personal meaning to compmletely random events

State of immobility and unresponsiveness lasting for long periods of time

The display of little or no emotion a common negative symptom of schizophrenia

View of schizophrenia emphasizing that a combination of biogenetic disposition and stress causes the disorder

Chronic, maladaptive cognitive-behavioral patterns that are thoroughly integrated into an individuals personality

A psychological disorder characterized by guiltlessness, law-breaking, exploitation of others, irresponsibility, and deceit

A psychological disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersoanl relationships, self-image, and emotions, and of marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of context

Dissociative disorder characterized by extreme memory loss that is caused by extensive psycholgical stress