Psychological Disorders
Published on Jan 05, 2016
Anxiety, Dissociative, Somatoform
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Unit 12
Psychological Disorders - Ch. 18 - Sec. 2-4
Anxiety Disorders
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Characteristics - Anxiety
- State of dread or desire to avoid
- Response to a vague or imagined danger
- Trembling, sweating, rapid heart rate, etc.
When is it a disorder?
- Interferes with effective living
- Out of proportion with situation
Types of Anxiety Disorders
- Phobic - fear
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder - prolonged
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Stress Disorders (PTSD)
Explanations
- Psychological - psycholanalytic, learning, cognitive theories
- Biological views - heredity
- Interaction of factors
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Dissociative Disorders
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Characteristics - Dissociative
- Separation from conscious thoughts
- Personality components or mental processes
- NOT just daydreaming or "into" something
- Done to avoid stressful events or feelings
Characteristics - Dissociative
- Separation from conscious thoughts
- Personality components or mental processes
- NOT just daydreaming or "into" something
- Done to avoid stressful events or feelings
Types of Dissociative Disorders
- Dissociative Amnesia (forgetting)
- Dissociative Fugue (new ID/relocating)
- Dissociative Identity Disorder (mult. pers.)
- Depersonalization Disorder (spectator)
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Characteristics - Somatoform
- "BODY" (phys. symptoms)
- Psychological problems
- Manifestation - phys. symp.
- NOT faking an illness
- Most common: paralysis
Types of Somatoform Disorders
- Conversion disorder
- Hypochondriasis
Explanations for Somatoform Disorders
- Psychoanalytic theory blames repression
- Others blame the stress of the problems
- Behaviorists say they get reinforced (escape)
