PSYC 107 Study Guide - Atypical Antipsychotic, Antipsychotic, Family Therapy
Document Summary
Sickness of the mind problematic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause disrupt functioning or distress. Carries the assumption we can determine what is normal/abnormal. Changing people"s expectations about world (cognition) to change behaviors. Underlying biological vulnerability, stress creates breaking point and engages vulnerability. The causes of disorders are within the brain. Disturbances such as gross damage to the brain or a disturbance of neurotransmitter functions. Schizophrenia dopamine may be elevated, diminished brain volume from neuron loss, enlarged ventricles. Depression high heritability 30-50%, serotonin & norepinephrine, often due to stress, drugs take 3-4 weeks to begin working. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders attempts to classify signs and symptoms into syndromes. 3-5% of school-aged children, more common in boys, run in families. Depressive disorders long-term episode sleep disturbance, eating disturbance, intense sadness, and thoughts of death. 6 months+ women are twice as likely. (2-3% for men and 5-9% of women)
