PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Factitious Disorder, Identity Disorder, Laxative

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1101
• Professor: Achee

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Exam 6 content: yes or no for last 2 sections of ch. General information: definition, the diathesis-stress model, c. risk vs. resilience, prevalence of psychological disorders. Increasing prevalence d. 1. d. 2: the intern"s syndrome . Categories: anxiety disorders a. 1. phobia (always in response to specific things, categories, animals/insects, natural environment, blood/injection/injury, treatments, medication, exposure and escape prevention b. i. Panic attack (comes out of the blue, can"t identify cause of anxiety) a. 2. 2. a. 2. 3. Common obsessions: germs, doubts, aggressive impulses, order a. 3. 2. Common compulsions: washing, checking, counting a. 4. post-traumatic stress disorder: mood (affective aka emotional) disorders b. 1. Seasonal affective disorder (sad: disorder with physical symptoms c. 1. somatoform disorders complaints of physical problems without physical evidence or a diagnosed physical cause c. 1. 1. c. 1. 2. c. 1. 3. Dissociative identity disorder multiple personality is not the same as schizophrenia : schizophrenia e. 1. 1. Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are dysfunctional and/or distressing to the individual. Mental health stigma: even though these diseases (like depression) cannot be controlled.