PSYCH 127A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Specific Phobia
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Elements of abnormality slide- know them, question on the exam: situation described and name the element. Dsm 1 to dsm 5 general trend is there are more disorders as the years goes on because of research and breaking them down more. What is comorbidity- having two disorders at the same time ex) depression and anxiety. This is an important slide, know the answers to it. Vast majority of tx is done on onpatient basis unles seriously mentally ill. not everyone gets treatment. Couselors can do therapy, don"t need a phd. A disorder is caused by combination of genetic factors and environment. Most psychological disorders are polygenic(multiple genes cause a disorder). You might be predisposed to have disorder because of a gene, but you may have a good childhood and have a healthy experience so these genes do not turn on, and you go without the disorder. Psychoanalytic- focuses on the unconscious, ego, super ego, id.
