CHM110H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
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Retardation) used to make diagnosis of condition: axis iii (general medical conditions), axis iv (psychosocial & Environmental problems) & axis v (gaf scale) used to record supplemental info. a. Anxiety disorders: introduction, anxiety disorder class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. 4 types generalized anxiety disorder, phobic, obsessive compulsive, and panic: disorders may not be mutually exclusive, many who have one develop. Chapter 14: psychological disorders another later: generalized anxiety disorder. Correlated with anxiety disorders and poorer prognosis of recovery: stress anxiety disorders are stress related. May be recurring: dysthmic disorder consists of chronic depression that is insufficient in severity to justify the diagnosis of a major depressive episode. Chapter 14: psychological disorders: more prevalent in women then men, bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder) Roots of depression lie in how people explain setbacks they experience. i. People who exhibit a pessimistic explanatory style are vulnerable to depression.
