PSYC10000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fugue State

• School: Ithaca College
• Department: Psychology (PSYC)
• Course: PSYC10000
• Professor: Acquard

Document Summary

Harmful dysfunction-atypical (not enough in itself) disturbing (varies w/ time and culture) maladaptive (cid:894)har(cid:373)ful(cid:895) u(cid:374)justifia(cid:271)le (cid:894)so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es there"s a good reaso(cid:374)(cid:895)- umad. Bio-psycho- social perspective- assumes that biological socio cultural and psychological factors combine. Dsm-person has underlying predisposition to a mental illness- stress brings out the disorder. Neurotic disorder-extremely psychologically distressing them living in reality (depressing anxiety) Generalized anxiety disorder- excessive worry for 6 months difficulty sleeping, eating, daily routines. Panic disorder- panic attack, mimic heart attack overwhelming dread, fear, terror-avoiding thing may trigger it. Phobia-persistent, irrational fear of an object compelled to avoid. Gaba abnormality cognitive perceptions stress medical therapy zanax paxil. Major depressive disorder-clinical depression-common cold of depression (biological- abnormal levels of neutrons genetic cognitive- self-defeating social-dysfunctional family psychodynamics stress, negative explanatory style negative explaining style glass half empty. Aaro(cid:374) be(cid:272)k"s (cid:373)odel of depressio(cid:374)-cognitive-all kinds of experiences in the world contribute to our feelings- how you see yourself, future, experience. Dysthymia-very mild depression 2 or more years blues.