Module 47,48
OCD
1.0 percent
schizophrenia
1.1 percent
number of genes known for anxiety
17
The symptoms of schizophrenia begin to appear at a median age of about...
20 percent
The DSM-IV-TR was published in _________, while the DSM-IV was published in _________.
2000; 1994
The symptoms of major depression begin to appear at a median age of about...
25
percent of adult Americans "suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year"
26
any mental disorder
26.2 percent
social phobia
6.8 percent
phobia of a specific object or situation
8.7 percent
mood disorder
9.5 percent
Personality disorders and retardation belong on
Axis II.
anterior cingulate cortex
a brain region that monitors our actions and checks for errors, seems especially likely to be hyperactive in those with OCD
pyschosis
a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions.
PTSD
an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
psychological disorders
as patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
schizophrenia
dopamine overreaction, and myelin production issues
delusions
false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders.
ADHD
heritable
nonepinephrine
increases arousal and boosts mood, is scarce during depression and overabundant during mania.
post traumatic growth
positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises
mood disorders
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorde
social phobia
shyness taken to an extreme
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD
some 5 percent of children and 3 percent of adolescents who display at least one of its key symptoms of extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
schizophrenia
split mind
OCD is more common among
teens
DSM-IV-TR
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, with an updated "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.
syphilis infects
the brain and distorts the mind drove further gradual reform
ICD/DSM diagnosis before
they pay for therapy
generalized anxiety
3.1 percent
PTSD
3.5 percent
ADHD
4.1 percent
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder plagues some ___ percent of children and the appearance of the disorder occurs by age ____
4; 7
depression
5.8 men, 9.5 women
intelligence heritability
50 to 80 percent
Dr. Sorenson meets with a client who displays both psychological problems and problems functioning in her daily life. Which of the five axes of the DSM-IV-TR would Dr. Sorenson use to classify this client's personal function?
Axis V
You have just finished evaluating a person suffering with paranoid schizophrenia who has considerable legal and financial difficulties. You assign a code of 35. This number represents your global assessment of the person's functioning and is part of which DSM-IV-TR Axis?
Axis V
Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun
Post traumatic growth
schizophrenia
a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behaviors.
bipolar disorder
a mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania
major depressive disorder
a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods or diminished interest or pleasure in most activities, along with at least four other symptoms.
mania
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state.
generalized anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousa
phobia
an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.
panic disorder
an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations
hippocampus
coordinated to trauma
agoraphobia
fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes
This disorder is most likely to result in the person living in poverty.
schizophrenia
medical model
the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
