Module 47,48

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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.


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