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Psychological Disorders
Psychology 40S C
.
McMurray
Source: PSYCHOLOGY
(8th Edition) David MyersSlide2
Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Schizophrenia
Personality DisordersSlide3
Defining Psychological Disorders
Mental health workers view
psychological disorders
as persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions.
When behavior is
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
psychiatrists and psychologists label it as disorderedSlide4
DSM - 5
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5
th
Edition
Standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals
Contains criteria for every psychiatric disorderChanges to DSM Slide5
Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Phobias
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress DisordersSlide6
Anxiety Disorders
Feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety.
Generalized anxiety disorders
Phobias
Panic disorders
Obsessive-compulsive
disorders
Post traumatic-stress disorderSlide7
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms:
Persistent and uncontrollable tenseness and apprehension.
Autonomic arousal.
Inability
to identify or avoid the cause of certain feelings.Slide8
Anxiety Disorders: Phobia
Marked by a persistent and irrational
fear
of an
object
or
situation
that disrupts behavior.Slide9
Anxiety Disorder: Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder Symptoms:
Minute-long episodes of intense dread which may include feelings of terror, chest pains, choking, or other frightening sensations.
Anxiety is a component of both disorders. It occurs more in the panic disorder, making people avoid situations that cause it.Slide10
Anxiety Disorder:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Persistence of
unwanted thoughts (obsessions)
and urges to engage in
senseless rituals (compulsions)
that cause distress.Slide11
Anxiety Disorder:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Four or more weeks of the following symptoms constitute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):
Haunting memories
2. Nightmares
3. Social withdrawal
4. Jumpy anxiety
5. Sleep problems
Bettmann/ CorbisSlide12
Psychological Disorders
Mood Disorders
Major Depressive Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Mood Disorder ExplanationSlide13
Mood Disorders
Emotional extremes of
mood disorders
come in two principal forms.
Major depressive disorder
Bipolar disorderSlide14
Mood Disorders:
Major Depressive Disorder
Depression is the “common cold” of psychological disorders
.Slide15
Mood Disorders:
Major Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder occurs when
signs
of depression last two weeks or more and are not caused by drugs or medical conditions.
Signs include:
Lethargy and fatigue
Feelings
of worthlessness
Loss of interest in family & friends
Loss of interest in activitiesSlide16
Mood Disorders: Bipolar Disorder
Formerly called manic-depressive disorder.
An alternation between depression and mania signals bipolar disorder.
Multiple ideas
Hyperactive
Desire for action
Euphoria
Elation
Manic Symptoms
Slowness of thought
Tired
Inability to make decisions
Withdrawn
Gloomy
Depressive SymptomsSlide17
Dissociative Disorder
Conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.
Symptoms
Having a sense of being unreal.
2. Being separated from the body.
3. Watching yourself as if in a movie.Slide18
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Is a disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities,
formerly called multiple personality disorder
.
Chris Sizemore (DID)
Lois Bernstein/ Gamma LiasonSlide19
Schizophrenia
If depression is the common cold of psychological disorders, schizophrenia is the cancer.
Nearly 1 in a 100 suffer from schizophrenia, and throughout the world over 24 million people suffer from this
disease
Schizophrenia strikes young people as they mature into adults. It affects men and women equally, but men suffer from it more severely than women.Slide20
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
The literal translation is “split mind.” A group of severe disorders characterized by the following:
Disorganized and delusional thinking.
Disturbed perceptions.
Inappropriate emotions and actions
.
Delusions – false beliefsSlide21
Disturbed Perceptions
A schizophrenic person may perceive things that are not there (
hallucinations
). Frequently such hallucinations are auditory.
L. Berthold,
Untitled.
The Prinzhorn Collection, University of Heidelberg
August Natter,
Witches Head.
The Prinzhorn Collection, University of Heidelberg
Photos of paintings by Krannert Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignSlide22
SubtypesSlide23
7 year old with Schizophrenia
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqRYgICgdU&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activeSlide24
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. Slide25
Antisocial Personality Disorder
A disorder in which the person (usually men)
exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing
, even toward friends and family members. Formerly, this person was called a
sociopath
or
psychopath.