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Anxiety:avaguefeelingof
apprehensionornervousness.
Anxiety disorder: anxiety begins to
take control/dominate a persons life
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Mooddisorders:Classificationasa
disturbanceinthepersonsemotions
Mania
Period of abnormally high
emotion and activity
Depression
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DissociativeDisorders:
Senseofselfhasbecomeseparated
(dissociated)frompreviousmemories,
thoughts,orfeelings.
Extremelyrareusuallyresultof
overwhelmingstress
Schizophrenia:characterizedbydisorganized
anddelusionalthinking.
Threemaintypes:
DissociativeAmnesia:Memorylossduetoa
traumaticevent.
DissociativeFugue:Lossofidentityandtravel
toanewlocation.
DissociativeIdentityDisorder:Twoormore
distinctalternatingpersonalities(formerlycalled
multiplepersonalitydisorder)
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PersonalityDisorders:lasting,rigidbehaviour
patternsthatdisruptsocialfunctioning.
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Knowthefollowingforthetest:
a)Definitionofpsychologicaldisorders(MUDA)
b)Compare:i)Earlyviews/treatments,ii)Medicalmodel,
iii)Biopsychosocialmodel
c)TheDSM(Whatisit?Whyimportant,Criticisms/limitationsofitetc)
d)Recognizeexamplesofillnessesfrommajorgroupsof
psychologicaldisorders:Anxiety,mood,dissociative,
schizophrenicandpersonalitydisorders
(Ex:PTSDisananxietydisorder,bipolarisamooddisorder
etcformultiplechoicequestions)
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