Abnormal Unit Review Deviant Distress Dysfunctional Danger DSM-5 Stigma Non-suicidal selfinjury Somatoform Disorders Conversion Disorder Hypochondriasis Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD): Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder Anxiety Disorders Phobic Disorders Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder (OCD) Obsessions Defining Abnormal Psychology abnormal behavior, thoughts, and emotions that differ from society's ideas about proper functioning. a person reports feeling pain/discomfort with emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. interfering with the ability to conduct daily activities in a constructive way. (can’t care for self, or can’t participate in ordinary social events) abnormal behaviors become dangerous to oneself or others. (careless, hostile) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM-5 is constantly changing and evolving. 541 labels. Most widely used classification system. Rethink the Stigma society's disapproval/ judgment of a person with a mental illness because it doesn’t fit communities standards/social norms. The effects of the stigma can cause people to refuse help, isolate themselves. Mental Health First Aid Refers to actions that are destructive to one's' own body tissue without the intention of dying. (Cutting, scratching, branding or punching objects, burning their skin…) Somatoform and Personality Disorders A preoccupation with an imagined physical defect in a normal person when there is no physical explanation. Change or loss of physical functioning in a major part of the body without any physical explanation. Unrealistic obsession with the fear that one has a serious disease. A preoccupation with an imagined physical defect in appearance, physique, or selfimage, despite no disfigurement or defect. Patterns of inflexible traits that disrupt social life or work and distress the individual. Persistent antisocial pattern of disregard for, & violation of, the rights of others. Don’t feel guilt or remorse & continue despite punishment and social rejection Characterized by repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood and by impulsive behavior Characterized by an intense focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control that the person loses flexibility, openness, and efficiency Anxiety and Mood Disorders a state of uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger excessive or irrational fear out of proportion to the actual danger Anxiety disorder marked by recurrent & unpredictable panic attacks ● Agoraphobia: fear of crowded or public places, having panic attacks. (many ppl with panic disorders have agoraphobia as well) experience excessive anxiety,worry about everything. no definite trigger unable to stop thinking the same thoughts or performing the same tasks intrusive, persistent, unwanted thoughts that cannot get out of the mind Compulsions Stress Disorders Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Mood Disorders Bipolar Disorder Major Depressive Disorder Eating & Feeding Disorders Anorexia Nervosa (Anorexia) Bulimia Nervosa (Bulimia) Autism Spectrum Disorder Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Substance Use Disorders Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms behaviors performed repeatedly physical and mental strain caused by a traumatic event result of trauma, re-experience traumatic event with flashbacks, or nightmares general emotional state or mood is distorted or inconsistent with the circumstances and interferes with ability to function mood swings between major depression and mania state of feeling sad, hopeless and worthless, withdraws from interpersonal contact Other Disorders mental disorders defined by abnormal eating habits. may involve insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of one's health Life-threatening eating disorder that involves intense fear of weight gain or becoming overweight. Recurrent binge eating followed by purging. by extreme unresponsiveness to others, severe communication deficits, and highly repetitive and rigid behaviors, interests, and activities ADHD is the inability to focus on tasks or thoughts or inversely having overactive impulsive behaviors that can be hard to control. A substance use disorder is patterns of symptoms resulting from the use of a substance despite experiencing problems with said substance in the past Schizophrenia & Other Disorders Schizophrenia is a group of severe psychotic disorders that distort thinking, perception, emotion, and behavior. when things are added to a person’s personality such as hallucinations of all sense and feelings that are inappropriate for the situation Delusions Bizarre or far-fetched belief(s) that are unchanging even after being proven incorrect Delusions of reference Believing that hidden messages are being sent to you via newspaper, TV, radio… Delusions of grandeur Believing you are someone very powerful or important, have special abilities/powers Delusions of persecution Believing that spies, aliens, the government, or even your neighbors are plotting against you (most common) Hallucinations Disorganized Speech Negative Symptoms When a person sees, hears, smells, tastes, or feels things that are not actually there. Combing thoughts or switching from one thought to another “word salad” Characteristics taken away from a person’s personality; things that the individual does not do. Flat Affect withholding emotions and diminished emotional expression Avolition inability to start or complete a course of action Dissociative Disorder separation of certain personality components or mental process Dissociative Amnesia a sudden loss of memory, following a traumatic event, no physical explanation Dissociative Fugue Depersonalization Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) amnesia characterized by a loss of their personal identity, moving and assuming a new identity feeling of detachment from one's mental process or body Rare mental disorder, at least 2 different personalities, that control a person's behavior (common in people who’ve suffered severe sexual/physical abuse)
