Chapter 16 psychological disorders
 Learning Objectives- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
and 11
 Read pgs. 639-669
Psychological Disorders
 Deviant, distressful,
and dysfunctional
behavior patterns.
 Standards for
deviant behavior
vary by culture,
context, and time.
 Medical Model-
Philippe Pinel
 Biopsychosocial
Approach- genetics,
psychological
influences, and
social-cultural
circumstances
 The Diagnostic
Statistical Manual
Anxiety Disorders
 Generalized Anxiety
Disorder- always
tense

Panic Disorder- feels
like a heart attack
 Phobias- focused
anxiety
Which 10 phobias do people fear most?
Fear of cancer
Cats
Hell
Drowning
Reptiles
Numbers
The number 13
Fear of snakes
Tornadoes and hurricanes
Being bound or tied up
Fire
Heights
Public speaking
Being buried alive
Other interesting phobias
 Anthophobia-fear of flowers
 Phonophobia-speaking aloud
 Trichophboia-hair
 Dementophobia-insanity
 Uxoriphobia-ones wife
 Santa Claustrophobia- getting stuck in a
chimney
 Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- long
words
Anxiety disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
 A young woman is continuously terrified by the
thought that cars might careen onto the sidewalk and
run her over. She always walks as far from the street
pavement as possible and always wears red clothing
to be visible immediately to an out-of-control car.
 A mother is tormented by the concern that she might
inadvertently contaminate food as she cooks for her
family. Everyday she sterilizes all cooking utensils in
boiling water, scours every pot and pan before
placing food in it, and wears rubber gloves while
handling the food.
Anxiety Disorders
 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Survivor resiliency- symptoms subside
• Post Traumatic Growth- become a better
person
 http://video.pbs.org/video/1218724990/#
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Explaining Anxiety Disorders
Learning Perspective
Biological Perspective
 Fear Conditioning
 Natural Selection
 Stimulus Generalization
 Genes
 Reinforcement
 The Brain
 Observational Learning
Active
brain
scan of
female
with PTSD.