General
Psychology
Psychological Disorders
Introduction
Prevalence:
about 20% of the population
Diagnosis: DSM IV
Stress: A common precipitator.
Anxiety Disorders
Defined: Excessive levels of negative emotions such as nervousness, tension, worry and fright.
Agoraphobia
Social
Phobia
Specific Phobia
Anxiety
States:
Panic
Generalized
Anxiety
Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Affective (Mood) Disorder
Defined: extreme and maladaptive mood
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder (manic-depression)
Dissociative Disorder
Defined: splitting of consciousness
Amnesia
Fugue
Multiple Personality
Depersonalization
Somatoform Disorder
Defined: psychological distress expressed in physical symptoms
Hypochondria
Somatization
Schizophrenic Disorders
Defined: Presents various psychotic features, decreased functioning, onset before 45, duration of 6 months
Content of thought. Delusions
Form of thought: Loose and disorganized
Perceptions: Auditory hallucinations
Psychosexual Disorders
Defined: Primary source of sexual interest and gratification is deviant and maladaptive
Gender Identity Disorder
Paraphilias
Transvesticism
Zoophilia
Pedophilia
Exhibitionism
Voyeurism
Sadism/masochism
Personality Disorders
Defined: Inflexible, maladaptive, long-standing personality traits
Paranoid:
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Anti-social
Borderline
Avoidant
Compulsive