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Medical Model
proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease. God's punishment TERM 2
Thomas Szasz
DEFINITION 2 Diagnosis- telling one illness from another Etiology-causation and developmental history of illness Prognosis- forcast about the probable cause of an illness Deviance- deviates from society norms--fetishes Maladaptive Behavior-everyday adaptive behvaior is impaired Personal Distress-person's report of personal distress --value judgements. TERM 3
Epidemiology
DEFINITION 3 distribution of mental or physical disorders in a population Prevelance- percentage of population that exibits a disorder during a specified time period. TERM 4
Axis 1
DEFINITION 4 Clinical syndromes disorders are first diagnosed in infnacy, childhood, or adolensence. Mood,somatoform disorders, anxiety,substance-related, sexual and gender identity. TERM 5
Axis 2
DEFINITION 5 Personlity Disorders personality traits that are longstanding, maladaptive, and inflexble. Paired functioning. Borderline, schziod etc.
Axis 5
Global assessment of Functioning scale GAF Multiple of tens 100-1 100 being completely functioning 50 being serious symptoms or impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning 10 or lower is persistant danger of severley hurting others and self. TERM 7
Anxiety Disorders
DEFINITION 7 class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety TERM 8
Generalized anxiety
disorder
DEFINITION 8 is marked by chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specfic threat. TERM 9
Phobic Disorders
DEFINITION 9 persistant and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger TERM 10
Panic Disorder
DEFINITION 10 recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly
Somatoform
phyiscal ailments that cannot be full explained by organic conditions and are largely due too psychological factors TERM 17
Somatization
DEFINITION 17 history of diverse physical complaints that appear to be psychological in orgin TERM 18
Conversion Disorder
DEFINITION 18 significant loss of physical function with no apparent organic basis, usually in a single organ system TERM 19
Hypochondriasis
DEFINITION 19 excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physica illnesses. TERM 20
Etiology of Somatoform Disorders
DEFINITION 20 Fantacy proneness
Mood disorders
emotional disturbances that may spill over to disrput physical, perceptul, socail, and thought process TERM 22
Major depressive disorder
DEFINITION 22 persistant feelings of sadness and dispear, a loss of interests TERM 23
Bipolar
DEFINITION 23 experince of both depressed and manic periods TERM 24
Concordance
rate
DEFINITION 24 percentage of twin pairs or other pairs of relavtives that exihbit thesame disorder TERM 25
Beck
DEFINITION 25 Learned Helplessness- passive giving up pessimistic Explanaitory style- setbacks attributed to persnal flaws instead of situational HOPELESSNESS THERAPY-final pathway
