Mood Disorder

-unhappy with at least two weeks with no apparent cause.

-depression is the common cold of psychological disorders 

Dysthymic Disorder

-suffering from mild depression everyday for at least two years

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder 

-experience depression during the winter months

-based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight 

Bipolar Disorder 

-formally manic depression 

-involves periods of depression and manic episodes 

-manic episodes involves feelings of high energy (but they tend to differ a lot... Some get confident and some get irritable) 

V. Personality Disorders 

-well established. Maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect people's ability to function 

-dominates their personality 

Anti Personality Disorders

-lack of empathy

-little regard of peoples feelings

-view the world as hostile and look out for themselves 

Dependent Personality Disorder

-rely too much on the attention and help of others 

Histrionic Personality Disorder

-needs to be the center of attention

-whether acting silly or dressing provocatively 

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

-having unwanted self importance 

-thinking you are the center of the universe  

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Anxiety disorders 

-a group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety or defensed against anxiety 

-the patient fears something awful will happen to them

-they are in a state of intense apprehension uneasiness  uncertainly or fear 

Phobias 

-a person experiences students episodes of intense dread 

-must be an irrational fear 

-phobia list 

 GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder 

-an anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense apprehensive and in a state of automatic nervous arousal 

-the patient is constantly tense and worried feels inadequate is oversensitive cant concentrate and suffers from insonemia   

Panic Disorder 

-an anxiety disorder marked by a minute long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying cheat pain chocking and other frightening sensations 

OCD Obsessive-Compulsive disorder 

-persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someeone to feel the need (compulsion)   To change in a particular act 

Obsession about dirt and germs may lead to compulsive 

Post- traumatic Stress Disorder a.k.a. PTSD

- flashbacks or nightmares following and persons involvement in observation of an extremely stressful event 

-memories of the event cause anxiety  

II Somatoform Disorders

-occur when a person manifest a psychologic problem through a psychological symptom   

-two ways 

HYPOCHONDRIASIS

-has frequent physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause .

-They usually believe that the minor issues (headache upset stomach) are indicative are more  severe illness 

CONVERSION DISORDER 

-Report the existence of severe physical problems with the no biological reason 

-like blindness or paralysis  

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Anxiety disorders 

-a group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety or defensed against anxiety 

-the patient fears something awful will happen to them

-they are in a state of intense apprehension uneasiness  uncertainly or fear 

Phobias 

-a person experiences students episodes of intense dread 

-must be an irrational fear 

-phobia list 

 GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder 

-an anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense apprehensive and in a state of automatic nervous arousal 

-the patient is constantly tense and worried feels inadequate is oversensitive cant concentrate and suffers from insonemia   

Panic Disorder 

-an anxiety disorder marked by a minute long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying cheat pain chocking and other frightening sensations 

OCD Obsessive-Compulsive disorder 

-persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someeone to feel the need (compulsion)   To change in a particular act 

Obsession about dirt and germs may lead to compulsive 

Post- traumatic Stress Disorder a.k.a. PTSD

- flashbacks or nightmares following and persons involvement in observation of an extremely stressful event 

-memories of the event cause anxiety  

II Somatoform Disorders

-occur when a person manifest a psychologic problem through a psychological symptom   

-two ways 

HYPOCHONDRIASIS

-has frequent physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause .

-They usually believe that the minor issues (headache upset stomach) are indicative are more  severe illness 

CONVERSION DISORDER 

-Report the existence of severe physical problems with the no biological reason 

-like blindness or paralysis  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4pMVb0R6M

Intro to Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4pMVb0R6M

7 Perspectives of Psychology

Behaviorism

How does the enviroment impact the way you behave?
•Enviromental conditions like rewards/punishments

Biological

Cause of behavior is your brain.
•To change behaviors, you have to change the way the brain functions

Cognitive

Based on mental process (Speaking, Thinking etc.)
•People act becasue they think; People thin becasue they are human

Evoluntionary

Mental abilities evolve over millions of years
•Ex: Vision

Humanistic

People are innately good and capable of choice.
•Main task of humans is to grow and develop

Psychodynamic

Behavior is result of unconscious dynamics, inner forces.
•Not based on observation

Sociocultural

Behavior results from social and cultural influences.
•Ex: Kissing

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