HSC 106QR Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Psychological Health
Defining Psychological Health
oPositive psychology
- Physiological needs, safety, being loved, maintaining self-esteem
oHierarchy of needs
- Realism
- Acceptance
- Autonomy
- Authenticity
- Capacity for intimacy
- Creativity
Meeting Life’s Challenges
oGrowing up psychologically
- Developing an adult identity
- Developing intimacy
- Developing values and purpose in life
Achieving Healthy Self- Esteem
o Developing a positive self-concept
- begins in childhood
- integration
- stability
o Meeting challenges to self-esteem
- notice your patterns of thinking
- avoid focusing on the negative
- develop realistic self-talk
oBeing less defensive
oBeing optimistic
Maintaining Healthy Self-Esteem
oMaintaining honest communication
oDealing with loneliness
oDealing with anger
- Managing your own anger
- Dealing with anger in other people
Psychological disorders
o Anxiety disorders
- specific phobia- fear of something definite
- Social phobia- fear of humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by
others
- Panic disorders- Sudden unexpected surges in anxiety
Rapid and strong heart beat
Shortness of breath
Loss of physical equilibrium
Feeling of losing mental control
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Document Summary
Physiological needs, safety, being loved, maintaining self-esteem: hierarchy of needs. Achieving healthy self- esteem: developing a positive self-concept begins in childhood integration stability, meeting challenges to self-esteem notice your patterns of thinking avoid focusing on the negative develop realistic self-talk, being less defensive, being optimistic. Maintaining healthy self-esteem: maintaining honest communication, dealing with loneliness, dealing with anger. Psychological disorders: anxiety disorders specific phobia- fear of something definite. Social phobia- fear of humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by others. Psychological disorders: generalized anxiety disorder (gad)- reaction to future threats is to worry, obsessive- compulsive disorder (ocd)- obsessions and repetitive, post- traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)- reaction to a severely traumatic event, treatment: Mood disorders: treating depression medications, therapy, ectroconvulsive therapy, seasonal affective disorder (sad) Age 5-65+ (most common 65+: self-inflicted injury. More likely of someone who was physical or sexually abused.
