PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Toy Story 3, Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorder
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Ch. 14—Psychological Disorders
What is Abnormal?
• Medical model—abnormality is a disease
that needs to be managed
• Deviance?—If its different from the
cultural norm-→IE being Gay
• Maladaptive?---Does it impair functioning.
Is it maladaptive for the individual or
society.
• Personal distress?—If the individual says
I’m not well
Diagnosing disorders via DSM
• Symptoms (Axis 1) IE sad, energy is low,
• Personality disorders (Axis 2)—IE eating disorder
• Medical conditions (Axis 3)--hypertension
• External stressors (Axis 4)—no social support
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• Functioning (Axis 5)—
Anxiety Disorders—EXCESSIVE fear, tension, nervousness, worry
Causes of Anxiety disorders
No
apparent
External
threat
External
threat
Generalized
Anxiety
disorder
Obsessive
Compulsive
disorder
Post-
traumatic
stress
Phobias
Panic
attacks
Agoraphobia
(fear of public
places)
Some past
event or
explicit
stressor
Worry
Uncontrollable worry for
6mnths
Physical:
--Muscle tension
--dizziness
---sweating
--Heart Palpitations
Obsessions=
Persistent, unwanted
thoughts
Compulsions=
repetitive, ritualized
behaviors to avoid
disasters
checkers—did I
turn it off
symmetry—order
cleanliness—
hoarders:
Nightmares
Flashbacks
Alienate others
Depression, Anxiety
Angry
American Sniper
Of an object
but it irrational
fear. There’s
been no logical
reason for the
fear.
Panic attacks:
recurrent unexpected
anxiety attacks,. That
is interpreted as
impending death
Stressor occurs
+ Physical symptoms
=afraid -→panic-→
interpretation as
death-→
interoperation as
death -→self restrict
behavior , designed to
avoid symptoms
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• Biology
o Concordance rate= 35%
o Anxiety sensitivity
Those highly sensitive to physical symptom
• Learning
o Classical conditioning
Association/link in time between a non-fearful +
fearful stimulus. IE Toy story 3 nasty scene and
mindi’s sister screaming don’t worry
o Operant conditioning
The anxiety gets rewarded. IE Protecting our
children from their fears, instead of saying not to
worry
• Cognition: interpretation->focus->recall
A negative event-→on threat-→only bad time
• Stress + vulnerability-→external threat
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Document Summary
What is (cid:498)abnormal(cid:499): medical model abnormality is a disease, deviance? if its different from the cultural norm- ie being gay that needs to be managed, maladaptive?---does it impair functioning. Is it maladaptive for the individual or society: personal distress? if the individual says (cid:498)i"m not well(cid:499, personality disorders (axis 2) ie eating disorder, external stressors (axis 4) no social support. Diagnosing disorders via dsm: medical conditions (axis 3)--hypertension, symptoms (axis 1) ie sad, energy is low, There"s been no logical reason for the fear. =afraid - panic- interpretation as death- interoperation as death - self restrict behavior , designed to avoid symptoms. Compulsions= repetitive, ritualized behaviors to avoid disasters (cid:498)checkers(cid:499) did i (cid:498)symmetry(cid:499) order (cid:498)cleanliness (cid:498)hoarders: turn it off. 2: biology, concordance rate= 35, anxiety sensitivity. Those highly sensitive to physical symptom: learning, classical conditioning. Association/link in time between a non-fearful + fearful stimulus. Ie toy story 3 nasty scene and mindi"s sister screaming (cid:498)don"t worry(cid:499: operant conditioning.
