CAS PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14-15: Research Domain Criteria, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Stuart Phillips

Document Summary

Research domain criteria project (rdoc): new initiative that aims to guide the classification and understanding of mental disorders by revealing the basic processes that give rise to them. 14. 3 obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd): repetitive, intrusive thoughts(obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors(compulsions) designed to fend off those thoughts interfere significantly with an individual"s functioning. 14. 4 posttraumatic stress disorder(ptsd): disorder characterized by chronic physiological arousal, recurrent unwanted thoughts or images of the trauma, and avoidance of things that call the traumatic event to mind. Hallucinations: false perceptual experiences that have a compelling sense of being real despite the absence of external stimulation. Delusions: patently false beliefs, bizarre, maintained in spite of their irrationality. Disorganized speech: severe disruption of verbal communication in which ideas shift rapidly and incoherently among unrelated topics. Grossly disorganized behavior: behavior that is inappropriate for the situation or ineffective in attaining goals, often with specific motor disturbances.