PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Reaction, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Diagnostic system of apa: five dimensions of classification. All diagnostic categories except personality disorders and mental retardation. Anti-social personality disorder, etc: delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders. Problem gamblers are more likely to be male, single, under the age of 30, and to have begun gambling before age 18. Those with gambler fallacy," the belief that one is more likely to win after a series of losses. Characteristics of youth gamblers in toronto: male, out of school, working for pay, alcohol / marijuana use, severe dating violence, carrying a weapon. Prevalence rates in students in atlantic provinces are 8. 2% for at risk" and 6. 4% for problem gamblers. Classification of disorders: disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Possible new syndromes: video game / gambling addiction, sexual addictions, caffeine withdrawal, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, passive-aggressive personality disorder.
