Depression, Phobias, OCD

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What are the Advantages of the DSM?
diagnosis CONCRETE&DESCRIPTIVE; classifications-new TREATMENTS
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What are the Weaknesses of the DSM?
STIGMATISES people; ARTIFICIAL GROUPS.
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What is a Mood Disorder?
Characterised by STRONG EMOTIONS; influences ability to FUNCTION NORMALLY, PERCEPTIONS, THINKING, BEHAVIOUR.
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What is Major Depression?
EPISODE of depression; SUDDEN; REACTIVE or ENDOGENOUS
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What is Manic Depression?
ALTERATION between 2 MOOD EXTREMES occurring in CYCLES
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What does an episode of Mania involve?
OVERACTIVITY, RAPID SPEECH, extremely HAPPY/AGITATED.
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What are the 3 types of Symptoms for Depression?
PHYSICAL/BEHAVIOURAL; COGNITIVE; AFFECTIVE/EMOTIONAL.
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What are the Physical/behavioural Symptoms of Depression?
SLEEP DISTURBANCES; change in APPETITE; PAIN; LETHARGIC
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What are the Cognitive Symptoms of Depression?
NEGATIVE BELIEFS about SELF/ABILITIES; SUICIDAL; CONCENTRATION; DECISION MAKING
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What are the Affective/emotional Symptoms of Depression?
SADNESS, HOPELESSNESS, DESPAIR; DIURNAL MOOD VARIATION; ANHEDONIA
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What is Anhedonia?
No longer ENJOYING previously PLEASURABLE activities.
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What is Diurnal Mood Variation?
MOOD CHANGES throughout the DAY.
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When is someone Diagnosed with Major Depression?
FIVE symptoms, present DAILY, at LEAST TWO WEEKS.
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What is a Phobia
EXTREME, IRRATIONAL FEAR; type of ANXIETY DISORDER.
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What are the three types of Phobias?
SPECIFIC; AGORAPHOBIA; SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER.
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What is a Specific Phobia?
Fear of OBJECTS or SITUATIONS.
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What is Agoraphobia?
Fear of OPEN SPACES; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ENCLOSED SPACE; QUEUING; CROWDS; NOT AT HOME.
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What is a Social Phobia?
Fear of SOCIAL SITUATIONS; being JUDGED or EMBARRASSED.
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What are the Cognitive Symptoms of Phobias?
IRRATIONAL BELIEFS about STIMULUS; DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING - PREOCCUPIED by ANXIOUS THOUGHTS.
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What are the Behavioural Symptoms of Phobias?
AVOIDANCE-ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA & AGORAPHOBIA. ESCAPE; RESTLESSNESS; EASILY STARTLED.
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What are the Physical Symptoms of Phobias?
FIGHT OR FLIGHT response to stimulus. ADRENALINE; HEART RATE; BREATHING; MUSCLE TENSION.
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What are the Emotional Symptoms of Phobias?
ANXIETY; DREAD.
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What are the 5 Diagnostic criteria for Phobias?
SIGNIFICANT PROLONGED FEAR, > 6 MONTHS; ANXIETY RESPONSE; OUT OF PROPORTION; AVOIDANCE; DISRUPTS LIVES.
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What are the 2 Parts of OCD?
OBSESSIONS & COMPULSIONS.
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What are Obsessions?
INTRUSIVE & PERSISTENT THOUGHTS, IMAGES, IMPULSES; INTERNAL.
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What are the DSM Criteria for Compulsions?
PERSISTENT & REOCCURRING thoughts, UNWANTED & DISTRESSING; UNABLE to IGNORE them; NOT caused by OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES.
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What are Compulsions?
PHYSICAL or MENTAL REPETITIVE ACTIONS; EXTERNAL.
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What is the Problem with Compulsions?
Only reduce ANXIETY for a SHORT TIME.
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What are the DSM CRITERIA for Compulsions?
REPETITION of PHYSICAL BEHAVIOURS or MENTAL ACTS; to REDUCE ANXIETY/ PREVENT, EXCESSIVE INEFFECTIVE in REALITY; NOT OTHER SUBSTANCES.
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What are the Indications of Obsessions or Compulsions according to the DSM?
AT LEAST 1 HOUR DAILY - CLINICAL; INTERFERE - relationship, job, social.
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What are the 4 Types of OCD Behaviours?
CHECKING; CONTAMINATION; HOARDING; SYMMETRY & ORDERLINESS.
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What is Checking?
CHECKING if LIGHTS OFF or HAVE PURSE or WALLET.
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What is Contamination?
FEAR of catching GERMS.
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What is Hoarding?
KEEPING USELESS OBJECTS.
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What is Symmetry and Orderliness?
OBJECTS lined up PERFECTLY.
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