Transcript AbPsych2

Abnormal Psychology
Somatic Symptom Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Personality Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorders
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A psychological
disorder in which
symptoms take a
somatic (physical)
form without
apparent physical
causes
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Symptoms
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Vomiting
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Difficulty swallowing
Prolonged pain
Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Conversion Disorder
◦ Physical symptoms
with no physical
causes
◦ Hysterical blindness
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Illness Anxiety
Disorder
◦ Hypochondrias
◦ Interpret normal
sensations as
symptoms of dreaded
disease
Dissociative Disorders
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disorders in which
conscious awareness
becomes separated
from previous
memories, thoughts,
and feelings
Dissociative Disorders
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
◦ Multiple personality disorder
◦ 2 or more distinct identities are said to
alternately control a person’s behavior
◦ Symptoms way to deal with horrific stressor
◦ Critics – fantasy prone or emotionally
vulnerable
Dissociative Disorders
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Dissociative Amnesia
◦ Dissociative Fugue
◦ Sudden, unexpected
travel away from home
◦ Inability to recall one’s
past and confusion of
identity
Personality Disorders
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Characterized by
inflexible and
enduring behavior
patterns that impair
social functioning
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Crash Course
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Sociopath or
psychopath
 Exhibits lack of
conscience for
wrongdoing even
towards friends and
family
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Males
 Lie, steal, fight
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Genes, low stress
hormones
 Poverty and family
instability
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Extreme “black and
white” thinking
 Long term unstable
emotions
 Can lead to self harm
and impulsive
behavior
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
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Attention seeking
behavior
Inappropriate sexual
behavior
Rapidly shifting and
shallow display of
emotions
Dramatic
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