What is abnormal psychology Scientific study of mental disorders and their treatment
What is the diagnosis/ ● Criteria, DSM-V, perspectives
classification of mental ● Beware of tendency to see yourself in some
disorders? symptoms, and that not everyone with disorder fits
every symptoms
○ Sometime people may not have a severe ca
of the disorder and thought they have the
symptoms
What are the criteria to be a ● Behavior/ thoughts must be atypical - maladaptive
“disorder”? distressing, and irrational (abnormal)
● Few people has it, can interfere with how you
normally live
● An individual may not realize their disorder
What is DSM-V (American ● Brand new revision
Psychiatric Association)? ● 20 major categories of disorder (400 disorders wit
● Criticisms of new version
Constantly change dictionary of disorder
What are the perspectives on ● Psychologists consider a variety of perspectives as
mental disorder? the causes of mental disorders, including
○ Biological - assume these disorder are gene
○ Behavioral - classic condition, learned
behavior
○ Cognitive - can lead to depression
● No single perspective adequately explains a disord
● Biopsychosocial approach
What are the six major Anxiety, OCD, depressive, bipolar, schizophrenia, and
categories of mental personality
disorders?
What is anxiety disorder? ● Often caused by classical conditioning, biological
predisposition, and possible physiological
mechanisms
● Specific phobia
○ May originate from classical condition; can
, interfere with life
● Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) = Fear of
social situation
● Agoraphobia = D
● Panic disorder= Extreme action and in certain
situation
● GABA neurotransmitter
● Classical conditioning
● Biological predisposition
What is obsessive-compulsive ● Examples: OCD and hoarding disorders
& related disorders ● Obsessive thoughts create fear
● OCD
○ Obsessions and compulsions
○ Serotonin imbalance may be involved; effect
of SSRIs
○ Involvement of the circuit between prefronta
cortex and límbic system
○ Always feeling threaten
● Hoarding disorders
○ Often co-occurs with major depressive
disorder
● Both can have negative effect on life
What are depressive ● Major depressive disorders (MDF)
disorders? ○ Symptoms of major depressive episodes
■ Emotional, negative thoughts, physic
(too much or little sleep), eating habit
feeling good hopelessness, and etc
○ May occur after a trauma, but those are
self-correcting and not likely to be a major to
be a major depressive disorder
○ More often observed in women, but reportin
bias may explain that
■ Women report more than men!
○ Neurotransmitter imbalances and genetic
predisposition
○ Cognitive factors are also important
What are bipolar disorders? ● Manic episodes and depressive episodes cycling, w
periods of normal emotional states of varying leng
between them
○ Depends on the individual
What is the diagnosis/ ● Criteria, DSM-V, perspectives
classification of mental ● Beware of tendency to see yourself in some
disorders? symptoms, and that not everyone with disorder fits
every symptoms
○ Sometime people may not have a severe ca
of the disorder and thought they have the
symptoms
What are the criteria to be a ● Behavior/ thoughts must be atypical - maladaptive
“disorder”? distressing, and irrational (abnormal)
● Few people has it, can interfere with how you
normally live
● An individual may not realize their disorder
What is DSM-V (American ● Brand new revision
Psychiatric Association)? ● 20 major categories of disorder (400 disorders wit
● Criticisms of new version
Constantly change dictionary of disorder
What are the perspectives on ● Psychologists consider a variety of perspectives as
mental disorder? the causes of mental disorders, including
○ Biological - assume these disorder are gene
○ Behavioral - classic condition, learned
behavior
○ Cognitive - can lead to depression
● No single perspective adequately explains a disord
● Biopsychosocial approach
What are the six major Anxiety, OCD, depressive, bipolar, schizophrenia, and
categories of mental personality
disorders?
What is anxiety disorder? ● Often caused by classical conditioning, biological
predisposition, and possible physiological
mechanisms
● Specific phobia
○ May originate from classical condition; can
, interfere with life
● Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) = Fear of
social situation
● Agoraphobia = D
● Panic disorder= Extreme action and in certain
situation
● GABA neurotransmitter
● Classical conditioning
● Biological predisposition
What is obsessive-compulsive ● Examples: OCD and hoarding disorders
& related disorders ● Obsessive thoughts create fear
● OCD
○ Obsessions and compulsions
○ Serotonin imbalance may be involved; effect
of SSRIs
○ Involvement of the circuit between prefronta
cortex and límbic system
○ Always feeling threaten
● Hoarding disorders
○ Often co-occurs with major depressive
disorder
● Both can have negative effect on life
What are depressive ● Major depressive disorders (MDF)
disorders? ○ Symptoms of major depressive episodes
■ Emotional, negative thoughts, physic
(too much or little sleep), eating habit
feeling good hopelessness, and etc
○ May occur after a trauma, but those are
self-correcting and not likely to be a major to
be a major depressive disorder
○ More often observed in women, but reportin
bias may explain that
■ Women report more than men!
○ Neurotransmitter imbalances and genetic
predisposition
○ Cognitive factors are also important
What are bipolar disorders? ● Manic episodes and depressive episodes cycling, w
periods of normal emotional states of varying leng
between them
○ Depends on the individual
