PSY 350 Quiz 2 SDSU – Questions With Definite
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a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and
OCD
compulsions.
is an unwanted thought or idea with which a person is
preoccupied.(Most compulsions fall into counting,
Obsession checking ,cleaning and avoidance for example.
Repeatedly check burners on stove to see they are off
and windows lock).
is the feeling that one is obligated to perform a
behavior , even if one prefers not to do so. (including,
Compulsion concerns or disgust with bodily secretions, dirt, germs,
fear that something terrible might happen and need for
symmetry , order, exactness).
Prevalence: 1-2%, of people will develop the disorder at
some point in their lives
OCD -Prevalence
Equal between men and women
Begins in early adulthood and persists for many years
Dysphoria( prolonged sadness), Anhedonia (loss of
Depression: pleasure in previously enjoyable activities) and
Core features Irritability (excessive sensitivity, hostility enjoyable
activities , unique to children and adolescents.
A negative mood state characterized by bodily
Anxiety symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension
about the future. Gender 2:1 ratio. Female to male
OCD: 1-2% most common in young adulthood
, DMDD (disruptive mood dysregulation disorder): 2-5%
MDD (Major Depressive Disorder): 7-8% rise in puberty.
PDD (persistent depressive disorder) (dysthymic
Types of Depression:
disorder): 1.5-5%
Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder: 1.8-5.8% of
menstruating women. Incidence 2.5%
DMDD higher in males and school age children
1.5-3:1 female to male ratio adulthood. Emerges in
adolescence (no difference in
MDD Childhood) Women are twice to suffer from MDD than
men. Higher in caucasian people . Common in lower
SES groups.
a chronic form of unipolar depression marked by
PDD ongoing and repeated symptoms of either major or mild
depression..
Fear is a state of immediate alarm in response to a
serious, known threat to one's well-being.
Anxiety vs. Fear Anxiety is a state of alarm in response to a vague sense
of threat or danger, both have the same physiological
features: increase in respiration, perspiration, muscle
tension etc,
Sleep (too little or too much), appetite (too little or too
Vegetative:
much), motor functioning, fatigue.
Concentration problems, thoughts of death,
cognitive:
worthlessness/guilt
Agitation, restlessness, slower; In addition, prominent
psychomotor:
behavioral features (withdrawal, lack of motivation)
Lifetime prevalence of panic attacks: ⅓ of population. It
Panic attack is periodic, short bouts of panic that occurs suddenly,
reach a peak within minutes and gradually passes.
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Terms in this set (50)
a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and
OCD
compulsions.
is an unwanted thought or idea with which a person is
preoccupied.(Most compulsions fall into counting,
Obsession checking ,cleaning and avoidance for example.
Repeatedly check burners on stove to see they are off
and windows lock).
is the feeling that one is obligated to perform a
behavior , even if one prefers not to do so. (including,
Compulsion concerns or disgust with bodily secretions, dirt, germs,
fear that something terrible might happen and need for
symmetry , order, exactness).
Prevalence: 1-2%, of people will develop the disorder at
some point in their lives
OCD -Prevalence
Equal between men and women
Begins in early adulthood and persists for many years
Dysphoria( prolonged sadness), Anhedonia (loss of
Depression: pleasure in previously enjoyable activities) and
Core features Irritability (excessive sensitivity, hostility enjoyable
activities , unique to children and adolescents.
A negative mood state characterized by bodily
Anxiety symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension
about the future. Gender 2:1 ratio. Female to male
OCD: 1-2% most common in young adulthood
, DMDD (disruptive mood dysregulation disorder): 2-5%
MDD (Major Depressive Disorder): 7-8% rise in puberty.
PDD (persistent depressive disorder) (dysthymic
Types of Depression:
disorder): 1.5-5%
Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder: 1.8-5.8% of
menstruating women. Incidence 2.5%
DMDD higher in males and school age children
1.5-3:1 female to male ratio adulthood. Emerges in
adolescence (no difference in
MDD Childhood) Women are twice to suffer from MDD than
men. Higher in caucasian people . Common in lower
SES groups.
a chronic form of unipolar depression marked by
PDD ongoing and repeated symptoms of either major or mild
depression..
Fear is a state of immediate alarm in response to a
serious, known threat to one's well-being.
Anxiety vs. Fear Anxiety is a state of alarm in response to a vague sense
of threat or danger, both have the same physiological
features: increase in respiration, perspiration, muscle
tension etc,
Sleep (too little or too much), appetite (too little or too
Vegetative:
much), motor functioning, fatigue.
Concentration problems, thoughts of death,
cognitive:
worthlessness/guilt
Agitation, restlessness, slower; In addition, prominent
psychomotor:
behavioral features (withdrawal, lack of motivation)
Lifetime prevalence of panic attacks: ⅓ of population. It
Panic attack is periodic, short bouts of panic that occurs suddenly,
reach a peak within minutes and gradually passes.
