PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

• CHAPTER ONE

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Somatoform Disorders

• Conversion Disorders is when someone will
  actually gain some sort of handicap with no
  logical explanation of how it happened
• Ex. Soldier losing eyesight in war after seeing
  something traumatic
• Hypochondriasis- is someone who is in good
  health and exaggerates ailment into life
  threatening condition

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Somatoform Disorders

• A dissociative disorder is when someone
  experiences alterations in memory, identity, or
  consciousness
• One type of dissociative disorder is dissociative
  amnesia
• Dissociative amnesia is when someone loses their
  memory because they are trying to escape from
  life problems by forgetting them or repressing
  them
• This type of amnesia is not caused by a head
  injury, but instead a traumatic event

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Dissociative Disorders

• Dissociative fugue is when someone will suddenly
  and unexpectedly leave home or work and is unable
  to recall where they go, how they got there, or
  what they did
• This disorder can last for day or decades
• Dissociative identity disorder is also known as
  multiple personality disorder. This is when
  someone exhibits two or more distinct
  personalities

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Dissociative Disorders

• Schizophrenia involves confused and disordered
  thoughts and perceptions. The person will
  basically lose touch with reality to a
  considerable extent.
• Many people with this disorder experience
  delusions and hallucinations. They will see
  people that aren't there, talk to people that are
  not there, and hear voices that others cannot.
• There are three types of schizophrenia

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Types of Schizophrenia

• Paranoid schizophrenia involves having delusions
  and hallucinations of grandeur I am the savior
  of my people or persecution someone is always
  watching me.
• Catatonic schizophrenia those with this disorder
  will remain motionless for long periods of time
  in awkward positions
• Disorganized schizophrenia- incoherent in thought
  and speech and disorganized in their behavior.
  Also experience hallucinations and delusions but
  more fragmented

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Mood Disorders

• Mood disorders are characterized by extreme
  Depression
• Major Depressive disorder is a severe form of
  depression that interferes with functioning,
  concentration, and physical and mental well being
• When someone alternate between mania and
  depression this is called bi-polar disorder

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Mood Disorder

• During the manic phase a person is extremely
  distracted or confused. During the depressive
  phase the person has the feeling of failure or
  worthlessness
• Seasonal Affective Disorder is when someone is
  deeply depressed, but only during one particular
  season

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Personality Disorders

• Personality disorders are characterized by the
  inability to have meaningful relationships with
  others, assume social responsibility or adapt to
  social environments
• One type of personality disorder is called
  antisocial disorder.
• Someone with this disorder disregards and
  violates the rights and feelings of others
  without remorse