Disorders II. How are Abnormal Behaviors Defined?A). Approaches: Implications forTreatment1. Biological 2. Cognitive-Behavioral 3. PsychoanalyticB). Criteria Used to Judge Behavior asAbnormal1. Atypical2. Disturbing3. MaladaptiveC). Diagnosis and Classification System1. DSM-IV 2. Axis I-V3. Rosehan StudyII. Anxiety DisordersA). Generalized Anxiety Disorders 1. "free-floating" anxiety 2. physical symptoms3. Causes4. TreatmentB). Panic Disorders1. Symptoms2. Causes3. TreatmentC). Phobic Disorders1. Definition and subtypesa.)b).c).2. Causes3. TreatmentD). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 1. Obsessions 2. Compulsions 3. Causes4. TreatmentOTHER ANXIETY DISORDERSI. Somatoform DisordersA). HypochondriasisB). Conversion DisorderSymptomsSTRESS DISORDERSI. Dissociative DisordersA). Psychogenic Amnesia: Stress-induced ForgettingB). Fugue: Escape from Old identityC). Multiple Personality Disorder(MPD): Partitioning of Consciousness1. Rate of Occurrence2. Evidence for ExistencePutnam StudyII. Other Stress DisordersA). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)1. Symptoms- frequent recurring and disturbing memoriesrelated to the trauma; nightmares; intensefear and anxietyinsomnia; psychosomatic symptoms2. Causeswitnessing or personally experiencing anevent that involves actual or threateneddeath/serious injury- or hearing of such anevent- or imagining an event happening.32% of women report PTSD after beingraped; 15% of soldiers; 15% after seriousaccident3. Types1. Acute: symptoms start immediately andlast up to 6 months2. Chronic: symptoms last longer than 6months3. Delayed: symptoms don’t start till 6monthsB). Disaster Syndrome1. Stages1. Stunned2. Robotic3. Depression/Anxiety2. Treatment-Cognitive therapy: emotional support-Systematic Desensitization: replacingfeeling of fear with coping-Pharmacotherapy: anti-anxiety or anti-depressant
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