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Psyc 111 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture I. Trait TheoriesII. Mental DisordersOutline of Current LectureI. Mood DisordersII. Somatoform DisordersIII. Schizophrenia/Personality DisordersCurrent LectureI. Mood DisordersMood disorders are usually associated with Unipolar Depression, and have 8 defining factors. These include dysthymia, and cyclothamia, and bipolar disporders. Depression is the oncoming of depressed moods, and Symptoms include loss of appetite, sleep disturbance, psychomotor retardation or agitation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or helplessness, and difficulties in thinking. A main symptom is the loss of interest and pleasure from activities. Bipolar disorder is the deviated or irritable mood switch between two different personalities. Symptoms includesleepiness, inflated self-esteem, flight of ideas, distractibility, and fearless behavior. II. Somatoform DisordersSomatoform disorders are mainly an over-concern with bodily flaws. They can cause people to get plastic surgery, and are also associated with social phobias and depression. Hypochondriasis is the extreme fear of disease. It is the pathological conviction that one is about to become sick, and that they aren’t “faking” symptoms. It is also associated with anxiety and depression, and different from OCD fears of contamination. Somatization disorder is when one has numerous, recurrent physical complaints, and begins around the age of 30. It is different from hypochondriasis in that it has many varies, vague, dramatic symptoms. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Conversion disorder is something that affects the voluntary motor or sensoryfunctioning in a person. It is a suggestive state of a neurological or other general medical condition. It is not intentionally produced and cannot be explained by a general medical condition.III. Schizophrenia/Personality DisordersSchizophrenia is a term originated with the scientist Blueler, and was previously referred to as “Dementia Paradox”. Symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, paranoia, disorganization, delusions, and catatonic states. Schizophrenia can cause people to believe that people are attacking them when they aren’t, and can often cause violent outbursts and attacks on innocent people. Schizophrenics think differently then other people, and often live in a delusional state of mind.Personality disorders are defined by the DSM-IV as an enduring patternor experience and behavior, that deviates from the expectations of culture. They are pervasive and inflexible, and onset in adolescence or early adulthood. They can lead to distress or impairment. The 10 types include paranoid, schizotypal, avoidant, dependent, borderline, histronic, narcissistic,obsessive compulsive, and


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