Thursday, April 17, 2008

How to Print My Outlines

How to Print Outlines

Sometimes when I copy and paste the outlines into the blog, the tabbing does not transfer. My suggestion to you is to copy the blog into Microsoft Word and then add the tabs yourself. Hopefully I can figure out how to overcome this glitch...but I don't have the time right now with exams coming up.

Tab 1x before every capital letter. Tab 2x before every numeral. Tab 3x before every lower case letter. Tab 4x before every lower case Roman numeral.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Sexual Deviations

Mental Disorders
Chapter 12


Sexual Deviations


Deviant if not consensual, if one person loses interest, or when it interferes with regular sex/intercourse.
I zoophilia: sexual contact with animals.
II exhibitionist: receives satisfaction from exposing themselves to others.
III Voyeurism: (peeping Tom) Preoccupation with sexual scenes.
IV Fetishism: shoes, feet, hair, etc
V Sadism: power ureges through sexual activity. Usually like to inflict pain.
VI Masochism: likes to receive pain.
VII Transvestism: (old definition) Combination of homosexuality and a fetish. (male dressing up as female, picking up men).
New definition : not necessarily homosexual
VIII Pedophilia: love object is a child
IX Necrophilia: sexual contact with dead bodies
X Coprophilia: satisfaction from observing other individuals in the process of urination or defecation.

DSM Chapter 12

DSM
Chapter 12


DSM: the diagnostic tool for mental disorders that psychologists use today.
Diagnostic
Statistical
Manual
(followed by an edition number) DSMIV etc.
Used by psychologists, social workers, insurance companies. Everything is number coded.
DSM5 - 309.28
Ins code: DX (diagnosis) DSM5-309.28 adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features.
That is the catch all code. Used when covering up true disorder. (divorce up & downs, etc)
Texts will say more women are diagnosed with depression, but men will not allow a depression diagnosis so they use the above dx.

Explaining Abnormal Behaviors

Mental Disorders
Chapter 12


Explaining Abnormal Behaviors


I The medical model says abnormal behavior is caused by physical/biological illness or at least it could be understood in the same way a physical illness is understood.
II The psychological perspectives are based on intangible processes of the mind interacting with the environment.
A. psychodynamic perspective says abnormal behavior is the result of unconscious conflict about sex and aggression. (Psycho = Freud = sex/aggression)
B. behavioral perspective says abnormal behavior is the result of of learning.
C. cognitive perspective says abnormal behavior is the result of irrational or counter productive thinking. (have to judge if their perspective is rational or irrational) Cognitive = how you see things. Perception is everything in cognitive psychology. (keys jangling in a parking lot are normal to one person, scary to another)
D. humanistic/existential perspective believes that abnormality is a failure to take responsibility for one’s own life. (excuse abuse)
E. Interpersonal perspective says abnormality is a product of disordered relationships.
F. Sociocultural perspective says abnormality is a product of social forces and biases. (see defenses against guilt & anxiety handout)

*Must determine if a physical/biological, personality, or mental disorder. Physical disorders need medications.

Chapter 12 Neurosis and Disorders Outline

Neurosis/Disorders
Chapter 12


Anxiety
Neuroses are a continuum. Not given meds.
(psychosis need rx)
Neurotics can work and have a normal life.
Neurosis = light Neurotics are outpatients
Psychosis = heavy Psychotics are inpatients.
I Anxiety neurosis: The typical anxiety neurotic is an excessively tense person who is filled with uncontrollable dread and apprehension. He may be convinced that something terrible is going to happen, but he doesn’t know what it will be or why it should happen. It is only when the level of persistent anxiety reaches a point where the symptoms interfere with family life, social relations, or occupational adjustment that the condition is looked upon as a neurosis. While anxiety reactions are widely prevalent it is well to remember that many organic states show symptoms similar to those seen in anxiety.
II Phobic Reactions: Phobias are irrational fears. They attack everyone.
A. Acrophobia: fear of heights. Usually a defense against a self-destructive impulse.
B. Claustrophobia: fear of small, closed spaces.
C. agoraphobia: (social phobia) fear of being out with other people.
III Obsessive-Compulsive Reaction: Compulsions are obsessions carried into action. While it is possible for a person to show obsessive thinking without a compulsion, compulsive behavior is always based upon an obsession. An obsession is a thought. You can be obsessed and never carry it out.
A. Kleptomania: compulsive stealing. Usually a defiance of authority or a need to be caught. (go in trance, don’t remember. Must bring it to their attention)
B. Pyromania: compulsive concern with fire
C. Hypochondria: a person believes he has a physical disease where there is no real evidence for such a disease. It is an extreme pre-occupation with bodily affairs. If one is sick, poor performance is excused.
D. Conversion reaction (aka somatoform disorder): Conversion = change into something else. In this disorder the unconscious anxiety growing out of inner conflict is changed or converted into a physical symptom. While the hypochondriac merely complains, the conversion person attempts to rid themselves of the threat of anxiety by expressing it in the form of paralysis, deafness, blindness, etc. Rather than being expressed consciously the emotional conflicts which would otherwise give rise to anxiety are given symbolic external forms. Repressed ideas and impulses along with the defenses are against them are converted into physical disorders and disabilities. Conversion symptoms are expressed through the sensory system and the motor system.
IV PTSD

Neurosis / Disorders Outline

Neurosis/Disorders
Chapter 12
Psychosis
Definitely need meds.
I Manic depressive psychosis (aka bipolar disorder) Extreme mood shifts for a long period of time.
II Schizophrenia (the largest classification of psychosis) Withdrawal from interpersonal relationships. There are disturbances of thought processes as well as emotions and a marked distortion of reality. Cannot function, hold down a job. Harmful to self and others.
A. Process schizophrenia (chronic) is a slow onset of symptoms. May take years. The prognosis or chance of recovery is very poor. Follows the process of learning theory. Hallucinations become reality.
B. Reactive schizophrenia (acute): the onset of symptoms is sudden and the prognosis is good.
C. Subtypes of schizophrenia
1. Simple: usually a process type. Seldom has hallucinations. Is characterized by apathy, and indifference. There is also a reduction in interpersonal relationships.
2. Hebephrenic: (disorganized) Inappropriate affect (emotionality…cry when happy, etc) Silly giggling and childish behavior. Has frequent hallucinations. Usually a process type and the prognosis is poor. The hebephrenic displays behavior which is grossly inappropriate. May break out into laughter for no apparent reason or have a burst of rage without provocation. (never let them turn their back on you. Stay away until you can see their face)
3. Paranoid: frequently reactive. Reasonable chance of recovery. Has delusions of persecution and suspicion of others. Also has delusions of grandeur. Cannot hold down job.
4. Catatonic: rigid withdrawal. Characterized by a waxy flexibility of body limbs, loss of motion, and a tendency to remain motionless for hours or days. (back ward schizo. These patients are left in the back ward.)Can have sudden jerky movements. Process or reactive.

Personality

Personality
Chapter 10


Personality is an individuals relatively distinctive and consistant ways of thinking, feeling, and acting. (shows during adolescence)
Drug abuse is up/down daily. Bi-polar (mental disorder) takes more time. Months, etc.
MMPI is used for police and correctional officers. Sometimes and abbreviated test.