1. Psychological Disorders
Mr. Leonoff
WICHS
Psychology

2. What are they? Abnormal Behavior Patterns
Self-Destructive Behavior
Cannibalism, Suicide, Murder, etc…
Defining Normal vs. Abnormal…
What is Abnormal????
Deviation from the majority
What if the majority is “wrong?”
Classifications
Labels – Should we use labels? Are they accurate?
Crash Course

3. Approaches Statistical Approach
Behavior that deviates from the average
Uses a numbers approach
Mainly uses social behavior as its indicator
Could differ based on culture or era

4. Approaches Biological Approach Physical Malfunctioning in the body
Brain processes are behind abnormal behavior
Genetics can play a part

5. Approaches Psychological and Sociocultural Approaches
Emotions, inappropriate learning, distorted thoughts, inadequate relationships
Looks closer at personality and what is considered normal

6. Classifications
Most common way to classify Mental Disorders is the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Defines disorder based on “symptoms”
Wide ranging system that can encompass many areas
Used to seek out proper “treatment”

7. Lesson 1 Review 1. What is the DSM? How do Psychologists use it?
2. Describe the 3 approaches psychologists use to identify psychological disorders?
3. Why is the deviance approach not a useful standard on its own?
4. How are mental disorders categorized?
5. What are popular misconceptions about mental disorders?

8. Classifications Anxiety Disorders – generalized apprehension (danger)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Phobias
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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(Facts/Videos)

9. Lesson 2 Review
1. Explain how excessive anxiety may lead to phobias or panic disorders?
2. Describe each of the five general symptoms of an anxiety disorder.
3. What is the difference between fear and anxiety?
4. How is a phobia deeper than a simple fear?

10. Classifications Somatoform Disorders No Physical causes
Derived from Anxiety caused by unrealistic events
Hypochondriasis
Conversion Disorder p

11. Classifications Dissociative Disorders
Sudden loss of memory, consciousness, or change of identity
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality)
Health-Conditions/Dissociative-Disorders

12. Lesson 3 Review
1. Besides Anxiety, how might you realize that you are suffering form either a somatoform or a dissociative disorder?
2. Describe the various dissociative disorders.
3. What is the relationship between anxiety and somatoform disorders?
4. What is a common element of all dissociative disorders?

13. Classifications Affective Disorders Disturbances of Mood
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Suicide
Seasonal Affective Disorder
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od-disorders

14. Classifications Schizophrenia “Split Mind” Disorganized Thinking
Confused or Disordered Thoughts and Perceptions
Disorganized Thinking
Catatonic Schizophrenia
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
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Conditions/Schizophrenia

15. Lesson 4 Review 1. Define schizophrenia and list 5 symptoms.
2. Describe each type of schizophrenia.
3. How is schizophrenia a split between the emotional and intellectual parts of a person?
4. What is the diathesis-stress hypothesis?
5. How are autism and Asperger’s syndrome similar?
6. How do major depressive disorders and bipolar disorder differ?

16. Classifications Personality Disorders
Patterns that impair social functioning
Extreme and Distorted Thinking Patterns
Problematic emotional response Patterns
Impulse Control Problems
Significant interpersonal Problems
Antisocial Personality Disorder
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17. Lesson 5 Review
1. How are addiction, tolerance, and withdrawal related to drug abuse?
2. Analyze the behavior of a real person from history/news who demonstrated an antisocial personality.
3. How are personality disorders different from anxiety disorders?
4. How does dependence make an addiction difficult to overcome?

18. Diagnosis Extra Credit
Watch the Movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
Rated ‘R’ – Ask for Parental Permission
Identify the various disorders portrayed in the film
Write a one page paper identifying the disorders and how they were handled in the film