1. What would be considered “abnormal behavior?” abnormal behaviors are: statistically unusual (behaviors only displayed by a small percentage of the population) maladaptive (unable to properly adjust to the environment or situation) distressing to the individual

2. Early Beliefs?

3. Early Beliefs Historically speaking, abnormal behavior was believed to be evil spirits trying to get out. Trephining (drilling a hole in the skull was often used).

4. DSM V Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fifth edition): the big book of disorders. DSM will classify disorders and describe the symptoms. DSM will NOT explain the causes or possible cures.

6. Anxiety Graphic Organizer ANXIETY generalized anxiety disorder panic disorderphobia obsessive- compulsive post- traumatic stress disorder

7. Anxiety Graphic Organizer ANXIETY generalized anxiety disorder – constant, low level panic disorder – sudden, intense phobia – object or situation obsessive- compulsive disorder – repeated thoughts or actions post-traumatic stress disorder – follows a stressful event

8. Anxiety Disorders a group of conditions where the primary symptoms are feelings of anxiety or defenses against anxiety. the patient fears something awful will happen to them. They are in a state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear.

9. Phobias An intense fear of an object or situation A person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread. Must be an irrational fear.

11. Additional Phobias Achluophobia- Fear of darkness Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society Apiphobia- Fear of bees Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying Bibliophobia- Fear of books Chorophobia- Fear of dancing Achluophobia- Fear of darkness Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society Apiphobia- Fear of bees Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying Bibliophobia- Fear of books Chorophobia- Fear of dancing Dentophobia- Fear of dentists Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts Pogonophobia- Fear of beards Pyrophobia- Fear of fire Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs Somniphobia- Fear of sleep Technophobia- Fear of technology Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13 Zoophobia- Fear of animals Dentophobia- Fear of dentists Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts Pogonophobia- Fear of beards Pyrophobia- Fear of fire Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs Somniphobia- Fear of sleep Technophobia- Fear of technology Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13 Zoophobia- Fear of animals

12. Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD An anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. The patient is constantly tense and worried, feels inadequate, is oversensitive, can’t concentrate and often suffers from insomnia.

13. Panic Disorder An anxiety disorder marked by short periods of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking and other frightening sensations.

14. Obsessive-compulsive disorder Persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someone to feel the need (compulsion) to engage in a particular action. obsession = though compulsion = action

15. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder a.k.a. PTSD Flashbacks or nightmares following a person’s involvement in or observation of an extremely stressful event. Memories of the event cause anxiety.