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ANXIETY, TRAUMA & STRESSOR- SOMATIC SYMPTOMS & RELATED

RELATED & OBSESSIVE -COMPULSIVE DISORDERS & DISSOCIATIVE

& RELATED DISORDER DISORDERS

-future-oriented state disorders characterized -Individuals with somatic symptom and related

disorders are pathologically concerned with the

by negative affect in which a person focuses
functioning of their bodies and bring these concerns
on the possibility of uncontrollable danger or
to the attention of health professionals, who usually
misfortune
find no identifiable medical basis for the physical
- a group of emotional and behavioral
complaints.
problems that may result from
-Dissociative disorders are characterized by
childhood traumatic and stressful experiences
alterations in perceptions: a sense of detachment from

one’s own self, from the world, or from memories.

MOOD DISORDERS & SUICIDE EATING & SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS

-Mood disorders are among the most common -Individuals with eating disorders feel a

psychological disorders, and the risk of relentless, all-encompassing drive to be thin.

developing them is increasing worldwide -Sleep-wake disorders is characterized by extreme

particularly in younger people. disruption in the everyday lives of affected

- Suicide is often associated with mood individuals, and are important factor in many

disorders but can occur in their absence or in psychological disorder.

the presence of other disorders.

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PARAPHILIC SUBSTANCE- RELATED, ADDICTIVE &

DISORDERS AND GENDER DYSPHORIA IMPULSIVE CONTROL DISORDERS

-Sexual dysfunction includes a variety of -substance-related and addictive disorders

disorders in which people find it difficult to include problems with the use of depressants,
function adequately during sexual relations.
stimulants, opiates, and hallucinogens as well
- Paraphilic disorders is when sexual arousal
as gambling
occurs almost exclusively in the context of
-Characterized by inability to resist acting on a
inappropriate objects or individuals.
drive or temptation. Sufferers often perceived
- Gender Dysphoria is present when a person feels

trapped in a body that is the "wrong sex" that does by society as having a problem simply due to a

not match his/her innate sense of personaly lack of "will."

identity
Psyche Jheane Abieras BS Psychology III Abnormal Psych II 10:30-11:30 am

NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS PERSONALITY DISORDERS

-When the brain is damaged, the effects are personality disorders represent long-standing and

ingrained ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving

irreversible, accumulating until learning,
that can cause significant distress. Because people
memory, or consciousness are obviously
may display two or more of these maladaptive ways
impaired.
of interacting with the world, considerable
-Neurocognitive disorders develop much later
disagreement remains over how to categorize the
than intellectual disability and other learning
personality disorders.
disorders, which are believed to be present at

birth.

SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

-Schizophrenia is characterized by a broad -Interrupting or preventing the development of

spectrum of cognitive and emotional one skill impedes mastery of the skill that is
dysfunctions that include delusions and
normally acquired next.
hallucinations, disorganized speech and
-Knowing what skills are disrupted by a
behavior, and inappropriate emotions.

-Psychotic behaviors, such as hallucinations particular disorder is essential to developing

and delusions, characterize several other appropriate intervention strategies.

disorders; these include schizophreniform,

schizoaffective, delusional & brief psychotic

disorder

References:

Barlow, D. & Durand, Vincent & Stewart, Sherry & Lalumière, M.. (2015). Abnormal Psychology: An

Integrative Approach.