Psychology. April 18, Wednesday.

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1 Psychology April 18, Wednesday.

2 A friendly reminder When the bell rings to indicate the beginning of the period, please put your cell phones away and do not use them in class unless permitted. A not-so-friendly reminder This announcement counts as your one warning about this behavior. If I observe you using your cell phone during class time, you will receive a lunch detention. If you continue using your phone, you will be given a Wednesday detention and asked to leave the classroom.

3 The Task of Classification: Classifying mental disorders is not easy because the causes and symptoms of psychological disturbances are rarely obvious or clear cut.

4 The Task of Classification. All of the major classification schemes have accepted the medical model: They assume that abnormal behavior can be described in the same manner as any physical illness.

5 The DSM In 1952, the American Psychiatric Association agreed upon a system for classifying abnormal symptoms, which it published as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

6 The DSM: Within each diagnostic category of the DSM, the following descriptions are included: 1) Essential features: characteristics that define the disorder.

7 The DSM 2) Associated features Additional features that are usually present.

8 The DSM 3) Information on Differential Diagnosis: How to distinguish this disorder from others like it.

9 The DSM 4) Diagnostic Criteria: A list of symptoms that must be present for the patient to be given a particular diagnostic label.

10 Now that we ve talked about classification let us discuss some forms of disorders.

11 Essential Question: What are anxiety disorders?

12 Begin with, What is anxiety? Anxiety is a general state of dread or uneasiness that a person feels in response to a real or imagined danger. Clinical anxiety is different from just being anxious.

13 Normal vs. abnormal: People suffering from anxiety disorders suffer from anxiety that is out of proportion to the situation provoking it.

14 How widespread is it? Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental illness in the US.

15 Diagnosis: People with anxiety disorders often have unrealistic images of themselves.

16 Diagnosis: People who are deeply anxious seem unable to free themselves of recurring worries and fears.

17 Effects: Anxious people often have difficulty forming stable and satisfying relationships.

18 Effects: Even though their behavior may be self-defeating and ineffective in solving problems, those driven by anxiety often refuse to give up their behaviors in favor of more effective ways of dealing with anxiety.

19 Generalized, Anxiety Disorder: Some people experience a continuous, generalized anxiety.

20 Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Fearing unknown and unforeseen circumstances, they are unable to make decisions or enjoy life. They may become so preoccupied with their internal problems that they neglect their social relationships.

21 Generalized Anxiety Disorder People who experience generalized anxiety often have trouble dealing with their family and friends and fulfilling their responsibilities, and this adds to their anxiety.

22 Generalized Anxiety Disorder They are trapped in a vicious cycle. The more they worry, the more the difficulty they have; the more difficulty they have, the more they worry.