Abnormal Psych

• 5 Personality Categories

  Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism (OCEAN)
• DSM-5 classifies what conditions as Addictions?


  Kleptomania (stealing), Pyromania (lighting fires), Pathological Gambling, Trichotillomania (pulling hair/skin)
• Intoxication

  acute substance use
• Tolerance

  need for more of a substance to get the same effect
• Withdrawl

  what happens when you stop taking a used substance (opposite of what the drug did)
• Alcoholism and Blood Alcohol Levels are influenced by…

  size, genetics, and usage
• Medical Model

  shows genetics effect on usage
• Expectancy Model

  thinking you can handle a substance
• Delirium Tremens

  happens when a heavy drinker stops drinking (lasts about 1 week)
• Korsakoff Syndrome

  someone is drinking and eating poorly (damages the hippocampus)
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

  when a mother drinks heavily during pregnancy (can cause characteristic changes with head, intellectual deficits, ADHD, and damage to the developing brain)
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

  help group for substance users
• Controlled drinking/Harm Reduction

  working to control substance use
• Methadone

  used to block effects of opioids
• Antabuse

  can be taken to cause nausea when drinking (requires constant use for full effect)
• Abstinence Violation Effect

  something to keep a person motivated to stop drinking
• Barbiturates

  sleep medications
• Benzodiazepines

  Anxiety medications
• Stimulants

  mimic dopamine effects
• Hallucinogens

  (LSD) affect serotonin
• Nicotine

  binds to acetylcholine receptors in the brain within 7 seconds
• Marijuana

  positive (medical) effects and negative effects overtime
• Opiates

  crisis and ongoing, complicated problems
• Personality Disorder: Cluster A includes…


  Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder


  people who live their lives from a paranoid POV (no psychosis, but cannot be talked out of their beliefs)
• Schizoid Personality Disorder


  person who prefers to be alone (isolation) with no desire to connect with other individuals
• Schizoidtypal Personality Disorder


  people who experience odd thought, behaviors, and actions, but do not feel that they have a problem and do not seek help
• Personality Disorders: Cluster B includes…


  Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder


  people who have no conscience or empathy. they take advantage of others with no remorse and are motivated by money rather than punishment or praise. (seen in early life)
• Borderline Personality Disorder


  people with an “All or Nothing” mindset, mood swings, and fear of abandonment. they feel very deeply and put pressure on people in their lives. (more present in therapy than other personality disorders)
• Histrionic Personality Disorder


  people who are shallow or less showing of their emotional responses, need lots of attention, and want to be the center of attention
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder


  people who are involved in their OWN needs, wants and desires. they pay no attention to others needs and can become angry if someone disagrees with them or doesn’t benefit them.
• Personality Disorders: Cluster C includes…


  Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Avoidant Personality Disorder


  people who avoid making connections with others, despite actually wanting to.
• Dependent Personality Disorder


  people who will not make decisions, feel great fear of abandonment, and are very obedient or willing. (not a good relationship with the Narcissistic Personality)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder


  (different from OCD) people who think about order and schedules that can be both beneficial and negative.
• Types of Delusions


  Delusions of Grandeur, Delusions of Control, Delusions of Persecution, and Delusions of Reference
• Delusions of Grandeur


  when a person implies that they know things or can do things that no one else can
• Delusions of Control

  when a person believes that someone is controlling them and their life
• Delusions of Persecution

  when a person believes that they are being preyed upon or harmed