Ab-Psych Exam II (pt 2)

  1. Prevalence of Depersonalization-derealization disorder
    • Most people experience transient symptoms
    • Lifetime prevalence is 0.8% - 2.8%
    • Both sexes
    • Average age of onset is 16; decreases significantly with age (>5% after 25)
  2. Types of Depersonalization-derealization disorder
    • Continuous symptoms
    • Discrete recurring episodes
    • Episodic, progressing to chronic
    • All equal prevalence
  3. Depersonalization-derealization disorder etiology
    • Neurotic and Introverted personality and associated cognitive causes
    • Emotional abuse/neglect
    • Witnessing violence, severe illness or death
    • Stress, depression and anxiety
    • Drugs
    • Biological factors
  4. Treatment of Depersonalization-derealization disorder
    • CBT and IBT (Interactive behav-... )
    • Stress management
    • Anxiety meds can have paradoxical effects
  5. Cortex functionality
    • Planning
    • Language
    • Perception
    • Memory
    • Integration
  6. Limbic system functionality
    • Mood
    • Emotions
    • Instincts
  7. Midbrain functionality
    Relays - Sensory and motor
  8. Hindbrain functionality
    • Heart rate
    • Breathing
    • Digestion
    • Sleep regulation
  9. Hippocampus involvement
    • Emotion
    • Memory
    • Sensory information
  10. Thalamus involvement
    Sensory relays (organ to cortex)
  11. Amygdala involvement
    • Motivation
    • Emotional control & interpretation
    • Fear
  12. Hypothalamus involvement
    • Fear
    • Thirst
    • Sex
    • Hunger
  13. CRH
    Corticotropin releasing hormone
  14. ACHT
    Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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Ab-Psych Exam II (pt 2)
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