abnormal psych midterm 2

occurs in NREM sleep. Though they usually begin with piercing scream and the child is extremely upset, often sweating, and frequently has a rapid heartbeat it wasnt caused be frightening dream.

characterized by disturbed sleep (either insomnia or excessive sleeping during the day) brought on by the brain's inability to synchronize its sleep patterns with the current pattern of day and night

when airflow stops despite continued activity by the respiratory system

complete cessation of respiratory activity for brief periods

vivid and often terrifying experience that begun at start of sleep and are said to be unbelievably realistic

in additition to daytime sleepiness they also experience catplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone

problem of sleeping too much

characterize people who have trouble falling asleep at night, wake up frequently and cant go back to sleep, or sleep a reasonalble number of hours but as still not rested

the percent of time actually spent asleep

wristwatch size device that records the number of arm movemement you make while sleeping

patient spends 1 or more nights sleeping in a sleep laboratory being monitored on a number of measure

characterized by abnormal behavior or physiological events that occur during sleep

involve difficulties in getting enough sleep, problem with sleeping when you want to, and complaints about the quality of life

characterized by binge eating but no engagement in extreme compensatory behaviro

person eats nothing beyound minimal amounts of food; body weight sometimes drops dangerously

out of control eating/binging episodes followed by compensatory behavior

seizure produced through electirc shock

placing magnetic coil over individuals head to generate a precisely localized electromagnetic pulse

emphasizing negative rather than positive aspects of a situation

people who are depressed think like this; think negatively about themselves, their immediate world, and their future

atypical, melancholic, chronic, catatonic, psychotic, postpartum

a milder but more chronic version of bipolar disorder

in which major depressive episode alternates with hypomanic episode

alternating between manic episodes and major depressive episodes

having both major depressive episodes and dysthymic disorder

share many of the symptoms of major depressive disorder but symptoms are somewhate milder and remain relatively unchanged

absence of manic or hypomanic episodes before or during the disorder

when individual experiences manic symptoms but feels somewhat depressed or anxious at the same time

when you suffer from either depression or mania

a less severe version of a manic episode that does not cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning

individual find extreme pleasue in every activity, they become hyperactive, require little sleep, and may develop grandiose plans

an extremely depressed mood state that lasts at least 2 weeks and includes negative cognitive symptoms and disturbed physical functions to the point that even the slightest activity or movement requires an overwhelming effort

characterized by gross deviations in mood

term used to protray a communication style that produced conflicting messages and in turn caused schizophrenia

describe a mother whose cold, dominant, and rejecting nature was thought to cause schizophrenia

• persistent belief that is contrary to reality, in absence of other characteristic of schizophrenia
• types: erotomanic, grandiose, jealous, persecutory, somatic

have symptoms of schizophrenia and exhibit the characteristics of mood disorder

• characterized by broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunction including delusions and hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, and inappropriate emotions
• subtypes:paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual

laughing or crying at improper times

holding unusual posture, as if they were fearful of something terrible happening

tendence to keep their bodies and limbs in the position they are put in by someone else

presumed lack of pleasure

do not show emotions when you would normally expect them

the relative absence of speech

inability to initiate and persist in activities

the absence or insuffieciency of normal behavior

the more active manifestations of abnormal behavior or an excess or distortion of normal behavior

when people adopt numerous identities that simultaneously exisit

when trance or possession occur

memory loss revolves around a specific incident- an unexpected trip; unable to remember why or how they got there

not amnesia for events themselves but rather for intense emotional reaction to the traumatic events

when feeling of unreality are so sever and frightening they dominate an individual's life and prevent normal functioning

your sense of the reality of the external world is lost

when relatively normal looking people thinkg they are so ugly they refuse to interact with others or otherwise function normally

when there is pain in one or more sites in the body that is associated with significant dsitress or impairment

voluntary control of physical malfunctioning only the reason why one does this is unclear

faking

physical malfunctioning without and physical or organic pathology to account for the malfunction

somatization disorder but with fewer than 8 symptoms

when patients have seeminly endless lists of somatic complaints for whic htere no medical basis

severe anxiety is focused on the possibility of having a serious disease

when detachment from reality is so intense and extreme they lose their indentity entirely and assume a new one or lose their memory or sense of reality and are unable to function

when preoccupation with health and appearance become so great that it dominates their lives