1. Stress and Abnormal Psychology
Lap 2
Chapters 15 and 16
OLD: Review the Goals of Psych
Q: OB-- sources of stress/ examples of stress many students experience/ 5 common stressors
… so what is stress?

2. DSM- IV Diagnosis To define, distinguish, and diagnose
Axis I- clinical disorders based on symptoms Axis II- developmental/ personality disorders
Autism, LD, Impulse Control, Sleep, Eating…
Axis III- medical conditions
Alzheimer's, Dementia, chemical imbalances…
Axis IV- adjustment disorders
Excessive symptoms from stress
Axis V- relationships, jobs, leisure activities

3. Clinical Psychological Disorders
Psychoses – primarily out of touch w/ reality/ does not perceive reality correctly
Seriously interferes with life
Difficulties meeting the demands of life
Confused or disconnected thoughts
May experience delusions and/ or hallucinations
Inappropriate feelings
Severe/ bizarre behaviors

4. Clinical Psychological Disorders
Schizophrenia (and other psychotic disorders)
no one cause, many symptoms
Paranoid-
Hallucinations-
Delusions of grandeur-
Del. of persecution-
Disorganized-
Undifferentiated-
Catatonic-
Ch 16, sec 4 and 5

5. Clinical Psychological Disorders
Causes: (no single cause/ cure)
Genetics
Chemical imbalances- dopamine?
Environmental/ family situation
Treatments:
Long term hospitalization
Medication
Other

6. Clinical Psychological Disorders
Personality disorders- disturbances with little anxiety and few symptoms
Anti-social (psychopath)-
Paranoid-
Compulsive-
Schizoid-
Sociopath-
Ch 16, sec 4 and 5