Explaining Mental Disorders

Anxiety Disorders Learned Perspective

Biological Perspective

Dissociative Disorders

Biological Perspective

Societal Perspective

Mood Disorders

Biological Perspective

Abnormalities in neural transmitter systems (serotonin and norepinephrine); activity in left frontal lobes are slow

Mood Disorders

Social-Cognitive Perspective

genetic vulnerability; extreme lack on conscious; can by a cycle of depression; negative stressful events interpreted through a bad view point

Schizophrenia

Biological Perspective (the brain)

increase receptors for dopamine; cerebral cavity gets enlarged (more fluid in it); abnormal amygdala

Biological Perspective (genetics)

1 in 100; 1 in 10 if family has it; adopted have a greater chance of biological children having it; 1 in 2 for twins; women in their second trimester get the flu, it increases the chance of their child having schizo

Psychological Factors

No environmental event can trigger it; emotional unpredictability; disruptive behavior; separation issues;

Personality Disorders

Biological Perspective

frontal cortex: reduced activation; behavior of brain is diff; activation of brain levels are diff; chemical diffs. in the brain