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Unit 8: Clinical Psychology

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8.0 Unit 8 Overview: Clinical Psychology

According to the College Board, "Psychologists who study psychological disorders, along with practitioners who treat disorders, often utilize a particular theoretical perspective. Each perspective attempts to explain the origin of a disorder and/or determine the best method for treatment 😊💊 These explanations and treatments build on the history, theories, and perspectives introduced in the first two units as well as on cognitive psychology in particular.

Clinical: Treatment - Slides

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Clinical: Treatment

We’ll discuss treatments for clinical disorders, and we’ll review multiple choice questions from the 2012 AP® Psychology Public Practice Exam.

Clinical: A Review of Other Disorders

We'll discuss personality disorders, schizophrenia, and the insanity defense.

Clinical: A Review of Other Disorders - Slides

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Anxiety and Mood Disorders Trivia

25 questions to review your knowledge on anxiety and mood disorders!

Clinical: Anxiety and Mood Disorders - Slides

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Clinical: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

We'll discuss the various anxiety and mood disorders, and the different perspectives thoughts' on each.

Therapy (2018-19)

How therapy treats abnormal behavior

Schizophrenia, Bipolar, & Other Disorders (2018-19)

This week, we will go over other different psychological disorders and their interpretations. These disorders include depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, somatic symptom disorder, conversion disorder, illness anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder, and other personality disorders.

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Anxiety Disorders (2018-19)

Tonight, we are going to start our discussion of abnormal psychology and psychological disorders . We start with an overview of the DSM-5 and why it is important to psychologists. We then go over six disorders, which are ADHD, GAD, panic disorders, phobias, OCD, and PTSD, all of which fall under the spectrum of anxiety and stress disorders.

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8.1 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

In order to properly diagnose a patient in a formal setting, clinical psychiatrists and psychologists use defined guidelines and symptom lists from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Edition 5 (DSM-5 ) 📖All conditions in the DSM-5 are recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA). The DSM was revised to the 5th edition in 2013.

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8.2 Psychological Perspectives and Etiology of Disorders

Etiology is the cause(s) of a psychological disorder. Each psychological approach has a different view on the causes of each disorder.

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8.3 Neurodevelopmental and Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders

Neurodevelopmental disorders are caused by unusual brain development, brain damage, or any other abnormality in the brain. The most commonly addressed neurodevelopmental disorders on the exam are Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and an intellectual disability.

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8.4 Bipolar, Depressive, Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Most people think of mood disorders when clinical psychology is mentioned. Mood disorders are characterized by unusual and disruptive changes in mood, manifesting in depression, mania, or both. These disruptions can be caused by chemical imbalances, genetic factors, environmental factors, and/or the time of year.

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8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a key example of trauma-rooted anxiety disorder.

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8.6 Feeding and Eating, Substance and Addictive, and Personality Disorders

Any substance where a chemical dependency is formed can develop into a substance abuse disorder 🍷 The brain has difficulty naturally creating and receiving neurotransmitters due to disruptions caused by substance addiction. The body becomes dependent on substances because of a chemical imbalance in the brain.

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8.7 Introduction to Treatment of Psychological Disorders

The treatment of psychological disorders has vastly changed as perceptions on mental illnesses and their causes have shifted throughout history 📜 Modern treatment varies based on the condition and approach, but often focuses on several key ideas.

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8.8 Psychological Perspectives and Treatment of Disorders

As covered briefly in previous units, psychology can be approached from many different perspectives. Each perspective has unique methodologies to treat psychological disorders by targeting different areas.

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8.9 Treatment of Disorders from the Biological Perspective

A major perspective not covered in the previous section is biological psychology, which is where medication is utilized. Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and many other types of disorders may be caused by a mixture of previously listed factors and a chemical imbalance.

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8.10 Evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, and Empirical Support for Treatments of Disorders

Individual therapy can widely vary depending on the approach, but is always a one-on-one client-centered setting with various areas that can be improved. The main downside is that any interpersonal techniques may be hard to practice, because no one else is present.

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