duration, severity, and daily function
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Unit 5: Mental and Physical Wellbeing
Study stress, psychological disorders, diagnosis, therapy, medication, and habits linked to wellbeing for AP Psychology Unit 5.
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Separate a symptom, a diagnosis, and a treatment.
history, criteria, and context
therapy, medication, or both
Key ideas to know
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Psychological disorders involve patterns that cause distress, dysfunction, or both within a cultural context.
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Diagnostic labels can aid communication but do not describe every trait of a person.
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Biological, psychological, and social factors can combine in the onset and course of a disorder.
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Anxiety disorders involve excessive fear, worry, or avoidance that interferes with daily activity.
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Mood disorders include persistent disturbances in mood and related functioning.
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Psychotherapy uses trained interaction to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
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Medication acts on biological processes and can be paired with psychotherapy.
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Sleep, social connection, movement, and coping habits are associated with physical and psychological wellbeing.
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→A diagnosis can be made from one ordinary mood
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Diagnosis depends on a sustained symptom pattern, distress or impairment, and clinician assessment.
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→One therapy works equally well for every disorder and person
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Treatment response varies with the condition, person, clinician, setting, and adherence.
Flashcards
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1What is the medical model?Show answer ＋
A view that treats a disorder as a condition to identify through symptoms and address through treatment.
2What is generalized anxiety disorder?Show answer ＋
Persistent, excessive worry across several areas that is hard to control.
3What is a compulsion?Show answer ＋
A repetitive behavior or mental act performed to reduce anxiety.
4What is cognitive therapy?Show answer ＋
A therapy that identifies and tests unhelpful thought patterns.
5What is exposure therapy?Show answer ＋
Gradual, controlled contact with a feared stimulus or situation.
6What is a placebo effect?Show answer ＋
A response associated with expectations rather than the treatment's active ingredient.
7What is adaptive recovery?Show answer ＋
The capacity to adapt after severe stress or hardship.
8What does informed consent require?Show answer ＋
A person receives relevant information and voluntarily agrees to care or research participation.
Explain it in your own words
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01Why can the same symptom appear in more than one diagnosis?
Disorders can overlap, and diagnosis depends on the full pattern, duration, severity, and context.
02How does exposure therapy use learning principles?
Repeated safe contact can weaken avoidance and build new associations with the feared cue.
03Why can randomized controlled trials help assess a therapy?
Random assignment reduces preexisting group differences, and comparison conditions help isolate treatment effects.
04How can chronic stress affect the body?
Repeated physiological arousal can affect sleep, immune activity, blood pressure, and other body systems.
05Why should a diagnosis not define a whole person?
A label summarizes a symptom pattern and does not account for every ability, preference, or experience.
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