NHA CCMA psychology Exam Study
Guide
Denial -
\Refusal to believe that dying is taking place
Anger -
\May be angry at everyone and express this intense anger at god,family and health
care professionals
Bargaining -
\An attempt to gain time by making promises in return
Depression -
\Marked with deep sadness over the loss of health, independence and soon life
acceptance -
\Characterised by a sense of peace and calm
Psychology -
\The science of behaviour and human thought process
psychologist -
\One who is trained in the methods of psychological analysis therapy and research.
They may administer psychological tests, facilitate psychotherapy or do research.
psychiatrist -
\A medical doctor who has chosen to specialise in psychiatry and can prescribe
medications
psychiatry -
\The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
mental disorders
Anxiety disorders -
\Emotional disturbances that impair judgement. (Example- Panic attack)
Cognitive disorders -
\Impair the ability to think clearly. Example- Dementia
, Developmental disorders -
\Learning impairments and behavioural problems during infancy and childhood
Dissociative disorders -
\Causes a person to withdraw from reality and dissociate or separate themselves
Example Amnesia
Eating Disorders -
\Emotional disorders that affect primary young women. they may begin to starve
themselves because they believe they are overweight.
Hypochondriasis -
\A disorder in which the person is preoccupied with fears of contracting or with the
idea of having a serious disease based on misinterpretation of one of more bodily
signs or symptoms
impulse control disorders -
\inability to resist an impulse to perform some act that is harmful to the individual or
others
mood disorders -
\Disorders of the emotional or feeling and often include a pervasively negative
worldwide. Example Bipolar disorder
Personally disorders -
\Includes narcissistic (Self centred) Paranoid and antisocial behaviour
psychotic disorder -
\Severe mental disorders that interfere with individuals' perceptions of reality and
their ability to cope with their demands of daily living. Example: Schizophrenia
somatoform disorders -
\Occurs when unresolved mental illness is displaced into body complaints.
factitious disorder -
\When the person creates an illness to get attention
addiction -
\compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences
Psychotherapy -
\method for treating mental disorders by mental rather than physical means
psychopharmacology -
Guide
Denial -
\Refusal to believe that dying is taking place
Anger -
\May be angry at everyone and express this intense anger at god,family and health
care professionals
Bargaining -
\An attempt to gain time by making promises in return
Depression -
\Marked with deep sadness over the loss of health, independence and soon life
acceptance -
\Characterised by a sense of peace and calm
Psychology -
\The science of behaviour and human thought process
psychologist -
\One who is trained in the methods of psychological analysis therapy and research.
They may administer psychological tests, facilitate psychotherapy or do research.
psychiatrist -
\A medical doctor who has chosen to specialise in psychiatry and can prescribe
medications
psychiatry -
\The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
mental disorders
Anxiety disorders -
\Emotional disturbances that impair judgement. (Example- Panic attack)
Cognitive disorders -
\Impair the ability to think clearly. Example- Dementia
, Developmental disorders -
\Learning impairments and behavioural problems during infancy and childhood
Dissociative disorders -
\Causes a person to withdraw from reality and dissociate or separate themselves
Example Amnesia
Eating Disorders -
\Emotional disorders that affect primary young women. they may begin to starve
themselves because they believe they are overweight.
Hypochondriasis -
\A disorder in which the person is preoccupied with fears of contracting or with the
idea of having a serious disease based on misinterpretation of one of more bodily
signs or symptoms
impulse control disorders -
\inability to resist an impulse to perform some act that is harmful to the individual or
others
mood disorders -
\Disorders of the emotional or feeling and often include a pervasively negative
worldwide. Example Bipolar disorder
Personally disorders -
\Includes narcissistic (Self centred) Paranoid and antisocial behaviour
psychotic disorder -
\Severe mental disorders that interfere with individuals' perceptions of reality and
their ability to cope with their demands of daily living. Example: Schizophrenia
somatoform disorders -
\Occurs when unresolved mental illness is displaced into body complaints.
factitious disorder -
\When the person creates an illness to get attention
addiction -
\compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences
Psychotherapy -
\method for treating mental disorders by mental rather than physical means
psychopharmacology -
