actions, thoughts, & feelings that are harmful to the person or to others
What is Abnormal Behavior
100
psychological disorders that involve excessive levels of negative emotions, such as nervousness, tension, worry, fright or anxiety
What is Anxiety Disorders
100
A person who has experienced a very serious trauma or stressful experience. they later experience anxiety and irritability, has upsetting memories, bad dreams and realistic flashbacks of the experience
What is PTSD- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
100
A person who is deeply unhappy and finds little pleasure in life. More than just intense sadness
What is Major Depression
200
% of U.S. population that has at least a mild mental health problem in their life
What is 30%
200
An intense unrealistic fear of something.
People often are uncomfortable around it and will try hard to avoid it.
What is Phobias
200
Thoughts and urges to engage in a specific irrational behavior such as lining things up in a specific order or continuously washing your hands,
What is OCD- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
200
A condition where the person experiences periods of mania that alternate irregularly with periods of severe depression
What is Bipolar Disorder
300
A person who can not tell right from wrong.
A person who can not sit on a court trail
A person who is in direct danger to themselves or others
What is Insanity
300
uneasy sense of tension and nervousness
mild compared to other types.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
300
Even though Eric studied really hard for his math test, he still was extremely nervous while taking it. His palms were sweaty, he couldn't think of the answers even though he remembers reviewing them and he kept changing his answers before finally handing it in
What is Test Anxiety
300
In terms of mood disorders, the opposite of depression is
What is Mania
400
An abnormal behavior or disorder you are born with
What is Biological cause
400
Sharp, intensely uncomfortable attacks of anxiety
Experience trouble breathing and rapid heart pounding in chest.
What is Panic Anxiety Disorder
400
Feeling nervous before the SAT's or your drivers test. Driving more cautiously because you know if you get a ticket or get into an accident you know your parents will not be happy
What is Positive Anxiety
400
Psychological disorders involving depression and /or abnormal elation
What is Mood disorders
500
This is a legal term not a psychological term
What is Insanity
500
Intense fear of leaving ones' home or other familiar places
What is Agoraphobia
500
When someone experiences the symptoms of physical health problems that have psychological rather than physical causes.
ex. you have a bad headache right before Physics class which is your least favorite class
What is Somatoform Disorder
500
When a person experiences the symptoms for a period of time and then recovers, often returning to his or her normal self