Anxiety Disorders
Characterized by extreme and persistant fear/anxiety and avoidance of social situations in which the person could potentially be evaluated negatively by others
Social Anxiety Disorder
Extremely stressful or traumatic events, such as combat, natural disasters, and crimes, place the people who experience them at an increased risk of developing psychological disorders such as
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A _____________ is a perceptual experience that occurs in the absence of external stimulation
Hallucination
An individual with ______________ _______ is unable to recall important information, usually following an extremely stressful or traumatic experience such as combat, natural disasters or being the victim of violence
Dissociative Anemia
_ is characterized chiefly by instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as marked impulsively
Borderline Personality Disorder
A _____ ______ is defined as a period of extreme fear or discomfort that develops abruptly and reaches a peak within 10 minutes
Panic Attack
Symptoms of PTSD include intrusive and disturbing memories of the event, __________(states that can last from a few seconds to several days)
Flashbacks
_________ are beliefs that are contrary to reality and are firmly held even in the face of contradictory evidence
Delusions
_________________ ________ is characterized by recurring episodes of depersonalization, derealization, or both
Depersonalization Derealization Disorder
Continuously violates the rights of others; history f antisocial tendencies prior to age 15; often lies, fights, and has problems with the law; impulsive and fails to think ahead
Antisocial Personality Disorder
People with _____ ________ experience recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, along with at least one month of persistent concern about additional panic attacks
Panic Disorder
_____ are more likely to have been traumatized because of sexual trauma, childhood neglect, and childhood physical abuse.
Women
____________ ________ refers to disjointed and incoherent thought processes - usually detected by what the person says
Disorganized Thinking
By far the most well known disorder is ______________ ________ ________( formally called multiple personality disorder)
dissociative Identity Disorder
Harbors pervasive and unjustifiable suspicions and mistrust of others
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Neurobiological theories of panic disorder suggest that a region of the brain called the _____ ________ may play a role in this disorder
Locus Coeruleus
___________ characteristics such as neuroticism and somatizarion (tendency to experience physical symptoms when one encounters stress) have been shown to elevate the risk of PTSD.
Personality
In some cases, the person will exhibit _________ _________, which show decreased reactivity to the environment,such as posturing, in which the person maintains a rigid and bizarre posture for long periods of time, or catatonic stupor, a complete lack of movement and verbal behavior
Catatonic Behaviors
Some individuals with disassociative amnesia will also experience ______________ ____, whereby they suddenly wander away from their home, experiencing confusion about their identity, and sometimes even adopt a new identity
Dissociative Fugue
Overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance and preoccupied with fantasies of success
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Alex suffers from ___________ _______ ________ : a relatively continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable, and pointless worry and apprehension
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Research has shown that ______ support
Social
________ ________ are those that reflect noticable decreases and absences in certain behaviors, emotions, or drives
Negative Symptoms
Some believe that people fake disassociative identity disorder (DID) symptoms to Scott he consequences to illegal actions (e.g.," I am not responsible for shoplifting because it was my other ___________")
Personality
Passive need for perfection that interferes with the ability to complete tasks
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder