Mood Disorders
a continuous long-term low level form of depression
Dysthymia
A person who is in good health becomes excessively worried about having a serious illness
Hypochondriac
The typical diagnosis for sociopaths/serial killers. Marked by lack of morality or guilty conscience, manipulative, deceitful, revengeful, and charming. Often come from abused households.
Anti-social personality disorder
Weight is 85% or less of minimally accepted weight
Anorexia
Intense fear of a specific object or situation
Phobia
Severe depression that can be debilitating. Symptoms include, low mood, loss of interest, not being able to get out of bed, lethargy, etc.
Major/Unipolar Depression
Severe physical symptoms such as blindness or paralysis resulting from severe psychological conflict/trauma.
Conversion disorder
Marked by unstable mood swings due to a tremendous fear of abandonment and separation anxiety. Feeling of being empty inside, suicidal thoughts, poor self-image, and intense love/anger.
Borderline Personality
Binge/purge, excessive exercise, use of laxatives
Bulimia
Pattern of constant worry and anxiety; chronic= long term but low level
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Tremendous mood swings that make people switch drastically from periods of elation to periods of depression.
Bipolar/Manic Disorder
Having multiple distinct personalities and believing you are a separate person to escape reality.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)/Multiple Personality
Pervasive dependence on other people even when they are abusive.
Dependent Personality Disorder
Strange speech and behavior, flat or inappropriate emotion
Disorganized Schizophrenia
Period of extreme anxiety and physical symptoms; acute= short term but severe
Panic attack
Episodes of depression occurring during the fall and winter due to decreased levels of sunlight
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Extreme memory loss caused by psychological stress, not physical damage.
Psychogenic/Dissociative Amnesia
Socially awkward, hypersensitive to criticism, does not get involved unless fairly certain they will be liked/successful, and typically feels inferior.
Avoidant Personality
Characterized by thinking "I'm being watched"
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Unwanted thoughts or ideas turn into behaviors, often a response to feeling lack of control in life
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is the primary neurotransmitter (chemical) in the brain that has a correlation to our levels of mood?
Serotonin
Loss of memory resulting from physical damage or biological problems.
Organic Amnesia
Pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, exaggerates achievements and talents, exploits others.
Narcissistic Personality
Movement, completely motionless or odd jerky movements
Catatonic Schizophrenia
Difficulty of recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)