Psychological Acronyms
PTSD
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Most important job of the brain
What is to ensure survival?
Breathing, waking, sleeping, hunger, fullness
What is the brain stem?
When a conscious mind refuses to acknowledge an occurrence
What is denial?
The brain's reward system
What is dopamine?
CBT
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Responses to stress
What is flight, freeze, or flight?
Rational brain
What is the neocortex?
Episode of intense anxiety
What is a panic attack?
Low levels are highly associated with depression
What is serotonin?
DSM
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine
What are stress hormones?
Empathetic understanding
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Purposefully inflicting pain or injury to oneself
What is self-harm?
Often called the "love hormone"
What is oxytocin?
DID
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Symptoms of adrenaline
What is increased heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of breathing?
Controls relationship between person and surroundings
What is the Limbic brain?
When inconsequential triggers provoke exaggerated reactions
What is hypersensitivity?
Tells body when to sleep and wake up
What is melatonin?
EMDR
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing?
One of the few functions under conscious and autonomic control
What is breathing?
Identifies if information is relevant to survival
What is the amygdala?
An attempt to resolve past traumas by repeating painful experiences
What is reenacting?
Precursor of serotonin
What is L-tryptophan?