Anxiety
Mood
Stress
Treatment
And Everything Else
100

Anxiety disorders are united by the fact that they all show heightened activity in the ___________ nervous system.

Sympathetic

100

Lower levels of this neurotransmitter have been associated with depressive mood

Serotonin

100

Skinner exhibits this personality type - competitive, diligent, organized; yet more reactive to stress. Heart disease risk is up!

Type A personality

100

This therapeutic lens may help people self-reflect, identify obstacles that are inhibiting their growth, and encourage behaviors that enable the self-actualizing tendency.

Humanistic (client-centered) therapy

100

According to the three D's of psych disorders, this one states that the disorder like impairs one's ability to complete their typical day-to-day responsibilities.

Dysfunction

200

Common examples of these include spiders, heights, dying, and social situations

Phobias

200

Symptoms of this disorder might include delusional thinking, paranoia, and auditory hallucinations

Schizophrenia

200

This phase of general adaptation syndrome (GAS) states that after sustained stress levels, the body's resources are depleted, and sickness may occur due to a weakened immune system

Exhaustion

200

First we'll look at photos of tarantulas, then watch a tarantula move around in a cage, then we'll touch the tarantula. We're using

Systematic desensitization for a specific phobia

200

Symptoms include excessive movement/fidgeting, difficulty focusing, easily distracted, and low impulse control

ADHD

300

These are unwanted, repetitive thoughts that induce anxiety in OCD - an example might be "If I don't wash my hands 10 times in a row, I might contract a bacterial infection."

Obsessions

300

Symptoms of this disorder include continuously low mood, fatigue, and lack of interest for 2+ years

Persistent depressive disorder (PDD)

300

Skinner is stressed at work! While he knows he needs a job and can't take a week off, he is working on managing stress by going on runs and eating with friends. This is an example of _____________.

Emotion-focused coping

300

This type of therapy may be helpful for depression - it helps people change their thinking patterns to have more optimistic, positive emotional responses.

Rational-emotive behavioral therapy (REBT)

300

Clinicians take the Hippocratic Oath, which states that they will "do no harm" in their medical practice. This best exemplifies the ethical tenet of...

Nonmaleficence

400

The DSM-5 criteria for this disorder requires 6+ months of persistent apprehension, autonomic arousal, and an inability to identify the source of worry.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

400

Catatonia, flat affect, and reduced, robotic speech patterns are _______ symptoms of ________.

Negative; schizophrenia

400

Cis-women are more likely to deal with stress by spending time with peers and caring for loved ones, best exemplifying...

Tend-and-befriend theory

400

This drug is a tried and true mood stabilizer - it reduces excitatory signaling and amplifies inhibitory signaling to prevent mania and psychosis.

Lithium

400

Symptoms include the formation of 2+ identities, amnesia, and general dysfunction/distress when the disorder is active.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID)

500

This anxiety-related disorder highlights the cultural limitations of the DSM-5 - it's a panic disorder whose symptom presentation is specific to Caribbean island nations. 

Ataque de nervios

500

Someone who cycles frequently between hypomanic episodes and 2+ bouts of severe depression would most likely be diagnosed with...

Bipolar-2 disorder (BP-2)

500

This framework for psych disorders states that while genetic predisposition plays a role, external stressors may trigger a psych disorder's manifestation

Stress-diathesis model

500

To increase the impact of serotonin in neural circuitry in the central nervous system, one might use a(n) _________ to improve mood and arousal.

SSRI (antidepressant)

500

Symptoms include persistent, paralyzing bouts of dread that may occur spontaneously after traumatic situations (such as abuse, famine, or war).

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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