CAT 1
A widely used system for classiying psychological disorders.
What is the DSM V
An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.
What is phobia?
If fear is intense enough, it may become THIS, which is the fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes
What is agoraphobia?
Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
What is dissociative?
Bipolar Disorder is characterized by periods of depression as well as periods of __________ .
What is mania?
This portion of the brain seems especially likely to be hyperactive in those with OCD.
What is the anterior cingulate cortex?
Deviant and stressful behaviors are more likely to be considered disordered when also judged to be a harmful ________________.
What is dysfunction?
This has been called the "common cold" of psychological disorders.
What is depression?
Symptoms of THIS have been reported by survivors of accidents, disasters, and violent and sexual assaults.
What is PTSD?
This treatment for depression induces brief seizures and can result in memory loss
What is Electroconvulsive therapy?
These 2 neurotransmitter systems play a role in mood disorders.
What are norepinephrine and serotonin?
The emotional extremes of mood disorders come in 2 principal forms: ______________________ and ____________________.
What are major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
If depression is the "common cold" of psychological disorders, chronic __________________ is the cancer.
What is schizophrenia?
Some researchers speculate that an overload of this brain chemical may intensify brain signals in schizophrenia, creating symptoms such as hallucinations and paranoia.
What is dopamine?
Exposure therapy, such as systematic desensitization, is a commonly used technique to treat which type of disorders?
What are anxiety disorders?
According to the the text, academic failure is an example of a __________factor for mental disorders and aerobic exercise is an example of a _______ factor for mental disorders.
What are risk and protective?
Disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause.
What is somatoform?
The risk of suicide is at least five times greater for those who have been _______________ than for the general population.
What is depressed?
This subtype of schizophrenia is described as "preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations, often with themes of persecution or grandiosity."
What is paranoid?
Martin Seligman is known for his theory about how contributes to Depression.
What is learned helplessness?
Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia have abnormally low brain activity in the ____________ ______________.
What is the frontal lobe?
This subtype of schizophrenia is described as "withdrawal, after hallucinations and delusions have disappeared."
What is residual?
According to the text, this is the most troubling and heavily researched personality disorder.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Mood disorder in which the person althernates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
What is bipolar?
23. Xanax and Ativan are ________ drugs.
What is anxiety?