Introduction
The study of mental disorders.
What is abnormal psychology.
Involve Overwhelming sadness and/or loss of interest.
What is depression.
A fear response marked by bodily symptoms such as racing heart or breathlessness.
What is a panic attack.
Exposure to trauma later followed by intrusive symptoms such as flashbacks, anger, nightmares etc.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Perception of things not present.
What is a Hallucination.
They effect your mood, thought and behavior with 1)deviance, 2)dysfunction and 3)distress.
What are mental disorders.
Extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
What is Bi-polar disorder.
Fearful / anxious and avoidant of certain objects or situations.
What is a specific phobia.
Characterized by distorted body image and self imposed starvation.
What is Anorexia.
Incorrect beliefs that can’t be swayed by reality.
Delusion
A negative judgement and discrimination.
What is stigma
A combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior.
What is Schizophrenia.
Fearful / anxious about being apart from attachment figures.
What is Separation Anxiety Disorder.
This used to be called multiple personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Unwanted Repetitive thoughts, images or urges.
What are obsessions.
Open to interpretation and debate.
What is subjective.
Multiple verbal and motor tics.
What is Tourette's syndrome.
Difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions results in cluttered living areas.
What is hoarding.
An acquired cognitive decline.
What is a Neurocognitive Disorders
a sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past.
What is a flashback.
Signs one might have an illness
What are symptoms.
Interferes with the ability to focus and/or may have very active or impulsive behavior
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Fearful / anxious and avoidant of social situations and situations that involve the possibility of scrutiny.
Social Phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder.
Psychological pain is converted into physical symptoms.
What are somatic disorders.
a period of extremely high energy or mood.
What is a mania?