OCD and Related Disorders
Obsession
Recurrent thoughts or urges that are intrusive and unwanted that cause significant distress.
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience
What is a trauma?
Blood/injury, animals, or natural environment
What are Specific Phobia specifers?
Duration of time that depression symptoms must be present to diagnose a Major Depressive Episode
2 weeks
Fixed beliefs that are not amendable to change, in light of conflicting evidence.
What is a delusion?
Compulsion
A repetitive behavior or mental act aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety.
In order to diagnose PTSD, the symptoms must be present for this long.
What is one month?
An abrupt surge of fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes.
What is a panic attack?
Duration of time that symptoms must be present to diagnose Persistent Depressive Disorder
2 years
Perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus.
What is a hallucination?
Fear of germs - obsession or compulsion
An obsession
A sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of a psychological trauma.
What is a flashback?
Excessive worry or anxiety about a number of events or activities, for more than 6 months.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Syndrome that must be absent to diagnose a Major Depressive Episode.
Manic or hypomanic episode
Typical age of onset for schizophrenia
What are the late teens - late 20s?
Counting could be an example of
A compulsion
Irritability, hypervigilance, reckless behavior, exaggerated startle response, concentration difficulties, and sleep issues.
What are symptoms of PTSD?
Significant fear or anxiety triggered by real or anticipated exposure to a wide range of situations, which are typically avoided.
What is agoraphobia?
The inability to feel or experience pleasure
What is anhedonia?
Term used when a clinician thinks a particular disorder is present, but doesn't have all the necessary information yet.
What is provisional?
Disorder that includes pulling hair from the body
Trichotillomania
An obvious stressor causes someone to develop depression, anxiety or behavior symptoms within 3 months, and the symptoms exceed what you'd expect for most people in a similar situation.
What is an adjustment disorder?
Inordinate anxiety attached to circumstances where others could closely observe the patient.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Number of symptoms that must be present for 2 weeks to diagnose a Major Depressive Disorder.
What is 5 of 9?
Brief Psychotic Disorder