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French doctor who was the first to take the chains off and declare that these people are sick and “a cure must be found!!!”
Who is Philippe Pinel?
Well-established, maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect people’s ability to function
What is a personality disorder?
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
What is G.A.D (generalized anxiety disorder)?
Extremely low body weight relative to their height and body type
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Flashbacks or nightmares following a person’s involvement in or observation of an extremely stressful event
Glossophobia
What is the fear of public speaking?
Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
An anxiety disorder marked by a minutes-long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking and other frightening sensations
What is panic disorder?
Characterized by binging (eating large amounts of food) and purging (getting rid of the food)
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
disorder occurs when there are 5 signs of depression last two weeks or more and are not caused by drugs or medical conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
What are the 4 types of schizophrenia
What is Catatonic, Paranoid, Residual, Disorganized?
-Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style in order to attract attention
-Needs to be the center of attention and is uncomfortable when not
What is histrionic personality disorder?
-Intense fear of social situations
-Intense fear of being scrutinized by others
-Avoidance of activities
-Previously called Social Phobia
What is Social Anxiety disorder?
Previously known as hypochondriasis
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Suffering from depression for at least two years
What is Dysthmic disorder?
Conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
What is a dissociation disorder?
-Lack of empathy
-Little regard for other’s feelings
What is antisocial personality disorder?
A person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread to a specific situation or stimuli
What is a Phobia?
Report the existence of severe physical problems with no biological reason
What is Conversion Disorder?
-Experience depression during the winter months
-Based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Psychological disorders are sicknesses and can be diagnosed, treated and cured.
What is the medical perspective on illnesses?
A serious mental illness that centers on the inability to regulate emotions
What is borderline personality disorder?
Persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) cause someone to feel the need (compulsion) to engage in a particular action
What is O.C.D?
Abnormal focus on one’s appearance that is usually perceived or minor rather than actual
-Formerly manic depression
-Involves periods of depression and manic episodes