Psychology 101
Fight, flight, or freeze are the adaptive responses to this emotion
Fear
Patient presents with:
Craving, or a strong desire or urge to use.
A persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control this use.
Substance Use Disorder
Anxiety can often manifest in this event that has physiological symptoms.
Panic attack
Number of the mental health crisis hotline
988
True or false: People with mental disorders are more likely to be a victim of crime.
True
Two words that characterize a mental disorder/illness.
Distress & Impairment/Dysfunction
Patient presents with:
Intrusive memories
Avoidance
Hypervigilance
PTSD
Must see symptoms by age 12 across two or more environmental contexts
ADHD
A series of setbacks along the way of recovery.
Relapse
The "father" of psychoanalysis
Fundamental debate in psychology to understand root causes of development and disorders
Nature vs. Nurture
Patient presents with:
Episodes of eating large quantities of food
Use of laxatives after these episodes
Bulimia Nervosa
These types of disorders usually emerge within men during their early 20s and women during their late 20s.
Psychotic disorders
Types of treatments that are backed by scientific research and evidence.
Evidence-based treatments
Lack of facial expression, low energy, lack of interest in life, low motivation, trouble speaking, and inappropriate social skills are all examples of these types of symptoms.
Graph that maps the relationship between anxiety and performance.
Yerkes-Dodson Curve
Patient presents with:
Current hypomaniac episode
Has a history of MDE
Bipolar II Disorder
Stage characterized by when a person’s drug use is no longer recreational or medical, but rather is due to that individual becoming reliant on the substance of choice. Individual has developed a tolerance for the substance and is experiencing withdrawal when they don’t take it.
Dependence
Psychotherapy used to treat MDD and Anxiety Disorders.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Wechsler Memory Scale, the Stroop Test, and the Verbal Fluency Test are all examples of this.
Neuropsychological Tests
Area of the brain that is involved in higher order functioning, including emotional regulation, inhibitory control, and critical thinking.
Patient presents with:
A manic mood episode with delusions and disorganized behaviors after 2 weeks of hallucinations
Schizoaffective disorder
MRI scans show larger lateral ventricles in brains of individuals with this disorder.
Schizophrenia
Therapy that focuses on experiencing and acclimating to feared physical sensations
Interoceptive exposure therapy
Euthymia