A pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
What is borderline personality disorder?
100
With this disorder, the client avoids leaving the home, being on public transportation, etc. Sometimes client avoids leaving home to run errands, etc.
What is agoraphobia?
100
This is a contract between client and therapist when client is feeling suicidal.
What is a no harm contract?
100
Clinical interviews and observations, brain scans and psychological testing
What are three ways of diagnosing psychological disorders?
100
This disorder is characterized by pulling out of body hair.
What is trichotillomania?
200
Pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of.
What is dependent personality disorder?
200
With this disorder, the client fears being in certain types of social settings, for example parties. He or she tends to avoid these settings.
What is Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)?
200
Depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, as indicated by subjective account or observation by others, for at least 2 years (only one year for children and adolescents)
What is Persistent Depressive Disorder (dysthymia)?
200
Whether different diagnosticians using the same classification system will arrive at the same diagnosis
What is meant by reliability of diagnosis?
200
This disorder is characterized by hallucinations and/or delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
300
Pattern of detachment from social relationships, and a restricted range of emotional expression
What is Schizoid personality disorder?
300
This disorder can be defined as having excessive anxiety or worry for at least 6 months (on more days than not). The individual finds it difficult to control the worry.
Symptoms may include: restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance, etc.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
300
It is characterized by 3 or More of the following:
Inflated self esteem or grandiosity
Decreased need for sleep
More talkative than usual
Flight of ideas – thoughts are racing
Distractibility
Increase in goal directed behavior (work, school)
Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities (sexual, spending, foolish business investments, etc)
What is Manic Episode?
300
Whether the person being diagnosed have genuine symptoms with a real underlying cause.
What is meant by validity of diagnosis?
300
This is another word for excoriation Disorder.
What is Skin Picking Disorder?
400
Pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior
What is a schizotypal personality disorder?
400
Symptoms of ________ may include: palpitations, sweating, feelings of choking, chest pain, dizziness, light headed, faint, fear of dying, fear of losing control, etc.
What is Panic Attack?
400
Involves meeting requirements for a current or past hypomanic episode AND the criteria for a current or past major depressive episode
What is Bipolar II Disorder?
400
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder
What does DSM stand for?
400
This disorder is characterized by feeling that one's body or looks are imperfect - affects social and/or occupational functioning - and can often lead to excessive surgeries?
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
500
Pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
What is Avoidant personality disorder?
500
When somebody gets recurrent unexpected panic attacks.
What is Panic Disorder?
500
For at least 2 years (one year in children and teens), symptoms of hypomania (that do not meet full criteria for hypomanic episode) and numerous periods of depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for Major Depressive Episode
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
500
8 sane patients admitted to 8 different hospitals
How many hospitals did Rosenhan (1973) investigate in his famous study?
500
This is characterized by
Delusions that develops in an individual that shares a close relationship with another person who already has a psychotic disorder
Person with psychotic disorder gradually imposes the delusional system on the more passive and initially healthy second person