perceptions in the absence of any sensory stimulation
What is hallucinations?
100
lasts for at least two weeks for no clear reason. Often referred to as the common cold of psychological disorders.
What is major depression?
100
. They always feel persecuted. Always believe that the people around them are talking about them when in reality they are not.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
100
an intense irrational fear
What is Phobia?
100
where a person has several distinct personalities rather than one integrated one.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
200
delusions, hallucinations, and inappropriate effect are all what kind of symptom
What is a positive symptom?
200
People that suffer from this only experience depression during the winter months (lack of sunlight). Treated with light therapy.
What is seasonal affective disorder?
200
People who suffer from this disorder always want to be the center of attention even if they have to take extreme or dramatic measures.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
200
characterized by a constant, low level anxiety. The person constantly feels nervous and often cannot specify why.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
200
When you forget information usually because of some stressful event. It is psychological not physical.
What is Psychogenic Amnesia?
300
showing no movements, or just odd movements along with motionless for periods of hours at a time
What is catatonia?
300
symptoms of this disorder include: fatigue, loss of appetite, change in sleeping patterns, loss of interest in activities, overall worthlessness.
What is major depression?
300
involves seeing oneself as more important than they actually are. Very picky about their friends and believe they are above others.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
300
People that suffer from this tend to get nervous about experiencing panic attacks in public which causes more panic attacks and can lead to agoraphobia.
What is Panic Disorder?
300
have trouble forming new memories since the accident occurred.
example: these people can remember everything that happened Before the accident, but cannot put new information into long time storage.
What is Anterograde amnesia?
400
Is the most common type found among the homeless where there is an odd use of language. They either make up words or string together a series of nonsense words that rhyme.
What is Disorganized Schizophrenia?
400
when a person suffers from a mild depression for at least two years
What is dysthymic disorder?
400
Have trouble feeling empathy and lack of conscious. Criminal behavior is often linked to this disorder.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
400
persistent, unwanted thoughts that you cannot get out of your head cause someone to feel the need to engage in a particular action
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ?
400
there is a physical reason for your forgetting.
What is organic amnesia?
500
these schizophrenics exhibit disorganized thinking but do not seem to fit in any of the other types of schizophrenia
What is undifferentiated schizophrenia?
500
characterized by times of depression alternating with times of mania
What is Bi-polar disorder ?
500
This disorder causes people to rely on the attention and help of others. They have trouble making decisions by themselves and seek approval from friends, peers, or family members.
What is dependent personality disorder?
500
memories of traumatic events can cause intense feelings of anxiety (persistent nightmares and flashbacks can dominate the person's life)
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
500
Psychological stress in a person's life can force their mind to split from their current reality-they forget who they are and wander off.