Studies
Anxiety Disorders
Affective Disorders
Treatment
Terms to Know
100
No such thing as mental illness, just people living with illnesses, by labeling it as a disorder it can cause stigmatization.
Thomasz Szasz
100
an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation
What is phobia?
100
severe form of lowered mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthless and diminished pleasure or interest in activities
What is major depressive disorder?
100
the study of the causes of a disease or mental disorder
What is etiology?
200
Identified 6 characters of mental health in a normal person · Efficient self perception · Realistic self esteem and acceptance ·Voluntary control of behavior ·True perception of the world · Sustaining relationships and giving affection ·Self direction and productivity Adaptation, and the capacity to solve problems.
Who is Jahoda?
200
a disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks
What is PTSD?
200
disorder in which an individual alternates between feelings of mania (euphoria) and depressor
What is bipolar disorder?
200
physical adaptation to a drug, so that a person needs and increased amount in order to produce the original effec
What is tolerance?
200
a severe form of mental disorder in which there can be distortions of perception, thought, language and emotions
What is schizophrenia?
300
Confirmation bias: leads practitioners to assume that patients seeking help are sick and thus look for signs/symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis even if patient is 'normal'
Who is Rosenhan (1973)?
300
• Affective symptoms: emotional elements (fear, sadness, anger) • Behavioral symptoms: observational behaviors (crying), physical withdrawal from others and pacing • Cognitive symptoms: ways of thinking (pessimism), personalization, and self-image • Somatic symptoms: physical symptoms (facial twitching, muscle cramping, amenorrhea [loss of menstruation])
What are the ABCS?
300
mood disorder characterized by sleep disturbances, fatigue and low self-esteem
What is depression?
300
a form of therapy focuses on the role of faulty beliefs and thought patterns in abnormal behavior
What is CBT?
300
the fourth version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What is the DSM IV?
400
PTSD in Post Genocidal Societies was studied where?
What is Rwanda?
400
Shenjing shuairuo (neurasthenia) in China - very similar to the criteria for a combination of a mood disorder and an anxiety disorder but not listed in the DSM
What is a culture bound syndrome?
400
technique based on classical conditioning which is designed to treat phobias by gradually diminishing the undesired response
What is systematic desensitization?
400
ICD
What is International Classification of Diseases?
500
Rizzo created this software to aid in the PTSD treatment of returning soldiers.
What is virtual Iraq?
500
anxiety disorder in which a person feels anxiety about experiencing panic attacks in public, and therefore avoids public situations
What is agoraphobia?
500
2 drugs used for treatment
What are SSRIs and MAOIs?
500
medical doctors who specialise in treating mental disorders
What are psychiatrists?
500
mark or label which identifies an individual as deviant
What is stigma?
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