Treatments
A treatment to help people confront their fears
Exposure therapy
Personality Disorder associated with being sensitive and self-isolating
Avoidant
A disorder marked by unhealthy consumption of alcohol
Alcoholism
Women’s risk of major depressive disorder is nearly ____ times as high as men’s
doubled (x2)
OCD stands for
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A treatment specific to seasonal affective disorder
Light therapy
A mental disorder that manifest as a behavioral disorder causing chronic, compulsive overeating
binge eating
Fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes
Agoraphobia
psychosis
An overreaction of fear and anxiety to daily life stressors characterizes what disorder?
Panic Disorder
Talk therapy is commonly referred to as ______
Psychotherapy
All psychopaths are diagnosed with this personality disorder *those diagnosed with this disorder are not
antisocial personality disorder (Cluster B)
Disorder marked by constant uncontrollable worrying
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Hypomania and depression are symptoms of ______ (include the #)
Bipolar 2
Sleep walking is synonymous with this disorder
Somnambulism
Most common drug to treat ADHD
methylphenidate
People with this condition binge eat. They then take steps to avoid weight gain.
Bulimia
A neurodevelopmental disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
A group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms, not explainable by organic factors
Somatoform
Swallowing non-food items is a characteristic of what eating disorder
Pica
A hormone used to promote deeper sleep cycles used to treat rapid eye movement disorder.
Melatonin
What cluster of personality disorders characterizes people with odd, eccentric behavior?
Cluster A
Disorder characterized by hyperactivity in the prefrontal cortex
ADHD
Dissociative Disorder
What group of disorders is characterized by having high levels of dopamine?
Schizophrenia + Psychotic Disorders