Schizophrenia
This disorder is defined as a split from reality and does not involve multiple personalities.
What is schizophrenia?
Disorders characterized by long-term emotional states like depression or mania.
What are mood disorders?
Disorder characterized by persistent fear, anxiety, or maladaptive behaviors.
What are anxiety disorders?
Consists of a lack of conscience or wrongdoing, even towards family and friends.
What is anti-social personality disorder?
Drugs used to treat depression.
What are antidepressants?
False sensory experiences, such as visual, touch, or auditory that are drawn specifically from internal interpretations..
What are hallucinations?
The alternating between a depressed and hyperactive, wildly-optimistic state
What is bipolar disorder/manic-depression?
Continuous and inexplicable feeling of tension and unease for six months or more.
What is generalized anxiety disorder(GAD)?
Binge eating followed by purging behaviors.
What is bulimia nervosa?
This type of therapy focuses on unconscious conflicts affecting behavior.
What is psychoanalytic (psychodynamic) therapy?
A person believes they are a secret agent or the President with no evidence, what symptom is this?
What are delusions?
When one experiences trouble regulating appetite and/or sleep, low energy, low self-esteem, difficulty concentrating/making
A person suddenly experiences intense fear with heart palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
What is panic disorder/PTSD.
What is the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?
Psychopaths are born with lack of emotion, and sociopaths develop it over time
This technique involves saying whatever comes to mind without filtering thoughts.
What is free association?
How are chronic and acute schizophrenia different from each other?
Chronic develops slowly and is usually permanent, while acute is a sudden onset and is usually more treatable.
Why can manic episodes be harmful even though they seem positive?
They could lead to impulsive decisions like spending money, abandoning responsibilities, or quitting jobs.
How do maladaptive behaviors worsen anxiety disorders over time?
They reinforce fear and reduce opportunities, which prevents people from overcoming anxiety
Why are eating disorders often linked to sociocultural factors?
Because societal pressure on weight and appearance contributes to their developemnt.
A concept where a patient suddenly stops talking when discussing childhood memories.
What is free association?
How do biological factors contribute to schizophrenia symptoms?
Biological factors like too much dopamine activity, reduced frontal lobe function, and brain abnormalities can disrupt thinking which can lead to delusions and hallucinations.
How do cognitive factors interact to cause depression?
Brain differences and negative thought patterns like rumination and pessimism all contribute.
Why are OCD and PTSD included in anxiety disorders even though they are not caused by anxiety?
Anxiety can be a major symptom of these disorders and can drive the behaviors of them.
How can antisocial personality disorder appear in different ways?
A person can be aggressive and ruthless or charming and manipulative without guilt.
Why is it difficult to determine if therapy is truly affective?