Anxiety and Related Disorders
A person with an irrational fear of germs and becoming contaminated so they are constantly washing their hands or wearing gloves
What is an example of OCD?
unemployment, ongoing health difficulties, and marital discord
What are results of chronic stress?
A person having consistent suicidal thoughts including planning or considering suicide.
What is suicidal ideation?
Two or more of the following symptoms for at least 1 month: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour.
What are symptoms of schizophrenia?
Illnesses or disorders that involve psychological or psychiatric symptoms.
What is psychopathology?
A veteran from war experiences flashbacks or can develop intense feelings of distress when reminded of a tragic event
What is an example of PTSD?
believing one has special superpowers or superior abilities to others.
What is an example of grandiosity?
antipsychotic medications
What is the first line of treatment for schizophrenia?
What are symptoms of a major depressive episode?
The ability to learn and retrieve new information or episodes in one's life
What is episodic memory?
- Biological Vulnerabilities
- Psychological Vulnerabilities
- Specific Vulnerabilities
What are the three different vulnerabilities?
fidgeting, pacing, feet tapping, and handwringing
What is are symptoms of psychomotor agitation?
A person walking on the street talking to themselves or shouting at other people.
What is an example of hallucinations?
What are symptoms of Manic or Hypomanic Episode?
loss of interest or pleasure in things that one typically enjoys
What is anhedonia?
The woman avoids having things around her neck like a necklace or a turtle neck as it causes stress.
What is a somatic cue or interoceptive avoidance?
-Blood-injury-injection
-Situational Type
-Natural Environment
-Animal Type
What are major subtypes of specific phobia?
A type of psychological intervention known as cognitive remediation shown to improve cognition, functional outcome, social cognition, and to protect against gray matter loss
What is Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET)?
What are symptoms of Mood Disorders, specifically PDD?
environmental cues, such as meal times and interactions with other people, that entrain biological rhythms and thus sleep-wake cycle regularity.
What is social zeitgeber?
A person is triggered by standing in an elevator or in a public place
What is an example of agoraphobia?
-Bipolar I Disorder (BD I)
-Bipolar II Disorder (BD II)
-cyclothymic disorder
What are the 3 types of Bipolar Disorders?
older fathers, complications during pregnancy/delivery, family history of schizophrenia, and growing up in an urban environment.
What are genetic and environmental risk factors associated with a higher likelihood of developing schizophrenia?
-The presence of at least one delusion for at least a month
-The person has never met the criteria for schizophrenia
-The person's function is not impaired outside the specific impact of the delusion
-The duration of any depressive or manic episodes have been brief relative to the duration of the delusion(s)
What are symptoms of delusional disorder?
Avoidance of situations or activities that produce sensations of physical arousal similar to those occurring during a panic attack or intense fear response.
What is Interoceptive avoidance?