Developmental Disorders
A developmental disorder diagnosed before the age of 18 years where the person has an IQ under 70.
What is an Intellectual Disability
The fear of an object or situation
What is a phobia?
a persistent feeling of apathy, hopelessness, or despair?
What is Depression?
a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. It requires lifelong treatment.
What is Schizophrenia?
What is psychosis?
Characterized by differences in brain development and brain activity that affect attention, the ability to sit still, and self-control.
What is ADHD?
An uncontrollable fixation on specific thoughts and/or behaviors
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
a disorder that has extreme highs and lows of emotion.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
when you see things that aren't there
What is a visual hallucination?
What is mood disorders?
Psychiatric illnesses that can develop in young children who have problems in emotional attachments to others.
What are Attachment Disorders
a serious stress reaction in response to a terrifying event
What is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons and begins and ends at about the same times
What is seasonal affective disorder?
involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus
What is an auditory hallucination?
What is a developmental disorder?
A broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
What is Autism?
a sudden unexplained attack of terror.
What is Panic Disorder?
a mild but long-term (chronic) form of depression
What is persistent depressive disorder?
characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance
What is paranoia?
What is anxiety?
A neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.
What is Tourette Syndrome?
characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things and difficulty with controlling worry.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
a chronic mental health condition characterized primarily by symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as mania and depression.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
characterized by hallucinations and/or delusions due to the direct effects of a substance or withdrawal from a substance
What is substance-induced psychotic disorder?
What is substance induced psychosis?