Symptoms and Signs
A sudden feeling of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes.
What is a panic attack?
A lower dose of a medication that can be taken as needed.
What is a PRN?
This pioneer of psychoanalysis developed theories about the unconscious mind and is known for concepts such as the id, ego, and superego.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This type of therapy involves talking with a mental health professional to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and is often used to improve mental health and resolve personal issues.
What is talk therapy or psychotherapy?
This disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest.
What is depression?
Persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep.
What is insomnia?
Medications used to help regulate mood swings and prevent extreme highs and lows.
What are mood stabilizers?
This psychologist is famous for the development of the hierarchy of needs, which outlines a progression of human needs from physiological to self-actualization.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This disorder involves persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, often without a clear or specific cause, and is accompanied by physical symptoms such as restlessness and muscle tension.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
A type of distorted thinking where a person consistently anticipates the worst-case scenario.
What is catastrophizing?
Medications prescribed to treat distorted thinking, hallucinations, and delusions.
What are antipsychotics?
This psychologist is known for his work on classical conditioning and conducted experiments with dogs to demonstrate how stimuli can trigger reflexive responses.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
A type of therapy that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, often used for borderline personality disorder.
What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?
A condition characterized by alternating periods of mania and depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
This symptom involves feeling disconnected from one's own thoughts, feelings, or sense of identity, and can manifest as feeling like one is observing themselves from outside their body.
What is depersonalization (or disassociation)?
These medications, occasionally prescribed off-label for treatment-resistant depression, work by adjusting the neurotransmitter glutamate.
What are NMDA receptor antagonists (such as ketamine or esketamine)?
This psychologist is recognized for his work on humanistic psychology and the concept of self-actualization, which is the process of realizing one's full potential.
Who is Carl Rogers?
This therapeutic approach emphasizes accepting one's thoughts and feelings while committing to actions aligned with personal values. It aims to increase psychological flexibility and reduce the impact of negative thoughts.
What is ACT?
A mental illness characterized by abnormal interpretation of reality, frequently including hallucinations and delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession.
What are compulsions?
These medications, used to treat depression and anxiety, work by specifically blocking the reabsorption of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain.
What are serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)?
This psychologist is known for his work on cognitive development, including the theory that children go through distinct stages of mental development.
Who is Jean Piaget?
A therapy that helps clients process and resolve traumatic memories by using bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy?
This disorder is characterized by unstable relationships, self-image, and emotions, often with impulsive behavior and intense episodes of anger.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)?