Psychological Perspectives
This perspective says mental illness is caused by imbalances in neurotransmitters and brain structure problems.
What is the Biological perspective?
Fear of public places or situations where escape may be difficult describes this disorder.
What is Agoraphobia?
A disorder in which someone is excessively anxious about having a serious illness despite mild or no symptoms.
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Repetitive thoughts and ritual behaviors that interfere with daily life.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Repetitive handwashing or checking behaviors are examples of this.
What are compulsions?
This perspective says abnormal behavior comes from repressed childhood conflicts and unconscious drives.
What is the Psychodynamic perspective?
Sudden episodes of intense fear with heart palpitations and dizziness describe this condition.
What is Panic Disorder?
A psychological condition resulting in neurological symptoms with no medical cause (e.g., sudden blindness).
What is Conversion Disorder?
Recurrent pulling out one’s own hair in response to tension or anxiety.
What is Trichotillomania?
Intrusive, unwanted thoughts characteristic of OCD.
What are obsessions?
This perspective focuses on irrational beliefs and attitudes that lead to symptoms.
What is the Cognitive perspective?
A persistent, excessive fear of a specific object or situation.
What is a Specific Phobia?
A person who experiences multiple vague physical complaints with no medical explanation.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Preoccupation with a perceived flaw in appearance not noticeable to others.
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Hair pulling that provides relief after tension.
What is Trichotillomania?
This perspective says abnormal behavior is learned through classical or operant conditioning.
What is the Behavioral perspective?
Fear of humiliation or embarrassment in social situations.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)?
Deliberately producing or faking symptoms for psychological attention.
What is Factitious Disorder?
Symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance lasting more than one month.
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
A disorder where someone hoards items due to anxiety about discarding them.
What is Hoarding Disorder?
This theory argues traits like anxiety once helped early humans survive and reproduce.
What is the Evolutionary perspective?
Chronic, excessive worry occurring more days than not for at least six months.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
DAILY DOUBLE
The Hare Psychopathy Checklist scores individuals thought to be psychopaths on a scale of 0-____?
Trauma-related symptoms lasting less than one month.
What is Acute Stress Disorder?
These repetitive behaviors—such as handwashing, checking, or counting—are performed to reduce anxiety even though they are not logically connected to the feared event.
What are compulsions?