Psychological Disorders
What is a psychological disorder?
What is a pattern of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that cause distress or impair functioning?
What are two symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
What is excessive worry, tension, restlessness, catastrophic thinking
What is a stressor?
What is any event or situation that triggers stress?
What is psychotherapy?
What is treatment by a trained professional to improve mental health or personal growth?
What is the goal of biological therapies?
What is to treat disorders with medical methods to balance brain chemistry?
Which disorder includes delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech?
What is Schizophrenia?
What defines a panic attack?
What is a sudden, intense fear with symptoms like heart palpitations and trembling?
Which type of conflict involves two desirable options?
What is approach–approach conflict.
Which therapy uses free association and dream analysis?
What is psychoanalysis?
What is one example of drug therapy?
What are antidepressants, antianxiety medications, or antipsychotics?
What type of hallucination is most common in schizophrenia?
What are auditory hallucinations?
What is the difference between obsessions and compulsions in OCD?
What is obsessions are intrusive thoughts; compulsions are repetitive behaviors?
What type of stress is positive and motivating?
What is eustress?
What are the three qualities of a good humanistic therapist?
What is empathy, acceptance, and unconditional positive regard?
What is the purpose of coping strategies?
What is to manage stress in healthy ways?
Which type of schizophrenia features motor immobility or excessive movement?
What is catatonic schizophrenia?
Which disorder involves memory loss for personal events?
What is dissociative amnesia?
Name one physiological reaction to stress.
What is increased heart rate, sweating, muscle tension, adrenaline release?
Which therapy focuses on changing irrational or negative thoughts?
What is cognitive therapy? (Beck/ Ellis)
What is aversive conditioning used for?
What is to pair unwanted behaviors with unpleasant stimuli to reduce those behaviors?
Name two symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder.
What is persistent sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, changes in sleep or appetite.
What are the three main features of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
What is two or more identities, memory gaps, altered behavior/voice for each identity?
What term refers to independence that reduces perceived stress?
What is autonomy?
Which therapy uses techniques like systematic desensitization and token economies?
What is behavior therapy?
Give an example of how stress and health are connected.
What is chronic stress can weaken the immune system, cause tension headaches, or increase heart disease risk?