Anxiety/ Somatoform Disorders
a fear that doesn’t have an IDENTIFIABLE source
Anxiety
Specializes in DIAGNOSING and TREATING mental disorders. They are medical doctors and CAN prescribe medicines
Psychiatrist
Moods and emotions become EXTREME and INTERFERE with daily life.
Mood Disorders
Abnormal eating behaviors due to EMOTIONAL problems
Definition of Eating Disorder
Person becomes DISCONNECTED from his/her former identity.
Dissociative Disorder
Anxiety related to a specific SITUATION or OBJECT
Phobic Disorders
Specializes in RECOGNIZING and treating ABNORMAL behavior.
Works with PSYCHIATRIST but CANNOT prescribe medicine
Clinical Psychologist
Overwhelming sadness that lasts MONTHS and stops a person from carrying out EVERYDAY activities.
Clinical Depression/Major Depression Disorder
A person refuses to eat enough food to maintain a HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT
Anorexia Nervosa
Patterns of behavior that are INFLEXIBLE and abnormal
Personality Disorders
Feeling panicky or anxious for NO specific reason.
General Anxiety Disorder (GHD)
Physician who specializes in DETECTING and TREATING organic disorders of the brain and nervous system
Neurologist
Extreme shift in emotion for NO APPARENT reason.
Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depressive Disorder:
Consuming LARGE amounts of food over a short period of time
Binge Eating
Perform CRUEL and VIOLENT acts without feeling any GUILT or Empathy
These people are DANGEROUS
Often have CRIMINAL RECORDS and rarely seek help.
Antisocial Personality Disorder:
People who respond to anxiety by letting an idea or thought TAKE OVER their mind.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mental health professional who COUNSELS patients
provides a link between PATIENT and TREATMENT CENTERS
Social Workers
wild and apparently DERANGED excitement/energy.
Manic
a person goes on eating BINGES and then PURGES to rid the body of the food.
Bulima
Switch between 2 or more separate personalities.
They are UNAWARE of the different personalities, and cannot control the changes.
Multiple Personality Disorder
A person COMPLAINS of PHYSICAL symptoms such as pain
Hypochondria
Help mentally ill become PRODUCTIVE members of society by teaching them practical skills
Occupational therapist
What mental disorder is described below?
Can become overly EXCITED and then RESTLESS ,Causes difficulty CONCENTRATING, Poor JUDGEMENT, Manic episodes with periods of DEEP DEPRESSION
Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depressive Disorder
What eating disorder is described below?
Symptoms: extreme loss of body weight, SLOWED heart rate, slowed breathing rate, LOWERED body temperatures, dry skin, growth of fine body hair.
Anorexia Nervosa
Characterized by unpredictable disturbances in: MOOD, THINKING, AWARENESS, BEHAVIOR
SCHIZOPHRENIA