Foundations of Disorders
This is the leading cause of disability for people ages 15–44.
What are mental disorders?
A general state of uneasiness or dread.
What is anxiety?
The two main categories of mood disorders.
What are depression and bipolar disorder?
This is the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia.
What are auditory hallucinations?
These disorders are defined by inflexible and long-lasting patterns of behavior.
What are personality disorders?
This term describes behavior that interferes with daily functioning.
What is maladaptive behavior?
This disorder often accompanies panic disorder and involves fear of public spaces.
What is agoraphobia?
Sleeping changes, fatigue, and poor concentration are symptoms of this disorder.
What is major depression?
Schizophrenia most often appears during this stage of life.
What is young adulthood?
This disorder involves distrust and suspicion of others.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
This manual is the most widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
Repetitive behaviors like checking or cleaning are called this.
What are compulsions?
To be diagnosed, a person must experience at least five symptoms for this time period.
What is two weeks?
This type involves rigid posture and unusual body movements.
What is catatonic schizophrenia?
Fear of rejection keeps people with this disorder from forming relationships.
What is avoidant personality disorder?
Before 1980, disorders were classified based on this.
What are presumed causes?
This short-term disorder occurs right after a traumatic event.
What is acute stress disorder?
During this phase of bipolar disorder, people may feel extremely energetic and overly confident.
What is the manic phase?
This type involves organized delusions and suspicion.
What is paranoid schizophrenia?
This therapy focuses on changing how people think.
What is cognitive therapy?
Psychologists consider this combination when defining disorders: maladaptive behavior, distress, and this factor.
What is social acceptability (or cultural norms)?
This concept, shown in Seligman’s dog experiments, explains giving up after repeated failure.
What is learned helplessness?
This symptom of mania includes exaggerated beliefs in one’s abilities.
What are delusions of superiority (grandiosity)?
This type includes disorganized thinking, speech, and inappropriate emotions.
What is disorganized schizophrenia?
This is the key difference between cognitive and behavioral therapy.
What is thinking vs. actions (cognitive changes thoughts, behavioral changes actions)?