ACROYNMS
CBT
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts, engages in repetitive behaviors, or both
What is OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
The fear of spiders.
What is Arachnophobia?
The Rorschach test is a psychological test that involves subjects' perceptions of black and white design
What are inkblots?
According to Sigmund Freud, the human psyche is structured into three parts: The id, ego, and _____.
What is the Superego?
DBT
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy
This disorder involves persistent and excessive worry that interferes with daily activities
What is Anxiety Disorder?
The irrational fear of confined spaces
What is Claustrophobia?
A rare facetious disorder (which can also be “by proxy”) when a person fakes having an illness, usually for attention or gain
What is Munchausen?
Autophobia, also known as monophobia, is the fear of this
What is being alone?
DSM
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
This common but serious mood disorder causes severe symptoms that affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working.
What is Depression Disorder?
Fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment.
What is Agorophobia?
Condition where individuals perceive objects as appearing smaller than they actually are is named for what Lewis Carroll story, in which the main character shrinks after drinking from a bottle labelled "DRINK ME"
What is Alice in Wonderland?
The word "psychology" originates from Greek roots meaning study of the psyche, or _____
What is soul?
SSRI
What is Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors
This eating disorder causes a severe and strong fear of gaining weight. You may have an altered view of being fat even when you are dangerously thin. You may use extreme exercise, calorie and food limitations.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
An aversion or repulsion to objects like honeycombs and sponges that have repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes.
What is Trypophobia?
Depression occurring directly after a woman has given birth, referring to the 6-8 week period immediately after childbirth
What is postpartum depression?
In the field of psychology, the state of holding two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values
What is Cognitive Dissonance?
BDD
What is Body dysmorphic disorder
With this serious mental disorder people interpret reality abnormally. It may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
What is Schizophrenia?
The fear of clowns.
What is Coulrophobia?
Neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure and reward
Who is Dopamine?
The term for an emotional bond formed in infancy
What is attachment?