Anxiety Disorders
This disorder involves chronic, excessive worry about many areas of life.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities are key symptoms of this disorder.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Hearing voices that aren’t there is an example of this positive symptom.
Hallucination
A person avoids parties because they fear being judged or embarrassed.
Social Anxiety Disorder
In ancient times, psychological disorders were often blamed on this.
Supernatural forces (demons or spirits)
Recurrent panic attacks and fear of future attacks define this disorder.
Panic Disorder
This mood disorder includes at least one full manic episode.
Bipolar Disorder
False, fixed beliefs not based in reality are called this.
Delusions
A person binges on food but does not purge afterward.
Binge-Eating Disorder
The Greek physician Hippocrates believed abnormal behavior came from imbalances of four humors. What are they?
Black and Yellow Bile. Blood and Phlegm
In OCD, intrusive unwanted thoughts are called this.
Obsessions
Binge eating followed by purging is characteristic of this eating disorder.
Bulimia Nervosa
A lack of motivation is this negative symptom.
Avolition
A person sleeps only 2 hours a night, feels invincible, and spends money recklessly.
Manic Episode (Bipolar I Disorder)
What are illogical negative thought patterns referred to as in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Distortions
An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation is called this.
Specific Phobia
This disorder can lead to heart and bone density issues due to restrictive eating habits
Anorexia Nervosa
Reduced emotional expression is known as this.
Flat Affect
A person experiences flashbacks after a traumatic event. (abbreviation accepted)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What are the 4 Ds?
Distress | Dysfunction | Dangerous| Deviance
This therapy gradually exposes people to feared objects to reduce anxiety.
Exposure Therapy
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities is called this.
Anhedonia
Symptoms involving memory and planning problems fall under this category.
Cognitive Symptoms
A person washes their hands 50 times a day to reduce fear of germs. (Abbreviation accepted)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The discovery that this disease caused general paresis supported biological explanations of mental illness.
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