Anxiety Disorders
Disorders by name
Therapy Methods
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Vocabulary Terms
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an illness in which real, imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from enjoying life
What is generalized anxiety disorder
100
characterized by alternating episodes of major depression and mania
What is Bi-Polar Disorder
100
A professional who can provide psychotherapy but cannot prescribe medication
What is psychologist
100
involves episodes of depression which typically recur in fall and winter and remit during spring and summer.
What is SAD?
100
perceptions that have no direct external cause; people with schizophrenia suffer from this....
What is hallucinations
200
irrational fears that get in the way of leading a normal life. Hint: fear of water
What is phobias
200
The follow are all positive symptoms of this disorder: Delusions, Hallucinations, Severely disorganized thought processes, speech and behavior, Disturbances involving extremely high or low activity levels of motor activity or odd movements and gestures.
What is Schizophrenia?
200
a physician specializing in organic disorders of the brain and nervous system (such as Tourette's)
What is neurologist
200
scientific term for mood disorders that relate to emotions and may involve mood swings or mood extremes that interfere with everyday living
What is affective disorders
200
The most recent (and sixth) version of the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders. This is what psychiatrists use to diagnose all psychological disorders
What is DSM-V
300
washing your hands every few minutes for no particular reason may be a sign of this disorder
What is OCD
300
3 categories of this disorder include Relieving of the action Avoidance Arousal
What is PTSD
300
a physician who diagnoses and treats mental disorders. These types of doctors can prescribe medications
What is psychiatrist
300
people with this disorder have obsessions and compulsions
What is OCD
300
disorders in which people have trouble controlling desires that others usually restrain, such as excessive gambling or kleptomania.
What is impulse control disorder
400
a condition in which fear or anxiety prevails and gets in the way of functioning; attacks are accompanied with this disorder that include symptoms such as trembling, dizziness, and a racing heartbeat
What is panic disorder
400
a serious mental disorder meaning "split-mind"
What is schizophrenia
400
is a form of treatment that focuses on examining the relationships between thoughts, feelings and behaviors
What is CBT
400
a disorder in which feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or despair last for more than a few weeks and interfere with daily activities
What is depression
400
Any medically diagnosable disorder that results in the impairment of an individual’s thoughts, mood and behavior.
What are psychological disorders
500
a condition in which a person who has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event feels severe and long-lasting after effects; common among military veterans and rape survivors
What is PTSD
500
this disorder is caused by severely traumatic events that were endured as a young child.
What is MPD or DID
500
this type of medication is MOST COMMONLY used to treat ADHD
What are stimulants?
500
is a rare, dramatic and controversial disorder characterized by the existence of two or more distinct personalities within one person.
What is Dissociate Identity Disorder (or MPD)
500
a doctor who deals with diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness.
What is a psychiatrist
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