Disorder
Severe depression that can be debilitating. Symptoms include not being able to get out of bed, lethargy, etc.
Major depression
Treatment for this illness is usually medication, talk therapy, or a combination of the two
What is clinical depression
Symptoms of this disorder include recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, along with at least one month of constant worrying.
What is panic disorder
A nerve cell located in the brain is called what
Neuron
The DSM-V groups most mental disorders by their...
What is symptoms
What is a specific phobia? Give an example.
An individual has an intense fear of one thing
Lithium
Symptoms of this include reliving a traumatic event, extreme stress/anxiety and sleep problems
What is PTSD
This system of the body is responsible for quickly activating feelings and biological processes associated with the experience of anxiety disorders. (it is not the parasympathetic nervous system)...
What is the sympathetic nervous system
The scientific study of psychological disorders, including symptoms, etiology, and treatment?
What is psychopathology
What did dissociative identity disorder use to be called?
What is multiple personality disorder
Produces convulsions to treat severe depression
What is electro-convulsion therapy(ECT)
Symptoms of this include heightened tension, excessive worry and fearfulness and constantly overthinking things
What is anxiety
What is the stress hormone
Cortisol
What is the DSM-V and who publishes it?
Diagnostic Statistical Manual and American Psychiatric Association
What gender is major depression more common in?
Systematic desensitization is specifically designed to help a person deal with these.
What are phobias?
People with this psychological disorder experience a sever break with reality, including hallucinations and delusions.
What is Schizophrenia
Cortisol, serotonin, and dopamine are examples of what?
Neurotransmitters. Chemical messengers of the nervous system
What is the definition of abnormal behavior?
Behavior that is deviant, maladaptive or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time.
Major changes in sleep patterns, weight level, and a loss of interest in pleasurable activities are characterized in this disorder
What is a major depressive disorder
What is the most effective treatment for anxiety disorders? NOT medications
What are cognitive behavioral therapies
People with this psychological disorder experience extreme fearfulness and avoidance of a situation, object or event
What is a phobia
This neurotransmitter has been strongly linked to the development of positive symptoms in schizophrenia
ADHD stands for this
What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Fear of heights
Acrophobia
Type of therapy to help the patient become aware of unconscious conflicts and to gain insight into how these conflicts affect functioning.
What is psychoanalytic therapy
Symptoms include thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors
What is obsessive compulsion disorders?
What neurotransmitter is low during depressive states, and can increase by exercising?
Serotonin
PTSD stands for this
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Symptoms include: choking sensation, tightening of the throat, emotional distress, difficulty in breathing
What are the symptoms of a panic attack?
Therapy that uses the principles of learning theory such as classical and operant conditioning, to correct abnormal behavior
What is behavioral therapy
Symptoms of this disorder include persistent fear or anxiety and avoidance of social situations
What is social anxiety disorder
This part of the brain deals with emotions
What is the amygdala
Spelling...
what is SCHIZOPHRENIA
The common type of disorder in the US?
What is anxiety disorder
Using medication to treat mental disorders is called
What is psychopharmacology
Symptoms of this disorder include difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of how valueless/useless they are
What is hoarding disorder
Earlier this semester, we learned that this part of the brain that separates the two hemispheres may be one cause of autism
Abnormalities to the corpus callosum
In November, this day has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year
Black Friday
A person with this disorder has more than one distinct personality or identity.
What is dissociative identity disorder
True or false.....electroshock therapy is still used today
True
Symptoms of this include sadness, guilt, pessimism, fatigue and anxiety
What is depression
The amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus are components of what system in the brain
Limbic system
Name all of Santa's reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph.
a) 11.2%
b) 40%
c) 2.5%
d) 26.2%
D) 26.2 which means that 57.7 million people in the US suffer from a mental disorder.
Uses coins, stars, or other indirect rewards as "tokens" that can be collected and traded later for real rewards
Symptoms of this disorder include mood swings from depression to mania
What is bipolar disorder
Mood disorders may be linked to ___in the brain
What is chemical imbalances
What is georgette's email?
gsamaras@pstcc.edu
____are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression, while ___ are nearly three to six times as likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorders
Woman: Men
Removing or destroying brain tissue in the treatment of abnormalities
What is psychosurgery
Symptoms of this disorder include constant patterns of inattention and/or hyperactive and impulsive behavior that interferes with normal functioning
What is ADHD
What is the parasympathetic system
What is the term that helps bring relaxation to a person if practiced regularly? If you replaced a letter in this word 'Medication' you will have the answer.
Meditation