Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are united by the fact that they all show heightened activity in the ___________ nervous system.
Sympathetic
Lower levels of this neurotransmitter have been associated with depressive mood
Serotonin
Skinner exhibits this personality type - competitive, diligent, organized; yet more reactive to stress. Heart disease risk is up!
Type A personality
This therapeutic lens may help people self-reflect, identify obstacles that are inhibiting their growth, and encourage behaviors that enable the self-actualizing tendency.
Humanistic (client-centered) therapy
According to the three D's of psych disorders, this one states that the disorder like impairs one's ability to complete their typical day-to-day responsibilities.
Dysfunction
Common examples of these include spiders, heights, dying, and social situations
Phobias
Symptoms of this disorder might include delusional thinking, paranoia, and auditory hallucinations
Schizophrenia
This phase of general adaptation syndrome (GAS) states that after sustained stress levels, the body's resources are depleted, and sickness may occur due to a weakened immune system
Exhaustion
First we'll look at photos of tarantulas, then watch a tarantula move around in a cage, then we'll touch the tarantula. We're using
Systematic desensitization for a specific phobia
Symptoms include excessive movement/fidgeting, difficulty focusing, easily distracted, and low impulse control
ADHD
These are unwanted, repetitive thoughts that induce anxiety in OCD - an example might be "If I don't wash my hands 10 times in a row, I might contract a bacterial infection."
Obsessions
Symptoms of this disorder include continuously low mood, fatigue, and lack of interest for 2+ years
Persistent depressive disorder (PDD)
Skinner is stressed at work! While he knows he needs a job and can't take a week off, he is working on managing stress by going on runs and eating with friends. This is an example of _____________.
Emotion-focused coping
This type of therapy may be helpful for depression - it helps people change their thinking patterns to have more optimistic, positive emotional responses.
Rational-emotive behavioral therapy (REBT)
Clinicians take the Hippocratic Oath, which states that they will "do no harm" in their medical practice. This best exemplifies the ethical tenet of...
Nonmaleficence
The DSM-5 criteria for this disorder requires 6+ months of persistent apprehension, autonomic arousal, and an inability to identify the source of worry.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Catatonia, flat affect, and reduced, robotic speech patterns are _______ symptoms of ________.
Negative; schizophrenia
Cis-women are more likely to deal with stress by spending time with peers and caring for loved ones, best exemplifying...
Tend-and-befriend theory
This drug is a tried and true mood stabilizer - it reduces excitatory signaling and amplifies inhibitory signaling to prevent mania and psychosis.
Lithium
Symptoms include the formation of 2+ identities, amnesia, and general dysfunction/distress when the disorder is active.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
This anxiety-related disorder highlights the cultural limitations of the DSM-5 - it's a panic disorder whose symptom presentation is specific to Caribbean island nations.
Ataque de nervios
Someone who cycles frequently between hypomanic episodes and 2+ bouts of severe depression would most likely be diagnosed with...
Bipolar-2 disorder (BP-2)
This framework for psych disorders states that while genetic predisposition plays a role, external stressors may trigger a psych disorder's manifestation
Stress-diathesis model
To increase the impact of serotonin in neural circuitry in the central nervous system, one might use a(n) _________ to improve mood and arousal.
SSRI (antidepressant)
Symptoms include persistent, paralyzing bouts of dread that may occur spontaneously after traumatic situations (such as abuse, famine, or war).
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)