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Type of Phobia
Fear or avoidance of public situations
Agoraphobia
Type of Anxiety Disorder
Panic attacks, Sudden episode of intense dread and fears, Recurrent fearing to strike again will amplify anxiety symptoms
Panic Disorder
Manic-depressive disorder
Experiencing depression and mania in alternating periods, with type 1 and 2
Bipolar Disorder
2 or more identities seem to control a person’s behavior at different times, person’s conscious awareness dissociates (separate) from painful memories, thoughts and feelings, fugue state
Dissociative Identity Disorder
An intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. This fear can affect work, school, and other daily activities.
Social anxiety disorder
Impaired Social and Communication Skills, difficulty making friends, restrictive and Repetitive Behavior, inflexible with routines
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Symptoms: Positive or Negative
+tive : inappropriate behaviors present (Delusion)
-tive : negative: appropriate behaviors absent (flat affect)
Schizophrenia
It suggests that a mental disorder develops when an individual has a vulnerability or predisposition combined with exposure to stressful life events
Diathesis-stress model
Positive stress
Eustress
At this stage, person experiences the result of prolonged or chronic stress where it can drain your physical, emotional, and mental resources to the point where your body no longer has strength to fight stress.
Exhaustion
Hans Selye’s general adaptation theory
Type of personality disorder:
need to keep everything in order and in control of your surroundings, high expectations of yourself and other people
Personality disorder Cluster C
Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder
Hyperactive dopamine transmission results in schizophrenic symptoms.
Dopamine Hypothesis
Behavioral technique - person is gradually exposed to an anxiety-producing object, event, or place while being engaged in some type of relaxation at the same time in order to reduce the symptoms of anxiety.
Systematic desensitization
Type of personality disorder:
depend on others to make decisions in your daily life. Low self-confidence and submissive or passive to others
Personality disorder Cluster C
Dependent personality disorder
Excessively and uncontrollably worried about daily events and activities, experienced uncomfortable physical symptoms, such as fatigue, sore muscles and have trouble sleeping and concentrating
Generalized anxiety disorder
a neurological syndrome that involves involuntary movements such as mild to severe twitching, shaking, or jerking in the hands, feet, face, etc.
Tardive dyskinesia
At this stage, your body tries to repair itself after the initial shock of stress.
Resistance Phase
Hans Selye’s general adaptation theory
Scientific study of conditions and processes that contribute to contentment, joy, well-being, positive relationships, and positive institutions.
Positive Psychology
Appreciates nature in its perfection and lives according to what he believes is his intended purpose, connect to the larger universe and provide meaning: Appreciation of beauty and excellence.
Virtues: transcendence
Manual describing Psychological disorder:
3Ds : Deviant, Distressful, Dysfunctional --
APA developed DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR)
WHO developed ICD
Procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of major depression.
TMS Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Procedure which surgeons make small holes in the skull to implant the electrodes into brain tissue.
Deep Brain stimulation
Pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears which lead you to do repetitive behaviors.
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
A perspective which focus on maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and emotions, rumination can lead to depression
Cognitive Perspective
Type of personality disorder: behave dangerously and illegally, unpleasant to others, no sense of guilt
Personality disorder Cluster B
Antisocial personality disorder