Types of Disorders
Feeling sad most days for 2+ weeks is called...
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
A patient hears voices that aren’t there
What are hallucinations?
This perspective focuses on thought patterns and beliefs.
What is the Cognitive Perspective?
Therapy that uses medicine is called...
What is Biomedical Therapy?
This explains how schizophrenia might be linked to too much dopamine.
What is the Dopamine Hypothesis?
People with this have extreme highs (mania) and lows (depression)
What is Bipolar Disorder?
I’m the queen of the universe!” says someone with this symptom.
What is a delusion of grandeur?
This perspective focuses on learned behavior.
What is the Behavioral Perspective?
This type of therapy changes both thoughts and actions
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
A type of therapy where the client slowly faces their fears.
What is Exposure Therapy?
This anxiety disorder includes fear of social situations.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
A person speaks random, unrelated words.
What is word salad?
This perspective focuses on brain chemicals and genes.
What is the Biological Perspective?
This treatment for depression uses electric current in the brain.
What is ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)?
An ethical rule in therapy meaning “do no harm.”
What is Nonmaleficence?
with this disorder has two or more personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
A child lines up toys for hours and avoids eye contact.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
This perspective looks at society, culture, and norms
What is the Sociocultural Perspective?
A therapist shows total acceptance to the client.
What is Unconditional Positive Regard?
A mental disorder that only exists in a certain culture, like ataque de nervios in Latin America.
What is a Culture-bound Disorder?
with this disorder may break laws and feel no guilt.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
A person shows NO emotion during a funeral or party.
What is Flat Affect, a negative symptom of schizophrenia
This model says mental illness is caused by biology, psychology, and social factors.
What is the Biopsychosocial Model?
This therapy helps people challenge irrational beliefs.
What is Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy?
A serious side effect of antipsychotic drugs that causes shaking or stiff movements.
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?