Psychological Perspectives and Etiology of Disorders
Holes are drilled in skulls to release evil spirits
What is trephining?
Believing something that's not true or possible
What is a delusion?
The fear of being in a place or situation where escape is difficult
What is agoraphobia?
When an acute stress disorder lasts for more than 1 month
What is PTSD?
Inflexible thinking patterns
What is a personality disorder?
A manual used by psychologists and psychiatrists to assess individuals and diagnose disorders
What is DSM?
No goal-directed behavior, a negative symptom of schizophrenia
What is avolition?
Free-floating anxiety
What is GAD?
Person is preoccupied with being ill and constantly worries about symptoms
What is hypochondriasis?
What is a odd or eccentric?
A legal term that can prove if a client was of unsound mind
What is the insanity defense?
A disorder that begins outside the developmental period
What is a neurocognitive disorder?
When panic attacks occur frequently
What is panic disorder?
The good changes that arise from challenging situations
What is post-traumatic growth?
A cluster of personality disorders that is defined as excessive, nervous behavior
What is anxious and fearful?
People live up or down to the labels that they are given
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?
The part of the brain that is affected by schizophrenia
What are frontal lobes?
OCD is a combination of obsessive thoughts and ______ behavior
Compulsive
When people travel away from familiar surroundings and are unable to recall their past
What is fugue?
Behavior that is categorized by need for social seclusion, having odd beliefs, sensitive to criticism, and isolation
What is schizotypal?
The approach that a psychological disorder is caused by repressing threatening thoughts and memories in the unconscious mind
A subtype of schizophrenia: immobility, or excessive movement, extreme negativism, parroting words
What is catatonic?
Used to treat bipolar disorder
What is lithium?
Two neurotransmitters involved in anxiety
Serotonin and dopamine
The psychodynamic approach of personality disorders: inadequate resolution of the ______ ______
Oedipus complex