A disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
What is generalized anxiety disorder
100
These are a type of anxiety disorder in which an irrational fear causes a person to avoid some object, activity, or situation
What is a phobia
100
This therapy views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and that seeks to enhance self-insight
What is the psychodynamic theory (or psychoanalysis)
100
Thorazine is an example of this type of drug
What is antipsychotic
100
An approach to psychotherapy that, depending on the client's problems, uses techniques from various forms of therapy
What is the eclectic approach
200
This is a rare disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
What is dissociative identity disorder
200
With schizophrenia we see an overproduction of this neurotransmitter
What is dopamine
200
This is a humanistic therapy in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathetic environment to facilitate clients' growth
What is client-centered therapy
200
This type of therapy does not have the side of effect of memory loss seen with ECT
What is rTMS
200
This is they diagnostic tool used to diagnose psychological disorders
What is the DSM-5
300
This is a milder form of major depressive disorder that a person may have for years
What is dysthemia
300
These are unwanted repetitive thoughts
What are obsessions
300
This is a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli.
What is systematic desensitization
300
This is a rare psychosurgery only performed today in the form of a MRI-guided precision surgery in extreme cases of OCD
What is a lobotomy
300
In psychoanalysis this is the concept of a patient taking emotions linked with other relationships and placing those feelings onto the therapist
What is transference
400
Bipolar disorder is no longer diagnosed in children, children most likely would be diagnosed with this disorder today
What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
400
Autism and Asperberg's syndrome are no longer separate and would be diagnosed this way
What is autism spectrum disorder
400
A type of therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking
What is cognitive therapy
400
Xanax is an example of this type of medication
What are antianxiety drugs
400
This disorder no longer has subtypes like disorganized, catetonia, and paranoid. It is classified all as one disorder with many symptoms
What is schizophrenia
500
This is rare disorder in which a person experiences very specific and genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
What is conversion disorder
500
These psychological disorders are characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social fucntioning
What are personality disorders
500
This is a widely practiced integrative therapy that aims to alter the way a person thinks and the way they act
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy
500
These drugs work by increasing the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin in the blood
What are SSRIs or antidepressants
500
This is a new love or appreciation for things due to an extremely challenging situation