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Anxiety
Somatoform/
Dissociation
Affective
Psychotic
Personality/
Childhood
100
Feeling of apprehension, danger or misfortune is looming, with rapid heart rate, sweating, nausea, or dizziness.
What is Anxiety
100
individuals suffer from physical symptoms even though he or she has nothing physically wrong.
What is somatoform
100
Mood disorder, moods are to the extreme that they interfere with their emotional and daily life.
What is affective dissorders
100
individuals will lose contact with reality, may have hallucinations of any form (sight, sound), may have delusions that are not true (believing they are Michael Jordan), in between all of this they maybe coherent.
What is psychotic disorders
100
having strongly held beliefs that are not true, and typically not bizarre.
What is Delusional Disorder
200
Most common psychological disorder affecting 10-15 % of the population a year.
What is Anxiety
200
paralysis, blindness, loss of feeling or pain, tingling sensations, seizures, loss of speech, and lack or concern
What are symptoms
200
can interfere with every aspect of life, school, work, relationships. It can lead to substance abuse or suicide.
What is major depression
200
out of touch with reality to an extent they can not care for themselves.
What is Schizophrenia
200
describe longstanding, maladaptive personality traits, that are usually more disturbing to other people than to the individual. Extreme self-centeredness, anti-social, highly dramatic, reclusive, dependent, or perfectionist behaviors.
What is personality disorder
300
inappropriate fear of an object or situation that can be overwhelming and interferes with ones life.
What is phobic disorder
300
Individuals will convert a trauma witnessed into physical ones.
What are causes
300
Biological and psychological, genetics, hormone imbalance, abnormal neurotransmitters, thyroid conditions, and other dietary problems, pessimistic thoughts out of ones control, stressful life experiences.
What are causes of depression
300
bizarre or exaggerated distortions- hallucinations, delusions, language anomalies, extreme agitation, and bizarre body posture.
What are symptoms of Schizophrenia
300
“moral insanity” person has no conscience, no remorse for hurting other people. Sometimes called psychopaths or sociopath
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder
400
It is thought to be a learned response to life experiences
What are causes of anxiety
400
Preoccupied with the state of his/her health, despite no physical dysfunction
What is hypochondriasis
400
mood alternates b/t 2 poles or extremes: mania and depression
What is bipolar dissorder
400
genetics, abnormal brain chemistry and physiology, environment of severe family disturbances.
What are causes of psychotic disorders
400
i. Lack of emotion ii. Lack of conscience iii. ability to charm iv. no motive for committing acts v. inability to learn from experience vi. inability to retain relationships vii. indifference to punishment.
What are the seven traits of identity
500
individuals suffers from unfocused and persistent anxiety, psychological symptoms of anxiety. They may worry about a few things or everything
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
500
a person may suddenly be unable to walk or see, without any physical explanation
What is Conversion Disorder
500
Combo of genetics and psychological stress.
What are causes of affective disorders
500
a. the most disabling of all Psychological Disorders b. a large number of Schizophrenics are thought to be homeless c. 1% of the world’s population suffers from Schizophrenia, 10% of those will commit suicide. d. Trouble communicating, words strung together by sound / association instead of meaning e. Thoughts shift continuously from one thing to another.
What are facts of Schizophrenia
500
interpersonal relationships that are intense, unstable, mood shifts common, usually emotionally needy, may try to harm him/herself or threaten suicide to manipulate people.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder