Dissociative/Anxiety
Intense unwarranted fear of a situation or object (such as fear of enclosed spaces or fear of spiders)
What is a Specific Phobia?
Involves flashbacks or nightmares following a person's involvement in or observation of an extremely troubling event (such as a war or a natural disaster)
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Belief that you enjoy greater power and influence than you do
(a specific type of delusion)
What are Delusions of Grandeur?
Sufferers of this disorder rely too much on the attention and help of others
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
Condition wherein a person experiences depression only during certain times of the year (usually winter)
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Condition wherein a person experiences constant low-level anxiety and nervousness
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Reference book that describes the symptoms of everything currently considered to be a psychological disorder
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
Belief that people are out to get you
(a specific type of delusion)
What are Delusions of Persecution?
Sufferers of this disorder see themselves as the center of the universe (self-love)
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Occurs when one's prior experiences have caused them to view their future as uncontrollable (repeatedly trying over and over again and failing)
What is Learned Helplessness?
Condition wherein a person has several personalities rather than one integrated personality
(Formerly known as multiple personality disorder)
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
Condition wherein persistent, unwanted thoughts cause someone to feel the need to engage in a particular action, resulting in anxiety
(common example: cleanliness)
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Condition in which schizophrenics engage in odd movements or motionless states; when motionless, they can engage in Wavy Flexibility
What is Catatonia?
Condition wherein a person has little regard for the feelings of others; they view the world as a hostile place where people need to look out for themselves
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Fear of open, public spaces
What is Agoraphobia?
Condition wherein a person suffers from acute episodes of intense anxiety without any apparent provocation
What is Panic Disorder?
Involves both depressed and manic episodes; engaging in excessively risky and poorly thought-out behavior
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Condition where people allow their bodies to be moved into any alternative shape and hold that new pose (characteristic of Catatonia)
What is Wavy Flexibility?
Sufferers of this condition feel constantly persecuted
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
"Common cold" of all psychological disorders; long depressive episodes, loss of appetite, change in sleeping patterns, and lack of interest in enjoyable activities
What is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)?
Condition wherein a person cannot remember things but no psychological basis for the disruption in memory can be identified
What is Psychogenic Amnesia?
Condition wherein a person will report the existence of a severe physical problem, and will be unable to move their arms or see (no biological reason to support)
What is Conversion Disorder?
Condition where muscle tremors and stiffness are caused by extensive use of anti-psychotic drugs
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
Sufferers of this disorder exhibit overly dramatic behavior
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
The model that explains why people with identical genetic makeups (monozygotic twins) do not always suffer from the same disorders; can be applied to schizophrenia
What is the Diathesis-Stress Model?