Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia and Dissociation
Treatments and Therapies
Psychological Perspectives
100
A pervasive pattern of repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as a pattern of impulsive behavior.
What is borderline personality disorder?
100
Marked by fear of public places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or help may be unavailable if panic-like symptoms were to occur.
What is agoraphobia?
100

This psychological disorder used to be called "Multiple Personality Disorder"

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

100

The best treatment for all psychological disorders is a mixture of these two things

What are Therapy and Medication?

100

This perspective would say that abnormal behavior can be described as a chemical imbalance in brain chemistry

What is the Biological Perspective?

200
Pattern (in an adult) of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of.
What is dependent personality disorder?
200
Marked by a severe and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment or humiliation might occur.
What is social anxiety disorder?
200

This is a type of false, fixed belief that is one of the main symptoms of schizophrenia

What is a delusion?

200

This group of drugs is most commonly prescribed to people dealing with depression

What are Anti-depressants?

200

A psychologist from this perspective focuses on the way that people’s thoughts influence their emotions and actions. 

What is the Cognitive Perspective?

300
Pattern of persistent avoidance of social relationships (due to a preference to be alone) and a restricted range of emotional expression.
What is schizoid personality disorder?
300

Marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous non-specific events and activities for at least 6 months (on more days than not).

What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?

300

This type of dissociation occurs when someone forgets personal information or other detail pertinent to their identity

What is Dissociative Amnesia?

300

A Humanistic Therapist is most interested in improving their patient's this...

What is Self-Concept?

300

This perspective focuses on your actions and ignores your inner feelings

What is the Behavioral Perspective?

400

Pattern of extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities.

What is schizotypal disorder?

400
Episode marked by some or all of the following: palpitations, sweating, feelings of choking, chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, fear of dying, fear of losing control, etc.
What is a panic attack?
400

A flat affect, or emotionless face, is this type of symptom of schizophrenia

What is a Negative Symptom?

400

This type of therapy focuses on changing your thoughts so that your actions change as well...

What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

400

This perspectives focuses on understanding the impact of unconscious motives and drives in human behavior

What is the Psychoanalytic Perspective?

500
Pattern of consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation.
What is avoidant personality disorder?
500

Obsession is to thought; as Compulsion is to this

What is Behavior/Ritual?

500

The term schizophrenia comes from the Greek words that mean this...

What is Split Mind?

500

True or False: On average, it takes about 2 weeks to find the right combination of therapies and medications to treat a mental disorder

What is false?

500

Adaptations and inherited genes that influence our behaviors would be of most interest to a psychologist from this perspective

What is the Evolutionary Perspective?