Anxiety Disorders
The intense and irrational fear of a specific object or situation is called what?
What is Phobia?
Which mood disorder is characterized by prolonged helplessness and lethargy?
What is Depression?
False sensory experiences such as visual, touch, or auditory sensations are known as what?
What are Hallucinations?
Subjects will obsess with losing weight, generally seeing themselves as "fat" despite being severely underweight. This is called what?
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
The approach that seeks to boost people's self-fulfillment by helping growth in self-awareness and self-acceptance, favoring personal growth is called what?
What are Humanistic Approaches?
What is the intense fear of being scrutinized by others?
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
What is described as the alternating between a depressed and hyperactive, wildly-optimistic state?
What is Bipolar Disorder (also known as Manic Depression)?
When schizophrenia is triggered suddenly due to stressors, it is referred to as what?
What is Acute Schizophrenia?
When one diets and exercises to the point of an unhealthy body weight, it is called what?
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
The type of treatment that utilizes medication or other biological treatments that were designed to alleviate symptoms or remedy a disorder is called...?
What is Biochemical Therapy?
The continuous and inexplicable feeling of tension or unease for six months or more is called...?
What is General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
When one experiences one or more of the five major signs of depression for more than two weeks, it is called what?
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Irrationality and a loss of contact with reality, often resulting in institutionalization are symptoms of what?
What is psychosis?
When someone cycles between binge-eating and weight gain for an extended period of time to engaging in heavy diet and exercise, it is called...?
What is Binge-eating disorder?
Psychological treatment that consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth is called what?
What is Psychotherapy?
What is defined as the fear of and avoidance of places where one has felt loss of control or panic?
What is Agoraphobia?
A person who has a deep fear or dread of illness each time they experience normal physical ailments is known as what?
What is Hypochondriasis?
When two or more distinct identities are said to alternate control of a person's behavior, this is called what?
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
Damage to one's esophagus and teeth due to overexposure to stomach acid is a symptom of what?
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
The method of progressively exposing people to what they normally avoid or escape is referred to as what?
What is the positive growth that provides a new insight or outlook on life after a life-altering event?
What is Post-traumatic growth?
Prolonged negative thoughts and outlooks can be described as what?
What is Pessimism?
What is Schizophrenia?
Cycles of binge-eating and purging food is referred to as what?
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
Forming relaxed associations with fearful stimuli or situations, essentially attempting to replace stressors associated with anxiety and stress with a state of relaxation is called what?
What is Systematic Desensitization?