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What is a Psychological Disorder
A pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms that cause a significant person distress
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Describe Agoraphobia and social phobia
agoraphobia: fear of having a panic attack................................................... social phobia: fear of being embarrassed, judged
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what is a dissociative disorder?
when someones awareness, memory, and personal identity becomes separated or divided
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name and describe 3 types of personality disorders
paranoid: happens more in men, everyone is out to get them............................................................. antisocial: disregard others property and rights............................................................ borderline: happens more in females, unstable relationships, emotional, low self esteem, seek reassurance.
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What is an Anxiety Disorder?
feelings of exaggerated worry that are strong enough to interfere with everyday life.
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Name 3 of the 5 specific phobias
fear of "situations, natural environment, injury/blood, animals/insects, other"
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name 3 types of dissociative disorders
dissociative amnesia: inability to recall personal information for a specific time period...................................................................... Dissociative fugue: when a person travels from home or work and loses all sense of personality...................................................................... DID (multiple personality): one has a primary personality, but also has alter egos, none of which know each other exists
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What are some positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Grandeur: think highly of themselves............................................................ Reference: believes others are talking about them............................................................ Persecution: believe others are plotting against them............................................................ Being controlled: think someone is controlling their thoughts
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What is a Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Constant Anxiety that is blown out of proportion, which leads to constant fatigue
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What is PTSD and name the most common reason for ptsd
when someone feels a threat to them or someone else's live. it is re-occurring and sexual assault is the most common reason for ptsd, not war
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what is Rational Emotive Therapy?
A therapy with a sequence of events to solve the problem
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What are negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Flat affect: no emotion shown............................................................ Alogia: decrease in production of speech............................................................ Avolition: inability to continue goal behavior
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Explain what a Panic Disorder is
Frequent and unexpected panic attacks, leading them to change their behavior patterns
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this technique is used to bring the person to the present instead of letting them dwell in the past
Grounding
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Which seasons does "Seasonal Affective Disorder" mostly occur in?
Fall & Winter
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True or False: If you talk to a depressed person about suicide, there is a higher risk of them doing it
False
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What is a phobia?
an irrational fear of something
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What is an Adjustment Disorder
when someone is facing a major life stressor like job lost
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what 4 areas are looked at when diagnosing a personality disorder?
affectivity(emotions), interpersonal(relationships), Functioning, impulse (control)
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What are 2 parts of OCD?
Obsession: persistent thoughts/impulses/images............................................................ Compulsions: behaviors that are used to minimize the obsession............................................................. This has to occupy at least an hour of their day