Defining Psychological Disorders
What do you call it when someone has unusual thoughts, feelings, or actions that make life harder?
Psychological disorder
What book do doctors use to figure out what mental disorder someone has?
DSM
What disorder makes people feel really sad and lose interest in things they used to enjoy?
Major depressive disorder
What do you call it when someone strongly believes something that isn’t true, even if there’s no proof?
Delusions
What type of therapy involves talking with a mental health professional to address psychological issues?
Psychotherapy
What model says mental health problems come from a mix of body, mind, and life experiences?
Biopsychosocial model
What version of the DSM are we using today?
DSM-5
What kind of disorder makes someone really scared of certain things or situations?
Phobia
What’s the word for seeing or hearing things that aren’t really there?
Hallucinations
Which class of medications is commonly used to treat depression?
Antidepressants
What’s the word for behavior that’s really different from what most people do?
Deviance
Who publishes the DSM?
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
What disorder causes big mood swings, from super happy and energetic to really sad?
Bipolar disorder
What disorder can happen after something really scary or traumatic, causing flashbacks and bad dreams?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
What do we call it when a mental disorder makes it hard to go to school, work, or do daily stuff?
Dysfunction
What worldwide system is used to classify diseases, including mental health disorders?
ICD (International Classification of Diseases)
What disorder makes people have unwanted thoughts and feel the need to do certain actions over and over?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What’s the name for when someone can’t enjoy things or doesn’t feel like doing anything?
Anhedonia
Which treatment involves electrical stimulation of the brain and is used for severe depression?
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
What’s the word for how upsetting or painful a mental illness feels to the person going through it?
Distress
What do you call it when someone has more than one mental disorder at the same time?
Comorbidity
What disorder makes someone have two or more very different personalities?
Dissociative identity disorder
What’s the disorder where someone shows no care for rules or how they hurt other people?
Antisocial personality disorder
What is the term for the use of medication to manage psychological disorders?
Psychopharmacology