Diagnosis
Anxiety, OCD, PTSD
Schizophrenia/Bipolar
Other Disorders
Treatment
100

What four criteria does someone's behavior have to fall under in order to be diagnosed as a mental disorder?

maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical

100

A disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of sympathetic nervous system arousal

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

100

false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external stimulus

Hallucinations

100

Psychological disorders in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without an apparent physical cause

Somatic Symptom Disorders

100

an approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various forms of therapy

Eclectic Approach

200

The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change

Epigenetics

200

What are some common triggers for PTSD?

Car crashes, Death, War

200

a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgement is common

Mania

200

Symptoms include a long-term and intense fear of having a serious condition and worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious.

Hypochondriasis

200

procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors.

Counterconditioning

300

Behavior that occurs without a rational basis

Unjustifiable 

300

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

Phobias

300

Name two other symptoms of schizophrenia apart from hallucinations and delusions

disorganized motor behavior, disorganized thinking(speech) 

300

a temporary state where a person has memory loss and ends up in an unexpected place.

Dissociative Fugue

300

the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior

Psychopharmacology 

400

Behavior that is so different, it violates a Norm

Atypical

400

Name four types of compulsions found in OCD patients

hoarding, cleaning, checking, counting 

400

A form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood. As people age, their episodes are longer and recovery is shorter

Chronic schizophrenia

400

A rare disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating identities

Dissociative Identity Disorder

400

A bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client’s problem

Therapeutic Alliance 

500

Behavior that is destructive to oneself or others

Maladaptive 

500

(Double Jeopardy) (Current Events) 

What prominent political figure mysteriously died in prison a few days ago?

Alexey Navlany

500

What chemical overactivity indicates neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain as a symptom of schizophrenia 

Dopamine

500

a personality disorder characterized by severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships

Borderline Personality Disorder

500

a confrontational cognitive therapy that vigorously challenges people’s illogical self-defeating attitudes and assumptions

Rational-emotive behavior therapy