Schizophrenia
a false perception of objects or events involving your senses: sight, sound, smell, touch and taste
Hallucinations
The presence of excessive anxiety and worry about a variety of topics, events, or activities. Worry occurs more often than not for at least _____ months and is clearly excessive
Six
haracterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts
Anhedonia
What does PTSD stand for?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
any drug that affects behavior, mood, thoughts, or perception
(psychotropic) medication
a belief that is clearly false and that indicates an abnormality in the affected person's content of thought. The false belief is not accounted for by the person's cultural or religious background or his or her level of intelligence.
Delusions
worrying even when there is no specific threat present or in a manner that is disproportionate to the actual risk
Excessive Worry
Sleeping too much: ____
Sleeping too little: ___
Hypersomnia
Insomnia
Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways
Traumatic Event
teaches you coping skills for dealing with different problems. It focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions.
CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a patient must have psychotic, "loss-of-reality" symptoms for at least _____and show increasing difficulty in functioning normally.
Six Months
People think that _____ are involved in generalized anxiety disorder, but are actually apart of their own diagnosis with excessive and out of control anxiety that is brief, but triggers physical sensations.
Panic Attacks/Disorder
Observable Symptoms
lack of hygiene
crying
not getting out of bed
????? Behaviors
a vivid experience in which you relive some aspects of a traumatic event or feel as if it is happening right now.
Flashbacks
DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others. Originally developed for Borderline personality disorder but expands to most disorders.
brain doesn’t manage muscle movement signals as it should and you behave abnormally: excited, withdrawn, mixed
Catatonia
Name three signs/symptoms of anxiety:
Unobserved Symptoms
feels sad, empty, hopeless
???Emotions and thoughts
Duration of the disturbance is more than ___ month.
One
a mental health treatment technique. This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories. goal is to help you heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences.
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
a combination of two mental illnesses – schizophrenia and a mood disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
intense anxiety or fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in a social or performance situation. People with social anxiety disorder may worry about acting or appearing visibly anxious, or being viewed as stupid, awkward, or boring.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Psychomotor agitation or retardation
engage in movements that serve no purpose. Examples include pacing around the room, tapping your toes, or rapid talking.
slowing down or hampering of your mental or physical activities
a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity
Dissociation
Exposure Therapy
create a safe environment in which to “expose” individuals to the things they fear and avoid. Goal in a safe environment is to help reduce fear and decrease avoidance