Mood Disorders
Are females or males more likely to experience mood disorders
Females
True /false: Addiction only applies to substances
False
What age does autism usually start to appear
12-18 months
What is Schizophrenia
A disturbance lasting at least six months not caused by substance use or general medical conditions
Intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days.
Borderline Personality Disorder
No
True/false: Addiction is always harmful
True
ADHD stands for
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Types of treatment available for those diagnosed with schizophrenia
One type of treatment is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or soothing of the thoughts, another less effective way is mood stabilizers or antipsychotic medications
A person showing signs of being reluctant to take personal risks or engage in any new activities to avoid embarrassment
Avoidant Personality Disorder
What causes mood disorders
An imbalance of brain chemicals
The primary neurochemical responsible for addiction to substances or behaviors
Dopamine
Caused by hereditary brain differences in areas of the brain involving key reading skills
dyslexia
What do the symptoms of schizophrenia look like
Categorized as positive, negative or cognitive symptoms include delusions, hallucination, and disorganized speech and behavior
A pattern of distrust and suspiciousness such that others' motives are interpreted as malevolent
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Most common type of mood disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Does Addiction run in families
No
A developmental coordination difference that causes trouble with movement.
Dyspraxia
Where does it fall on the DSM
around axis 3-5.
If someone routinely overestimate their abilities and inflate their accomplishments, often appearing boastful and pretentious maybe have this personality disorder.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
About what Percent of children and adolescents are affected by mood disorders
15%
The most addictive drug
Methamphetamine
This term is defined as having severe problems with mathematics or neurologically based disorder of mathematical abilities.
Dyscalculia
Who was the first to discover the disorder
A scientist in the 19th Century
If you are diagnosed with this disorder, you consider relationships to be more intimate than they actually are
Histrionic Personality Disorder