Schizophrenia
This type of hallucination is most common in schizophrenia.
What is auditory (hearing voices)?
During manic episodes, people often need much less of this basic need.
What is sleep?
A sudden shift from idealizing someone to hating them overnight is an example of this BPD pattern.
What is splitting?
Rapid heartbeat, sweating, and racing thoughts are signs of this physical response.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
When someone refuses to accept reality because it’s too painful or threatening, they are using this defense mechanism.
What is denial?
Hearing, seeing, or feeling things that aren't really there are called these.
What are hallucinations?
A person who talks rapidly, jumps topics, and starts many projects without finishing them is likely in which mood state?
What is mania (or hypomania)?
Someone with BPD feels intense emptiness and fears this above all else.
What is abandonment?
These short, intense bursts of fear can cause dizziness, chest pain, or feeling "out of control."
What are panic attacks?
This defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else.
Holding strong beliefs that aren't true or based in reality is known as this.
What are delusions?
During a manic episode, people often have this symptom that leads to risky choices.
What is impulsivity?
Mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are three core modules of this therapy.
What is DBT?
This grounding method uses your five sense to bring you back to the present moment.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
The cognitive distortion where a person sees only extremes — all good or all bad — with no middle ground.
What is black-and-white thinking?
When someone speaks in disconnected or mixed-up sentences, it may be a sign of this symptom.
During mania, this part of the brain associated with decision-making and impulse control is underactive.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
DBT therapy teaches this type of skill to help people with BPD tolerate distress without acting impulsively.
What are distress tolerance skills?
This type of anxiety is linked to a specific trigger, such as flying, spiders, or heights.
What is phobia?
The brain chemical most linked to pleasure, motivation, and psychosis.
What is dopamine?
This skill helps a person check whether what they're sensing or believing is real or distorted.
What is reality testing?
Mood stabilizers such as lithium and valproate primarily work by regulating this in the brain.
What are neurotransmitters?
DBT skills teach people to balance logic and emotion using this middle-ground mindset.
What is "Wise Mind"?
The brain structure responsible for detecting threats and triggering anxiety responses.
What is the amygdala?
The process by which a person unconsciously blocks painful memories or feelings from awareness.
What is repression?