Mood Disorders
This disorder is characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest, and fatigue lasting at least two weeks.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
This is the most common type of hallucination among individuals with schizophrenia.
What are auditory hallucinations?
This condition involves intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and hypervigilance following a traumatic event lasting more than six weeks.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A client with unstable emotions, intense relationships, and difficulty respecting boundaries is likely experiencing this disorder.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This disorder involves excessive, uncontrollable worry about a variety of topics for six months or longer.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
This therapy, focused on identifying and changing negative thought patterns, is effective for treating depression.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This phenomenon, marked by involuntary facial or body movements, is a side effect of some antipsychotic medications.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
This disorder is marked by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
This personality disorder is associated with a lack of empathy and disregard for others' rights.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
This type of treatment, which teaches relaxation and gradual exposure to fears, is commonly used for anxiety disorders.
What is systematic desensitization?
This disorder often results in depressive symptoms during the darker months of the year.
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
A person who experiences flattened affect, lack of motivation, and social withdrawal may have this symptom of schizophrenia.
What is a negative symptom?
This condition involves a sudden loss of memory for personal information, often following trauma.
What is dissociative amnesia?
This personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
A manual that helps clinicians and researchers define and classify mental disorders.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
A common treatment for bipolar disorder is this mood-stabilizing medication.
What is lithium?
The neurotransmitter most commonly associated with schizophrenia, especially in relation to positive symptoms.
What is dopamine?
This disorder involves neurological symptoms, such as paralysis or blindness, that lack a medical explanation.
What is conversion disorder?
This personality disorder involves a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
A person with significantly low body weight who believes they are overweight is most likely experiencing this disorder.
What is anorexia nervosa?
This disorder is characterized by periods of abnormally elevated mood and energy, followed by episodes of depression.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
This symptom of schizophrenia involves false beliefs that are resistant to reason or contradictory evidence.
What are delusions?
A person who travels away from home and assumes a new identity without recollection of their past is likely experiencing this.
What is dissociative fugue?
Individuals with this disorder have difficulty making decisions without excessive reassurance and exhibit a strong need to be cared for.
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
This condition is characterized by difficulty focusing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity in children.
What is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?