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Mood Disorders
Psychosis
Anxiety Disorders
Personality Disorders
Eating Disorders
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is depressed mood accompanied by symptoms such as: loss of interest or pleasure in life; irritability; sadness; difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much; decreased or increased appetite; lack of concentration; sense of worthlessness; guilt; and in some cases, thoughts of suicide
What is major depressive disorder
100
is the active state of experiencing hallucinations or delusions and can be organic (mental illness) or drug-induced
What is psychosis?
100
associated with feelings of anxious-ness, combined with physiological symptoms that interfere with everyday activities
What is anxiety disorder
100
a pattern of inner experience and behavior that is significantly different from the individual’s culture; is pervasive and inflexible; is stable over time; and leads to distress or impairment
What is personality disorder
100
a range of conditions involving an obsession with food, weight and appearance that negatively affect a person’s health, relationships and daily life
What is eating disorder?
200
is an elevated, exaggerated mood accompanied by symptoms such as: inflated self-esteem or confidence; a decreased need for sleep; increased energy; increased sexual drive; poor judgment; increased spending; agitation; non-stop talk; and increased involvement in pleasurable and possibly dangerous activities.
What is mania?
200
are false beliefs or misinterpretations of situations and experiences
What are delusions?
200
is marked by repeated obsessions and/or compulsions that are so severe they interfere with everyday activities. Obsessions are disturbing, intrusive thoughts, ideas, or images that cause marked anxiety or distress. Compulsions are repeated behaviours or mental acts intended to reduce anxiety
What is Obsessive-compulsive disorder
200
is the presence of two or more distinct identities that alternately control a person’s behavior. It reflects a failure to make connections between identity, memory and consciousness.
What is Dissociative identity disorder
200
is characterized by an intense and irrational fear of body fat and weight gain, the strong determination to become thinner and thinner, the refusal to maintain a normal weight (for height and age) and a distorted body image
What is anorexia nervosa?
300
is a cycle of depressed mood, “normal” mood and mania
What is bipolar disorder?
300
an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present. This can be auditory, visual, olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste) or tactile (touch)
What are hallucinations?
300
is the re-experiencing of a very traumatic event, accompanied by feelings of extreme anxiety, increased excitability and the desire to avoid stimuli associated with the trauma. The trauma could be related to such incidents as military combat, sexual assault, physical attack, robbery, car accident or natural disaster.
What is Post-traumatic stress disorder
300
people with ____ personalities are able to cope with normal stresses and have no trouble forming relationships with family, friends, and co-workers
What is healthy
300
is the consumption of large amounts of food in a rapid, automatic and helpless fashion and leads to physical discomfort and anxiety about weight gain
What is bingeing?
400
With medication, psychotherapy, or combined treatment, most people with ______ can be effectively treated
What is mood disorders
400
is a disturbance involving delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and/or disorganized or catatonic behavior
What is schizophrenia?
400
are significant and persistent fears of objects or situations. Exposure to the object or situation causes extreme anxiety and interferes with everyday activities or social life.
What are phobias?
400
_____ is the most well researched and effective treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder .
What is Dialectical behavioral therapy
400
follows bingeing and can involve induced vomiting, restrictive dieting, excessive exercising or use of laxatives and diuretics
What is purging?
500
one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 6.7% (more than 16 million) of American adults each year
What is major depression
500
Treatments for ____ include antipsychotic medications and various psychosocial treatments
What is schizophrenia
500
have to do with social situations or performance situations where embarrassment may occur — for example, public speaking or dating.
What is social phobia
500
Many people who have _____ will not experience a complete recovery, but nonetheless will be able to live meaningful and productive lives
What is borderline personality disorder
500
is characterized by self-defeating cycles of binge eating and purging.
What is bulimia nervosa?