Mental Disorders
This is a disturbance of emotion, thinking, and behavior
What is a Mental Disorder?
This disorder is characterized by depressive episodes that are usually self-limiting
What is Depression?
Experience panic symptoms in social situations
What is Social Phobia?
Beliefs that may involve misinterpretation of experiences or perceptions
What are Delusions?
These types of disorders include bipolar disorder and major depression
What are Mood Disorders?
This illness is characterized by excessive worry about body weight with a disturbed body image or intense fear of gaining weight
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Difficulty controlling the worry
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Perceptions that occur in any of the senses when there is not an actual sensory stimulus (hearing sounds or voices, smelling scents)
What are Hallucinations?
These types of disorders include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, social phobias, panic disorder, and OCD
What are Anxiety Disorders?
This disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry which is out of proportion to the concern or event
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Loss of menstrual period in post pubertal girls
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
An episode that involves feeling depressed, sad, unhappy; feeling loss of pleasure; worthlessness
What is Depressive Episode?
This group of mental disorders includes disturbances in being able to distinguish between what is real and what is not real
What are Psychotic Disorders?
This illness is characterized by episodes of depression and mania
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Diminished ability to think or concentrate and being indecisive
What is Depression?
Persistent, intrusive unwanted thoughts that the person knows are irrational but unable to control, usually seen in OCD
What are Obsessions?
Substance dependence and abuse falls into the category of which disorder?
What are Behavior Disorders?
With this phobia, people have an intense fear of scrutiny by others, which may result in embarrassment or humiliation
What is Social Phobia?
Flattened mood and decreased speech
What is Schizophrenia?
Tolerance/ need for increased amount of substance to achieve intoxication
What is Substance Dependence?