Mood Disorders
What is a symptom of depression (other than sadness)?
Loss of interest, fatigue, appetite change,irritability
List 3 symptoms of panic attacks
chest pain, difficulty breathing, nausea
Which Personality Disorder causes people to distrust others?
Mood, anxiety, and personality disorders are treated with a combination of ___ and ____.
Therapy, medication
Which subtype of depression affects people in the Fall/winter in Northern regions and Summer in Southern regions?
SAD
Which anxiety disorder causes extreme fear of being outside of the home alone?
Which disorder causes people to need to feel important to others and often thinking they are the BEST at everything?
Narcissistic personality disorder
Which class of medications is used for depression?
Anti-depressants/ssri's
7
Give an example of an obsession and a compulsion (OCD)
Obsession- germs
Compulsion- handwashing
Which personality disorder leads to an intense fear of abandonment?
Which class of medications are used to treat bipolar disorder (4)?
Anti anxiety
Anti depression
Anti psychotic
Mood stabilizers
Bipolar I
What are three symptoms of PTSD?
Reexperiencing trauma (flashbacks)
Avoiding stimuli associated with trauma
Autonomic arousal
What is a main difference between avoidant and dependent personality disorder?
Avoidant- fear of rejection
Dependent- needing others
How long does it take for anti depressants to start working?
6 weeks
Define hypomania and list one symptom
Less extreme mania- risk behaviors
What are the 4 Major phobia categories?
Environment, animals, medical, situations
Which cluster deals with dramatic, erratic, and emotional behaviors?
B
What is the name of the specific therapy that can be used to treat both phobias and PTSD?
exposure