Anxiety D/O's & Panic
Gender Issues & Stats
Mood Disorders
MISC
Health Psychology
100
The system of the brain most affected by anxiety
What is the limbic system
100
2nd leading cause of death in college students
What is suicide
100
Alteration between major depressive episodes and full manic episodes
Bipolar I Disorder
100
avoidant behaviors, hypervigilance, recurrent nightmares, intrusive memories that cause significant distress
What are symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
100
Individuals who study psychological factors that are important to the promotion and maintenance of health; they also play a key role in program development within the healthcare system.
What are health psychologists
200
Trembling/shaking, nausea, sweating are all symptoms of
What is a panic attack
200
This disorder affects males and females at about equal rates
What is Bipolar I Disorder
200
Treatment approach that involves identifying and altering negative thinking styles and replacing them with more positive beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
200
Checking, hand washing, and ordering...
What are symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
200
A type of pain that usually follows an injury and disappears once the injury heals or is treated effectively.
What is Acute Pain
300
Muscle tension, agitation, and chronic worry of minor daily events are characteristics of...
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
300
According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 100 million Americans suffer from this...
What is Chronic Pain
300
Name five symptoms included in Criteria A for Major Depressive Disorder
What are depressed mood, diminished interest, significant weight loss/or gain, insomnia/hypersomnia, psychomotor retardation, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, diminished ability to concentrate, indecisiveness, recurrent thoughts of death.
300
Primary hypothesized etiology for the development of Dissociative Identity Disorder
What is extensive childhood trauma (verbal, physical, sexual)
300
Excessive levels of this hormone within the cerebral cortex is thought to contribute to neuronal death in hippocampus.
What is cortisol
400
The typical pharmacological treatment of choice for Generalized Anxiety Disorder has been the category of drugs known as
Benzodiazepines
400
16% of the global population suffers from this disorder
Major Depression
400
Severe, recurrent verbal (e.g. rages) or behavioral (physical aggression) outbursts that occur nearly everyday for at least 12 months and is not consistent with one's developmental level.
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
400
Class of pharmacological drug most often used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder
Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors
400
Disproportionate & persistent thoughts about the seriousness of one's physical symptoms that results in significant disruption of daily life.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder
500
The anxiety disorder called social phobia, involving anxiety about being evaluated or criticized, usually begins within this age range.
Adolescence
500
The suicide risk is 15 times greater in those suffering from this disorder compared to the general population
What is Bipolar Disorder
500
Criteria have been met for at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode
What is Bipolar II Disorder
500
The average age of onset for Bipolar I Disorder
What is 18
500
The theory which suggests that emotions send signals down the spinal column and affect one's experience of pain.
The Gate-Control Theory