Anxiety Disorders
Dissociative & Somatoform Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum
Trauma & Stress Related Disorders
Hodge Podge
100
Excessive, irrational, and inappropriate fear of an object or situation, which often leads to avoidance of the feared object or situation, are symptoms of this disorder
What is a phobia?
100
Disorders characterized by disturbances in normal functions of identity, memory, or consciousness that distort our ability to feel whole are called this
What are dissociative disorders?
100
A young mother is terrorized by the recurring fear that her children have been run over by a car on their way home from school. She cannot block out this fear even though her children do not cross any streets and never had any accidents involving a car. Her irrational fear is best described as this
What is an obsession?
100
This person penned "On the "Origin of Species"
Who is Charles Darwin?
pg 9
100
This handbook is used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders
What is the DSM?
200
Shelly has an irrational fear of enclosed or confined spaces. Shelly has this phobia?
What is claustrophobia ?
200
People who show or complain of physical problems, such as paralysis, pain, or the persistent belief that they have a serious disease, yet with whom no evidence of physical abnormality can be found, are said to be suffering from one of these type of disorders
What are somatoform disorders ?
200
This is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
200
The stress-related symptoms of this disorder appear months or years after a traumatic event and persist for months or even years is called
What is posttraumatic stress disorder ?
200
These are behaviors or mental processes connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning
What are psychological disorders ?
300
An irrational, excessive fear of public scrutiny is considered this disorder
What is social anxiety disorder?
300
This disorder is characterized by a sudden inability to recall important personal information, such as one's identity, who one's friends and relatives are, or past experiences, which cannot be traced to organic problems such as a blow to the head or alcoholic intoxication
What is dissociative amnesia ?
300
Some individuals with OCD also have a this disorder
What is tic disorder?
300
A national study found that one woman in this number who had been victimized by crime experienced posttraumatic stress disorder
What is 4?
300
This is a maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor resulting in impairment in school or occupational functioning or in social activities or relationships
What is an adjustment disorder ?
400
An unexpected attack of intense anxiety that is not triggered by a specific object or situation is called this
What is panic disorder ?
400
This is a disorder in which a person suffers memory loss and also flees to a new locale and takes up a new life with a new identity
What is dissociative fugue ?
400
OCD is typically treated with medication, and this or even a combination of the two.
What is psychotherapy?
400
This traumatic event is most commonly linked to posttraumatic stress disorder
What are motor vehicle accidents ?
400
Symptoms such as sweating, a pounding or racing heart, elevated blood pressure, and faintness are these types of feature of anxiety
What are physical symptoms?
500
Shelly has an irrational fear of leaving her home or being in crowds where it might be difficult to escape. Her fears are best described as this psychological disorder
What is agoraphobia ?
500
The majority of people who are diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder report having experience this in the past
What is severe abuse during childhood?
500
To ensure that she has no germs on her hand, Emma feels the overwhelming need to ritualistically wash her hands, as many as 200 to 250 times a day. Emma's behavior can be described as this
What is a compulsion?
500
This type of event is most likely to be associated with later development of posttraumatic stress disorder
What is physical assault ?
500
Physical features of anxiety reflect arousal of the this division of the nervous system.
What is the sympathetic division of the nervous system?