Definitions
Delusion
Mistaken belief based on misrepresentations of reality
What is Schizophrenia?
a group of psychotic disorders involving major disturbances in perception, language, thought, emotion, and behavior. The individual withdraws from people and reality, often into a fantasy life of delusions and hallucinations.
chronic, excessive fear, and worry, not attached to any specific threat.
GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
What is used interchangeably with psychopath.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
What does GAD stand for?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Psychosis
A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
How many types of symptoms are there in relation to schizophrenia?
Two. Positive and Negative.
strong, irrational fear and avoidance of objects or situations.
Phobias
What is the most commonly diagnosed personality disorder?
Borderline Personality Disorder
Multiple Personality disorder
Insanity
A legal term indicating that a person cannot be held responsible for their actions, or is judged incompetent to manage their own affairs because of mental illness.
How many types of schizophrenia are there?
4. Paranoid, Catatonic, Disorganized, Undifferentiated.
persistent, unwanted, fearful thoughts and/or irresistible rituals.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is a personality disorder?
Inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that cause significant impairment of social and occupational functioning.
What is an example of irresistible rituals people with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) might do?
repeatedly checking locks
Residual
No longer meets the full criteria for schizophrenia but still shows some symptoms.
What are the Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Loss or absence of normal thought processes and behaviors, including impaired attention, limited or toneless speech, flat or blunted affect, ad social withdrawal.
recurrent episodes of intense anxiety, dizziness, and difficulty breathing, with no apparent cause.
Panic Disorder
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Impulsivity, and instability in mood, relationships, and self-image. (Most common and complex personality disorder)
What are the four D'?
Deviance, Dysfunction, Distress, or Danger
Comorbidity
co-occurrence of 2 or more disorders in the same person at the same time.
What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
additions to or exaggerations of normal thought processes and behaviors, including bizarre delusions and hallucinations.
flashbacks, nightmares, and impaired functioning following exposure to a life-threatening or horrific event.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Which disorder does society consider to be the most serious?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
What is a Somatoform Disorder?
problems related to unusual preoccupations with physical health or physical symptoms with no physical cause. (hypochondriac)