Psychotic Disorders
Prototypical psychotic disorder characterized by a break between an individual and reality.
What is schizophrenia?
The acronym for the main 9 depressive symptoms defined by the DSM-5.
What is SIG E. CAPS?
The category of disorders characterized by the presence of manic and depressive symptoms.
What are bipolar disorders?
The most common type of anxiety disorder, characterized by the irrational fear of something.
What is a phobia?
This category of disorders is characterized by the avoidance of stress through escaping from part of one's identity.
What are dissociative disorders?
False beliefs that are discordant with reality and not shared by others in the individual's culture/society.
The term for an inability to feel and anticipate pleasure.
What is anhedonia?
The 7-letter acronym for manic symptoms.
What is DIG FAST?
A disorder characterized by a disproportionate and persistent worry about many different things for at least six months.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
PTSD is characterized by intrusion symptoms, arousal symptoms, and these types of symptoms.
What are avoidance symptoms?
Delusions, hallucinations, and catatonic behavior are examples of this type of psychotic symptom.
What are positive symptoms?
A key diagnostic feature of major depressive disorder (MDD) is the presence of these.
What are major depressive episodes?
The key diagnostic feature of the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder.
What is a manic episode?
A disorder characterized by the recurrence of unexpected panic attacks.
What is panic disorder?
A disorder characterized by being consumed with thoughts of having/developing a serious medical condition.
A negative psychotic symptom marked by decreased engagement in purposeful, goal-directed actions.
What is avolition?
A disorder where the rapid change in hormone levels after giving birth is the cause of depressive symptoms.
What is postpartum depression?
The diagnosis characterized by the presence of both a major depressive episode and a hypomanic episode.
What is bipolar II disorder?
A disorder characterized by obsessions which produce tensions and compulsions that cause significant impairment in a person's life.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
When an individual with a personality disorder perceives their behavior as correct, normal, or in harmony with their goals.
What is ego-syntonic?
This disorder is defined by major mood episodes while also presenting psychotic symptoms.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
A disorder where the source of depressive symptoms are the dark winter months.
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
The name of the theory that states that too much norepinephrine/serotonin in the synapse leads to mania, while too little leads to depression.
A disorder where a person has an unrealistic negative evaluation of personal appearance and attractiveness, directed towards a certain body part.
What is body dysmorphic disorder?
A personality disorder where the patient has a grandiose sense of self-importance or uniqueness.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?