This type of talk therapy is used a lot and is often very effective because it focuses on thinking and behavior.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Repetitive thoughts.
What are obsessions?
Repetitive actions.
What are compulsions?
This disorder happens as a result of a traumatic event such as combat or assault as people have flashbacks and nightmares.
What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
Alternating between Mania and Depression makes this disorder difficult to treat and very serious.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
An often used anti-depressant classification inhibits the re-uptake of this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
Feeling a loss of interest in normal activities that once brought one pleasure is a clear symptom of this disorder.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Panic attacks that result in fear and worry or anxiety about future attacks are characteristic of this disorder.
What is Panic disorder?
Social pressure to have a certain body type and how parents talk to their kids about weight can contribute to this class of disorders.
What are eating disorders?
Suicide is the most extreme and serious behavioral response to this disorder.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
What is electro-convulsive therapy?
This disorder is triggered by an extreme fear related to being negatively evaluated by others.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Some people with this disorder show catatonia and flat effect...basically they don't move.
What is schizophrenia?
When the cause is not clear but there is persistent anxiety it is referred to as this disorder.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Inappropriate emotions and behaviors are one of the many symptoms that makes this Psychotic Disorder so serious.
What is Schizophrenia?
This disorder is treated with a tricyclic antidepressant in combination with lithium carbonate.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Extreme preoccupation with perceived bodily flaws involving persistent and intrusive thoughts about an imagined or very slight defect in one's appearance.
What is body dysmorphic disorder?
A person with this disorder will probably go to the doctor way more than they really need to.
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder
Physical symptoms with no physical cause usually indicates this disorder.
What is Conversion Disorder?
An individual with a history of unstable relationships, self-image, behaviors, and moods and who is likely to engage in self-damaging or suicidal behaviors likely suffers from this serious Personality disorder.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
A person with arachnophobia could use this treatment to gradually face and overcome their fear while avoiding high levels of anxiety.
What is systematic desensitization (a form of exposure therapy)?
Feeling down during the winter months is common as a result of this disorder.
What is seasonal affective disorder?
A mom who poisons her own child in order to get sympathy and attention likely has this disorder.
What is Factitious Disorder?
This type of explanatory style is known to contribute to Major Depressive Disorder.
What is a negative explanatory style?
Serial Killers often suffer from this disorder.
What is Anti-Social Personality Disorder?