Psych Disorders 1
A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
The most common mental disorder.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
A disorder marked by alternating or intermixed periods of mania and depression
What is bipolar disorder?
A disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss
What is anorexia nervosa?
This disorder is when a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or wakes up frequently during sleep.
What is Insomnia?
A disorder in which a person develops two or more distinct personalities
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
An intense fear of animals, spiders, insects or other specific objects or situations
What are Specific Phobias?
A disorder where a person has repetitive thoughts and behaviors that they have difficulty controlling.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
A neurological disorder that affects communication and behavior.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
A disorder characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences.
What is Alcohol Use Disorder?
An anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster.
What is PTSD?
The state of being disconnected or out of touch with reality.
What is Psychosis?
A psychotic disorder in which functioning deteriorates as a result of unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions and motor abnormalities
What is Schizophrenia?
A pattern of need for admiration and lack of empathy for others. A person with this disorder may have a grandiose sense of self-importance, a sense of entitlement, take advantage of others or lack empathy.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
A pattern of instability in personal relationships, intense emotions, poor self-image, and impulsivity
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?