General
What is the most widely known classification system for psychological disorders?
The DSM
What does acrophobia mean?
The fear of heights
What refers to the expression of psychological distress through physical symptoms?
Somatization
What is cataonic stupor?
an immobile, expressionless, comalike state
What does maladaptive behavior mean?
That it impairs and individual's ability to function adequately in everyday life
What distinguishes obsessions from delusions?
Obsessions are unjustified
What is a disturbed state of consciousness in which someone performs acts in full awareness but later cannot remember?
Fague
What is a schizoid personality disorder?
People have no interest in relationships with other people
How many disorders does the DSM currently contain?
Almost 400
What are the two trauma-and-stressor- related disorders?
PTSD and acute stress disorder
Defined as a person's unrealistic preoccupation with thoughts that they have a serious disease
Hypochondriasis
Most personality disorders were not classified until what year?
1980
Name three anxiety disorders
Agoraphobia, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and separation anxiety
How long does excessive or unrealistic worry have to last to be considered generalized anxiety disorder?
6 months
When do somatoform disorders occur?
When individuals repress emotions associated with forbidden urges and express them instead through physical symptoms
What are symptoms of borderline personality disorder?
Instability of mood, chaotic personal relationships, and a disturbed sense of self
What does depersonalization mean?
Detachment from one's mental processes or body
Racing thoughts and inflated self-esteem are traits related to what?
Mania
What are the two types of somatoform disorders?
Conversion disorder and Hypochondriasis
What is the biological view of the cause of schizophrenia?
Loss of synapses in the brain