Famous Psychologists
Father of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud
Excessive worry for 6+ months
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Persistent sadness & loss of interest
Major Depressive Disorder?
This Cluster A disorder is characterized by pervasive distrust and suspiciousness.
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
This disorder requires symptoms to be present before age 12.(Hint : hyper)
Dogs, bells, salivation.
Ivan Pavlov?
Sudden intense fear & physical symptoms
Panic Disorder
Alternating mania & depression
Bipolar Disorder
Personality disorder most strongly associated with repeated law-breaking and impulsivity.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Characterized by deficits in social interaction and repetitive behavior.
Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Operant conditioning
B.F Skinner
Fear of places where escape is hard
Agoraphobia
Mild but long-lasting depression
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Individuals with this disorder may have odd beliefs or magical thinking.
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Involuntary motor and vocal tics.
Tourette’s Disorder?
Hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow
Intense fear of being judged in social situations
Social Anxiety Disoder
Severe temper outbursts inconsistent with developmental level
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?
Key difference between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.
OCD: intrusive obsessions & compulsions recognized as unreasonable;
OCPD: pervasive perfectionism and control seen as appropriate by the patient (ego-syntonic).
Difficulty with reading, writing, or math despite normal intelligence.
Specific Learning Disorder
Cognitive development in children.
Jean Piaget?
Differential diagnosis: how is agoraphobia distinguished from social anxiety disorder?
Agoraphobia is fear of situations where escape might be difficult; social anxiety is fear of scrutiny in social interactions.
A key diagnostic feature distinguishing Bipolar I from Bipolar II.
Bipolar I requires at least one manic episode; Bipolar II requires at least one hypomanic and one major depressive episode, but no manic episode.
Cluster C disorder marked by extreme need to be taken care of.
Dependent Personality Disorder
Restriction of energy intake, intense fear of gaining weight.
Anorexia Nervosa