Name that disorder!
For the past eight months, Taylor has experienced excessive worry about school, finances, family, and health. Taylor finds it difficult to control these worries and frequently feels restless, tense, and exhausted. The worrying has also begun interfering with sleep and concentration.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
Both Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Disorder involve excessive anxiety. What is the primary difference in what individuals fear or worry about?
What is excessive worry across multiple areas of life versus fear of scrutiny or negative evaluation in social situations.
This evidence-based treatment for OCD involves confronting feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to perform compulsions.
What is Exposure and Response Prevention?
To meet the duration criterion for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, excessive anxiety and worry must occur more days than not for at least this many months.
What is 6 months?
If someone likes their pencils perfectly aligned, color-codes their closet, and alphabetizes their spice rack, they definitely have OCD.
What is MYTH?
Morgan experiences unwanted, intrusive thoughts that their apartment might catch fire. Despite knowing the stove is off, Morgan feels compelled to check every burner repeatedly before leaving home. The checking sometimes takes more than an hour and frequently makes Morgan late for work.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Both Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder involve recurrent episodes of binge eating. What key behavior distinguishes Bulimia Nervosa from Binge-Eating Disorder?
What are compensatory behaviors (vomiting, excessive exercise)?
This psychotherapy for PTSD helps clients identify and challenge trauma-related “stuck points,” including beliefs about safety, trust, and self-blame.
What is Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)?
A person with PTSD must have symptoms lasting longer than this amount of time; before that, Acute Stress Disorder may be considered.
What is one month?
Someone can experience a panic attack without having Panic Disorder. Yes, even if it feels like their heart is auditioning for a Fast & Furious movie.
What is FACT?
Following a serious car accident six weeks ago, Jordan experiences recurrent nightmares and intrusive memories of the crash. Jordan avoids driving, feels persistently unsafe, and becomes startled by sudden noises. Jordan also feels detached from friends and blames themselves for the accident, despite evidence that another driver was responsible.
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Both Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder can develop following a traumatic event. What is the primary difference in the duration required for diagnosis?
What is more than or less than one month?
This evidence-based PTSD treatment involves systematically approaching avoided trauma reminders and revisiting traumatic memories in a structured therapeutic setting.
What is Prolonged Exposure (PE)?
For an adult to meet DSM-5-TR criteria for Binge-Eating Disorder, binge episodes must occur at least this frequently over a period of 3 months.
What is once per week?
A person with Anorexia Nervosa can engage in binge eating or purging. Plot twist: purging doesn't automatically mean Bulimia Nervosa.
What is FACT?
Avery frequently eats unusually large amounts of food in a short period while feeling unable to stop. These episodes occur twice weekly and are followed by intense guilt and embarrassment. Avery often eats alone to hide the behavior but does not engage in vomiting, fasting, or excessive exercise afterward. This pattern has continued for four months.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
Both Somatic Symptom Disorder and Illness Anxiety Disorder involve significant health-related concerns. What distinguishes the central focus of each disorder?
What is experiencing a physical symptom versus no physical symptom?
This behavioral intervention, commonly used for hair-pulling and skin-picking disorders, teaches clients to recognize urges and substitute an incompatible behavior for the repetitive action.
What is Habit Reversal Training (HRT)?
For an OCD diagnosis, obsessions or compulsions must cause significant distress or impairment OR typically consume more than this amount of time each day.
What is 1 hour per day?
If doctors can't find a medical explanation for someone's physical symptoms, that automatically means they have Somatic Symptom Disorder. Case closed, Dr. Google!
What is MYTH?
After several months of headaches, Riley becomes convinced they have a serious neurological illness. Despite reassuring medical evaluations and only occasional mild discomfort, Riley spends hours researching brain tumors, repeatedly checks for neurological symptoms, and frequently requests additional testing. These fears have persisted for nearly a year and interfere with work and relationships.
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
A person with Anorexia Nervosa (binge-eating/purging type) and a person with Bulimia Nervosa may both engage in binge eating and purging. What critical diagnostic distinction determines which disorder is more appropriate?
What is significantly low body weight?
This evidence-based treatment for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa actively involves caregivers in supporting nutritional rehabilitation and helping the young person return to healthy eating.
What is Family-Based Treatment?
The DSM-5-TR requires at least this many symptoms, drawn from five possible symptom categories, for a diagnosis of Acute Stress Disorder.
What is nine symptoms?
The DSM-5-TR considers being transgender a mental disorder, so every transgender person automatically meets criteria for Gender Dysphoria. Apparently identity comes with a diagnostic subscription!
What is MYTH?