Diagnosis & DSM
This manual is used to classify mental disorders and determine treatment eligibility. (most up to date)
DSM-5-TR
This disorder involves constant tension and worry without a clear cause.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This perspective explains behavior as learned through reinforcement or conditioning.
What is the learning perspective?
Mood disorders may involve swings between these two emotional extremes.
What are mania and depression?
False beliefs held despite evidence are known as this.
What are delusions?
A behavior is considered clinically significant if it does this.
Disrupts one's life/daily functioning.
Sudden symptoms like chest pain, dizziness, and fear of dying are characteristic of this.
What is a panic attack?
Fear processing and emotional memory are strongly linked to this brain structure.
What is the amygdala?
Persistent feelings of worthlessness and sadness for at least a two week period define this condition.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Hearing voices when none are present is this type of symptom.
What are auditory hallucinations?
This is a major criticism of the DSM.
What is overdiagnosis?
An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation defines this condition.
What is a specific phobia?
Freud described anxiety that is not tied to a specific object as this.
What is free-floating anxiety?
A major risk after one depressive episode is this likelihood (percentage) of recurrence.
What is 50%?
Reduced emotional expression is called this.
What is flat affect?
This is the updated term in the DSM-5-TR for dementia.
What is a neurocognitive disorder?
Repeated intrusive thoughts paired with ritual behaviors describe this disorder.
What is OCD?
This perspective explains depression as anger turned inward after loss.
What is psychoanalytic perspective?
One effective way to combat depression is to increase engagement in this type of activity; this may be difficult for those that have had this mood disorder, which is classified by not having any relief from low mood for 2 years.
What is pleasurable activity?
What is Persistent Depressive Disorder/dysthymia?
An overactive level of this neurotransmitter is linked to schizophrenia symptoms.
What is dopamine?
When a label changes how others treat someone, influencing their behavior, this effect is demonstrated.
What is the biasing power of diagnostic labels?
Long-lasting symptoms years later, like flashbacks and hyperarousal point to this disorder.
What is PTSD?
The idea that humans are biologically prepared to fear certain threats comes from this view.
What is the evolutionary perspective?
This class of drugs works by preventing serotonin from being reabsorbed.
What are SSRI's?
A person believing they are Napoleon is an example of this disorder; they may jumble incoherent sentences together known as this symptom characterization.
What is schizophrenia?
What is word salad?