Mood Disorders
Someone who has spent weeks feeling sad, empty, and hopeless is probably suffering from _____
Major depressive disorder
________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.
Anxiety disorders.
A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is called a _____ .
Psychological disorder
Which treatment modality usually involves between five and 10 people with the same issues or concerns who meet together with a trained clinician?
Group therapy
Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of ________.
Antidepressants
People who often experience mood states that vacillate between depression and mania suffer from ____ .
Bipolar disorder
Which psychological disorder is characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior?
Schizophrenia
Cordelia, an active duty Marine, served in Afghanistan. While she was on patrol with her friend, an IED went off, killing her friend and injuring her. Since then, Cordelia has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend. She is probably suffering from ________ .
PTSD
Who developed psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Behavior therapy __________ . (Define it!)
Involves a therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors
Maria was diagnosed with major depressive disorder five years ago. Her mother suffered from depression, so Maria worries that her own daughter will experience depression too. Why?
Mood disorders have a strong genetic/biological basis.
People with ________ disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental exercises.
Obsessive-compulsive.
Someone who experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or anxiety about clowns probably suffers from a(n) ________.
Phobia
Which principle underlies cognitive therapy?
How you THINK determines how you FEEL.
A counterconditioning technique that pairs an extremely unpleasant stimulus with an undesirable behavior is called ________ .
Aversive conditioning
When someone experiences two or more psychological disorders, that is known as ____ .
Comorbidity
Which childhood disorder is characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests?
Autism spectrum disorder.
In the U.S., the most widely-used classification system for psychological disorders is the ____ .
DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Marlena tells her therapist that she often feels helpless and unable to accomplish her goals. Her therapist responds by acknowledging those feelings, restating them, and clarifying those feelings behind what Marlena is expressing. What is this technique called?
Active listening
ECT stands for ____
Electroconvulsive therapy
When a woman experiences an episode of major depression either during pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth, that is known as ____
Postpartum onset depression
Someone who experiences intense fear and anxiety about being outside of the home is probably suffering from _____
Agoraphobia
Repeated drug use and/or alcohol use after a period of improvement from substance abuse is called ________.
Relapse
Jake makes several minor mistakes during his conversational French class. Instead of thinking, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes," he thinks, "I am so stupid." What kind of cognitive distortion is this?
Overgeneralization
To treat a fear of dogs, a behavioral therapist would probably use several stages of __________ .
Relaxation techniques and/or exposure therapy, also known as systematic desensitization