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5.2 Flashcards

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Anxiety disorders

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Characterized by excessive fear and anxiety that tends to disturb behavior

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Specific phobia

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Intense and irrational fear of a specific object

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Acrophobia

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DSM-5-TR intense and persistent fear of heights

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Arachnophobia

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DSM-5-TR intense and irrational fear of spiders

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Agoraphobia

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Intense fear of being in a scenario where it’s hard to escape

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Panic disorder

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Unexpected episodes of panic attacks

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Attaque de nervios

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Episode of intense, emotional distress, dramatic, screaming, or crying uncontrollably

(Uncontrollable tantrums)

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Social anxiety disorder

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Significant persistent fear of social situations

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Taijin Kyofusho

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Intense fear of being embarrassed or embarrassing others

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Excessive worry about various aspects of daily life

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

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Unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors or mental acts

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Trauma and stressor related disorders

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Involves distress when exposed to traumatic or stressful events

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Post traumatic stress disorder

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Emotional stress following a traumatic event

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Depressive disorders

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persistent sad, empty, or irritable mood with physical and cognitive changes

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Major depressive disorder

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Pervasive and persistent low mood with low self-esteem and loss of interest

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Persistent depressive disorder

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Chronic distress mood lasting for at least two years

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Bipolar disorders

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Alternating periods of manic and depressive with shift moods

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Bipolar II disorder

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At least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode

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Bipolar I disorder

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One major manic episode, followed by hypo manic depressive episodes

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Neurodevelopment disorders

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A group of disorders that begin in the development. It affects learning and development.

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)

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Persistent patterns of in attention or hyperactivity impulsivity

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Autism spectrum disorder

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Challenge in social communication and interactions with repetitive patterns of behavior

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Anorexia nervosa

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Restrict food intake, intense fear of gaining weight leads to significant weight loss

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Bulimia nervosa

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Binge eating, followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors like Vomiting after

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Schizophrenia

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A disorder which relates to delusions or disorganized thinking and motor behaviors

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Delusions

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False beliefs strongly held despite clear evidence to disprove the delusion

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Disorganized motor behavior

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Abnormal or irritative movements like bizarre posture

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Flat effect

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Severe reduction in emotion expressiveness where people show little to no facial expressions

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Dopamine hypothesis

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Disorder is linked to an imbalance of dopamine (messenger system of brain)

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Dissociative disorders

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Disrupts, conscious memory, identity, or perception

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Dissociative amnesia

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Involves an ability to recall important autobiographical info

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Dissociative identity disorder

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Presents to two or more distinct personality states identities each within its own pattern

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Personality disorders

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Patterns of internal experiences and behavior that deviate from culture expectation

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Cluster A personality disorders

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Characterized by odd or eccentric behavior

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Schizoid personality disorder

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pattern of detachment from social relationships and restricted range of emotional expression (like solitary activities)

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schizotypal personality disorder

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discomfort in close relationships leading to social difficulties.

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cluster b personality disorder

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characterized by dramatic, emotional, or erratic behaviors

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histrionic personality disorder

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excessive emotional and attention seeking behavior and needing approval

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narcissistic personality disorder

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need for admiration, lack of empathy for others, and exploitive behavior in realationship

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borderline personality disorder

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instability in relationships, self image, and emotions with impulsive behaviors and fear of abandonment

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cluster C personality disorder

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anxious and fearful behaviors including Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders,

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avoidant personality disorder

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social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, leading to avoidance of social interaction

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abnormal psychology

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study of unusual patterns or behaviors

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clinical psychology

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psychology that assesses, diagnoses, treats, and prevents mental,

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Antisocial

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Lack of regard for own safety and acts impulsively and lying

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