Ch 13 Flashcards
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, fearful, and in a state of nervous arousal
Generalized anxiety
An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and chest pain; often followed by worry
Panic disorder
An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity or situation
Phobia
A disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts, actions or both
OCD
A disorder character by haunting memories, nightmares, anxiety, numbness of feeling, insomnia lingering for more than 4 weeks after a traumatic experience
PTSD
A disorder in which a person experiences 2 or more weeks with five or more symptoms with at least one depressed or loss of interest in pleasures
Major depression disorder
A disorder in which a person operates between hopelessness and weariness of depression and overexcited state of mania
Bipolar disorder
A hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgement is common
Mania
A disorder characterized by delusions, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotional expression
Schizophrenia
False beliefs despite contradictory evidence
Delusions
Messages from the outside without a stimulus
Hallucinations
An inflexible and enduring behavior pattern that impairs social functioning
Personality disorder
A personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of confidence for wrongdoing
Antisocial personality disorder
The American psychiatric association manual; widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
DSM-5
Process of diagnosis: how different your behavior is from the average
Deviant
Process of diagnosis when something upsets you
Distressful
Process of diagnosis; interferes with your life
Disfunctional
Process of diagnosis; harmful to self and others
Dangerous
Process of diagnosis; is there a good reason for it
Justification
Process of diagnosis; consistent and pattern
More days than not
A disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
Dissociative Identity Disorder
