Ch 14 Flashcards

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Psychological disorder

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Pattern of behavior and psychological symptoms that causes stress and impairs ability to function in one or more area

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Anxiety

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Tension, apprehension, worry

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What is a panic attack and what are the symptoms

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Episode of extreme anxiety that rapidly escalates.

Symptoms include pounding heart, breathlessness, choking sensation, sweating heavily

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Phobia

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Irrational fear of object, situation, activity

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What is PTSD and what are the symptoms

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Symptoms of anxiety develop in response to an extreme physical or psychological trauma.
Symptoms include, recurrent nightmares, intrusive recollections about traumatic event,

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Obsessive compulsive disorder and symptoms

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Repetitive intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable urges to perform certain actions
Compulsions- performed to reduce anxiety, often in a sequence or ritualized pattern

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Major depression

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A mood disorder, extreme feelings of despondency, worthlessness, hopelessness that cause impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral functioning.

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What is called the common cold of psychological disorders

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Major depression

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Who are twice likely more than the other to be diagnosed with depression

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Women

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Bipolar disorder (manic depression)

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Alternating between extreme euphoria and excitement with depression

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What is the dsm 5 and what is it used for?

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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition- book that describes symptoms and guidelines for over 300 different psychological disorders

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