Chapter 14 Vocab Flashcards
Agoraphobia
Unrealistic fear of open spaces, being outside the home alone, or being in a crowd.
Anxiety disorder
A disorder featuring anxiety that is not proportional to a person’s circumstances.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
A disorder characterized by either unusual inattentiveness, hyperactivity with impulsivity, or both.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
A disorder characterized by deficits in social relatedness and communication skills that are often accompanied by repetitive, ritualistic behavior
Bipolar disorder
A mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and depression.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
A disorder characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships, self- image, and emotion.
Comorbid
Two or more disorders in the same individual
Delusion
A false, illogical belief
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)
A system for classification of psychological disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association
Diathesis-stress model
A model that suggests that the experience of stress interacts with an individual’s biological predisposition to produce a psychological disorder.
Dissociative disorder
A disorder characterized by disruptions in a person’s identity, memory, or consciousness.
Hallucination
A false perception
Learned helplessness
A state in which experiencing random or uncontrolled consequences leads to feelings of helplessness and possibly depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD)
A disorder characterized by lengthy periods of depressed mood, loss of pleasure in normal activities, disturbances in sleep and appetite, difficulty concentrating, feelings of hopelessness, and possible thoughts of suicide.
Mania
A period of unrealistically elevated mood
