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what is the DSM-5?

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manual that lists, categorizes, and describes disorders

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diathesis-stress model

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stress might trigger vulnerability & generic predisposition for disorders

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dimensional approach

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symptoms are placed on a continuum based on the severity of them

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specific phobia

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fear of a specific object or situation that is exaggerated and disproportionate to the threat

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social anxiety

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fear of being negatively evaluated by others

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generalized anxiety

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nearly constant anxiety not associated with a specific object or situation

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panic

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sudden attacks of overwhelming terror and worry about having additional panic attacks

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agoraphobia

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fear of being in a inescapable situation

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effects of anxiety

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  • hard time falling & staying asleep
  • attention & concentration can be impaired
  • sweating, dry mouth, rapid pulse, etc.
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symptoms of social phobia

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fear of social situations, public speaking, etc

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symptoms of generalized anxiety

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constant alertness & distractibility

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symptoms of panic disorder

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brought on by external stimuli & internal thought process

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OCD

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frequent intrusive thoughts that create anxiety and compulsive actions that temporarily reduce the anxiety

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what are obsessions?

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recurrent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts/urges/or mental images that increase anxiety

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what are obsessions?

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recurrent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts/urges/or mental images that increase anxiety

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what are compulsions?

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particular acts that the person feels driven to perform over and over again

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PTSD

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involves frequent and unwanted thoughts related to past stress or trauma, including nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and flashbacks

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why is it difficult to “unlearn” the fear associated with PTSD?

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ptsd interfere w/ various brain processes that normal lead to extinction in fear-learning

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major depressive disorder

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extremely depressed moods or loss of interest in pleasurable activities lasting for two weeks or longer (& change in weight and sleep)

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persistent depressive disorder

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mild or moderate depressEd mood most days for two years

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bipolar I disorder

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extremely elevated moods (manic episodes) lasting at least on week

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bipolar II disorder

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alternating between mildly elevated moods (hypomania) for at least 4 days and extremely depressed mood for at last two weeks

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manic episodes

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periods of abnormally and persistently mood, increased energy level and physical activity, diminished need for sleep, grandiose idea, racing thoughts, and extreme distractibility

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symptoms of bipolar I

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major depressive disorders, severe thought disturbances or hallucinations, extreme mania

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schizophrenia

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extreme alterations in thought, perceptions, and/or in consciousness

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what are the five symptoms of schizophrenia?

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delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech/behavior, and negative symptoms

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what are positive symptoms?

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delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech/behavior

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what are negative symptoms?

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apathy, lack of emotions, slowed speech, and slowed movement

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delusions

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false be,jefe that reflect breaks from reality

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what are six common types?

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persecution, referential, grandiose, identity, guilt, and control

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persecution

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belief that others are persecuting, spying on, or trying to harm you

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referential

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belief that objects, events, or other people have particular significance to you

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grandiose

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belief that you have great power, knowledge, or talent

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identity

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belief that you are someone else

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guilt

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belief that you have committed a terrible sin

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control

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belief that your thoughts and behaviors are being controlled by external forces

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hallucinations

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false sensory experiences in the absence of any genuine external input

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disorganized speech

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incoherent speech that fails to follow normal conversational structure

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loosening of associations

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frequently changing topics

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clang associations

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stringing together of words that rhyme but have no apparent link

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disorganized behavior

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acting in strange or unusual ways

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negative symptoms

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reduction in behavior, engages in little imitation of behavior, and have no interest in social participation or other activities

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cluster A

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odd or eccentric behavior (paranoid, schizoid, shizotypal)

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cluster B

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dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic)

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symptoms of anti-social

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  • willing to take advantages of others, hurt ppl without showing any concern or remorse of their behavior
  • tend to focus on their own pleasure
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symptoms of borderline

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lack of strong sense of self, cannot tolerate being alone/intense fear of abandonment, episodes of depression, anxiety, anger, etc,

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cluster c

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anxious or fearful behavior (avoidant, dependent, and OCD)

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dissociative disorder

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disruptions of identity, memory, or conscious awareness

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dissociative amnesia

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involves disruptions of memory for a specific events or for a long block of time
(sudden lose memory for personal facts

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dissociative fugue

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loss of identity

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dissociative identity disorders

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the presence of two or more distinct identities in the same individual

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what are the six neurodevelopmetal disorders?

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intellectual disabilities, communication disorders, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, specific learning disorders, and motor disorders

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autism

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persistent impairment in social interaction
impaired language, social, and cognitive development

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ADHD

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hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive behavior

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motor disorders

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recurrent motion and/or vocal tics

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specific learning disorders

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difficulty learning and using academic skills

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communication disorder

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deficits in language, speech, or communications

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intellectual disabilities

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def it’s in intellectual and adaptive functioning

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