DSM Flashcards
Depersonalization
Dissociative state
feeling detached from, and as if one were an outside observer of, one’s mental processes or body
Derealization
Dissociative state
unreality of surroundings (e.g., the world around the individual is experienced as unreal, dreamlike, distant, or distorted).
aberrant lateralization
a pattern of brain asymmetry that is not common or predominant in the population
lateralization
the idea that some physical or mental functions are controlled by one side of the body or hemisphere of the brain, rather than the other
Prevalence
common in what group of people or from what experiences
Arousal Symptoms
Your blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and temperature goes up.
Avoidance Symptoms
Avoiding work, social, or school activities for fear of criticism or rejection
Intrusion Symptoms
Intrusive thoughts such as repeated, involuntary memories; distressing dreams; or flashbacks of the traumatic even
Postconcussive symptoms
headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light or sound, irritability, concentration deficits
highly somatic presentations
pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning
Negative affectivity (neuroticism)
nervous, tense, angry, and worried than others and they often feel rejected.
Anhedonic (ann-dow- nia)
inability to feel pleasure
ego-dystonic
lack of harmony in the self/ anguish and self-recrimination that subjects feel towards themselves in view of their very much individual thoughts and behavioral expressions.
compensatory behaviors
Extreme dieting, skipping meals, self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and misuse of laxatives and diuretics for the purpose of maintaining or reducing body weight
enuresis
the repeated voiding of urine into inappropriate places- wet the bed
encopresis
repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places
prodromal period
the period after incubation and before the characteristic symptoms of infection occur
Comorbidity
the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
Nystagmus
a condition where your eyes make rapid, repetitive, uncontrolled movements
tachycardia
Symptoms may include palpitations, fainting sensation, lightheadedness, loss of consciousness, dizziness, weakness, shortness of breath, decreased exercise capacit
Ataxia
the loss of full control of bodily movements.
Dysarthria
a motor speech disorder that makes it difficult to form and pronounce words
Hyperacusis
a rare disorder of loudness perception, where sounds that are ordinarily considered innocuous become intolerable
Excoriation
(Skin-Picking) Disorder
Trichotillomania
Hair-Pulling Disorder
Psychoticism
prone to take risks, might engage in anti-social behaviors, impulsiveness, or non-conformist behavior
