exam 2 Flashcards
3 words that define all psychological disorders
prominent, persistent, disruptive
term for heightened and sad moods
euphoric
definition of obsession
recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, ideas or images
definition of compulsion
repetitive behavior or mental act performed according to rigid rules that the person feels driven to carry out
symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder
occasional trepidation, fear, nervousness, jitters, panic
percent of patients with current major depression
10%
length of time for bipolar disorders to be diagnosed
lasts at least 1 week and present most of the day, nearly every day
differences between men and women with suicide
women make more attempts, but are less successful. men make less attempts, but are more successful
arachnophobia
fear of spiders
ophidiophobia
fear of snakes
agoraphobia
fear of open/crowded spaces
acrophobia
fear of heights
astraphobia
fear of thunder/lightning
ideas surrounding panic attacks
discrete period with feelings of impending doom; from phobias, social anxiety, OCD, PTSD
major depressive disorder
acute, episodes, 2 weeks of depression or loss of interest, 4 additional symptoms, recurrence
dysthymic disorder
chronic depression of less intensity, 3 symptoms, 2 years
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
kids, 3 times per week, irritability or angry
premenstrual dysphoric disorder
premenstrual phase, mood changes
PTSD relevance
- 8%
vets: 12-18%
PHQ-9 depression scoring
recognizing depression
cyclothymia
more chronic and less severe bipolar disorder
dysthymia
chronic depression
trichotillomania
pulling out hair
7 secrets of depression
common often missed easy to diagnose if you know to look for it often severe often recurrent costly considered highly treatable
anorexia
restricted eating, fear of gaining weight, disturbed self-perception of body shape
bulimia
eating large amounts, then getting rid of it
binge-eating
overeating
suicide ideas about thinking and actions of those possible suicidal
ideation gestures passively suicidal active thinking thinking and doing chronically suicidal
suicide rates
45-54 years old
40,000/year
PTSD medications
SSRIs
depression and bipolar disorder treatments
lithium
