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Mental Disorders Flashcards

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Panic Disorder

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Minute-long episodes of intense dread. Physical symptoms: chest pains, choking

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Phobia

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Persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that disrupts behavior

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Haunting memories, nightmares, withdrawal, anxiety, sleep problems

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Two or more weeks of depressed moods

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Dysthymic Disorder

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Daily depression lasting two or more years

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Cyclic severe depression and elevated mood

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Bipolar Disorder

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Alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania

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Manic Episode

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Hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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Neurotransmitters & Depression

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Reduction of norepinephrine and serotonin

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Psychogenic amnesia; memory loss; often selective loss surrounding traumatic events

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Dissociative Fugue

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Global amnesia (forgets everything) with identity replacement

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Person exhibits two or more distinct personalities that alternate

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Causes of D.I.D.

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Severe sexual or physical abuse; biological predisposition

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Delusions

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False beliefs about self; persecution, paranoia, grandeur, being controlled

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Disorganized Thinking

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Jumping fron one idea to another even within sentences

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Hallucinations

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Hearing or seeing things that aren’t there

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Schizophrenic Perceptions

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Frequently such hallucinations are auditory

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Apathy

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Inappropriate emotions

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Catatonia

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Continually rub an arm, rock a chair, or remain motionless for hours

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Brain and Chemical Factors

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Dopamine overactivity - higher levels of activity

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Morphology

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Morphological changes in the brain lioe enlargement of fluid-filled ventricles

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Personality Disorders

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Behavior patterns that impair social functioning; cause a person to deviate from social expectations

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing; Sociopath/Psychopath

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Exaggerate their own importance, aided by success fantasies

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Constant worry about many issues; inability to identify cause. Physical symptoms: headaches, stomach aches, muscle tension, irritability

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