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Psych disorders Flashcards

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Psychopathology

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A sickness or disorder of the mind

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Etiology

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Factors that contribute to the development of disorders thoughts emotions and or behaviors

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Diathesis stress model

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The idea that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability(Diathesis) Is coupled with stress

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Specific phobia

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An anxiety disorder marked by fear of a specific object or situation that is exaggerated and out of proportion with any actual danger

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Social anxiety disorder

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An anxiety disorder characterized by fear of being negatively evaluated by others including fears of being in social situations public speaking speaking up in class meeting new people and eating in front of others

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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An anxiety disorder characterized by a state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or situation

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Panic disorder

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An anxiety disorder that consists of sudden overwhelming attacks of terror with worry about having additional panic attacks

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Agoraphobia

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An anxiety disorder marked by the fear of being in situations from which escape is difficult or impossible

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

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A psychological disorder characterized by frequent intrusive thoughts that create anxiety and compulsive actions at temporarily reduce anxiety

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Post traumatic stress disorder

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A psychological disorder that involves frequent and unwanted thoughts related to past stress or trauma including nightmares intrusive thoughts and flashbacks

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Major depressive disorder

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A mood disorder characterized by extremely negative moods or a loss of interest normally possible activities that persists for two weeks or more

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Persistent depressive disorder

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A mood disorder characterized by mildly or moderately negative moods that persists for at least two years

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Manic episodes Or mania

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Periods of abnormally and persistently elevated mood increased energy level and physical activity diminished need for sleep grandiose ideas racing thoughts and extreme distractibility

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Bipolar one disorder

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A mood disorder characterized by extremely elevated moods during manic episodes

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Bipolar two disorder

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A mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of extremely depressed and mildly elevated mood

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Schizophrenia

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A psychological disorder characterized by extreme alterations in thought and perceptions and or in consciousness resulting in a break from reality

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Positive symptoms

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Symptoms of schizophrenia that are additional unusual experiences or behavior such as delusions hallucinations and disorganized speech and disorganized behavior

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Negative symptoms

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Symptoms of schizophrenia that are deficits in functioning such as apathy lack of emotion slowed speech and slowed movement

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Delusions

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False beliefs that reflect breaks from reality

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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 a normal conversational structure

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Disorganized behavior

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Acting in strange or unusual ways such as failing to dress properly alternating between anger and laughter and pacing and wringing of one’s hand

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Borderline personality disorder

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A personality disorder characterized by disturbances in identity and moods in an impulse control

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Antisocial personality disorder

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A personality disorder marked by disregard for in violation of the rights of others and lack remorse

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Disassociative amnesia

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Psychological disorders that involves descriptions of memory for a specific event or for a large block of time

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Disassociative identity disorder

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

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Anorexia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by excessive fear of becoming fat and therefore restricting energy intake to obtain a significantly lower body weight

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Bulimia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by dieting binge eating and compensating behavior such as purging

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Binge eating disorder

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An eating disorder characterized by binge eating that causes significant distress

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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Psychological disorders that most commonly develop a childhood

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Autism spectrum disorder

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A developmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interactions by impaired communication and by restricted repetitive behavior and interests

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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A disorder characterized by excessive activity or fidgeting in attentiveness and impulsivity

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