Psychiatry Definition

Question 1

General anxiety disorder

Answer 1

Self perpetuating network of positive feedback loops that arise from adaptive responses

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

Self perpetuating network of positive feedback loops that arise from adaptive responses

Question 3

Mania

Answer 3

State of mind characterised by high energy, excitement, euphoria, over a sustained time period

Question 4

Types of schizophrenia

Answer 4

Paranoid
Disorganised
Undifferentiated
Catatonic

Question 5

Schizophrenia

Answer 5

Genetic, excess dopamine, abnormal working memory (that allows you to understand the present moment in time)

Question 6

Self harm

Answer 6

Low self worth and persistent distress, main function to reduce this stress

Question 7

Addiction

Answer 7

Repeated negative reinforcement in context of persistent states of suffering

Question 8

Eating disorders

Answer 8

Means of reducing distress and feeling or things being out of control

Question 9

Psychosis

Answer 9

Disrupted process of perceiving and interpreting reality