Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Anxiety def

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a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger

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Panic def

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a feeling of sudden, helpless terror

Question 3

Panic Disorder

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extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks.

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Phobia

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an intense and irrational fear of particular objects or situations

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Obsession def

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An uncontrollable pattern of thoughts - thinking about the same thing over and over

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Compulsion def

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Repeated coping behaviours

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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A disorder which includes both obsessions and compulsions

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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the experiencing or reliving of an original event through dreams or flashbacks

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Mood Disorders (general)

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disorders which affect one’s mental state - can cause long lasting sadness, happiness or anger

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Major Depressive Disorder

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severe form of depression that interferes with functioning, concentration, mental and physical wellbeing

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Bipolar Disorder (general)

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disorder that causes unusual changes in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration

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Bipolar I

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The suffering of manic episodes that last for at least 7 days, or by symptoms so severe that a person needs medical care. Depressive episodes usually happen as well, lasting about 2 weeks. Having depressive and manic episodes at the same time is also possible

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Bipolar II

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A series of depressive and hypomanic episodes (a period of abnormally elevated/extreme mood, emotions, or energy level

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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A type of depression characterized by recurrent seasonal patterns with symptoms that last about 4 to 5 months

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Somatoform Disorders (general)

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physical symptoms for which there is no apparent physical cause.

Somatoform - Somatic symptoms are physical symptoms that have no CLEAR medical cause but are related to psychological or emotional factors

Symptoms include: pain, fatigue, dizziness, gastrointestinal issues

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Conversion Disorder

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changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function

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Hypochondriasis

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a person who is in good health becomes preoccupies with imaginary ailments. A hypochondriac spends a lot of time looking for signs of serious illness and often misinterprets minor aches, pains, bruises, or bumps as early signs of a fatal illness

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Dissociative Disorders (general)

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disorders in which a person experiences alteration in memory, identity, or consciousness. Loss of memory with no biological or physiological explanation (not a result of physical injury, normal forgetting, or substance use)

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Dissociative Amnesia

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the inability to recall important personal events or information (usually associated with stressful events)

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Dissociative Fugue

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a dissociative disorder in which a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is unable to recall the past

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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a person exhibits two or more personality states, each with its own patterns of thinking and behaving (previously known as multiple personality disorder)

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Schizophrenia (general)

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a group of disorder characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions

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Delusions def

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false beliefs that a person maintains in the face of contrary evidence

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Hallucinations def

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perceptions that have no direct external cause

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Paranoid Schizophrenia

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Main type of schizophrenia - mainly involves hallucinations and delusions

ex. grandeur = the personal belief that a person is wonderful, successful, more important than others

ex. persecution = the belief that someone is conspiring against or mistreating oneself

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Catatonic Schizophrenia

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affects the way you move in extreme ways (extreme flexibility)

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Remission Schizophrenia

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This is when schizophrenia symptoms have completely disappeared or are very minimal

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Disorganized Schizophrenia

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associated with symptoms like disorganized speech, thinking, and behaviour

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Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

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a type of schizophrenia that is diagnoses when a person meets the criteria for a schizophrenia diagnoses but cannot by classified into any of the subtypes

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Personality Disorders (general)

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maladaptive or inflexible ways of dealing with others and one’s environment. People affected by this are unable:
- to establish meaningful connections with other people
- to assume social responsibilities
- to adapt to their social environment

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and lack of conscience (known in the past as psychopaths or sociopaths)

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Addiction (general)

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a pattern of drug abuse characterized by an overwhelming and compulsive desire to obtain and use a drug

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Psychological Dependence def

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use of a drug to such an extent that a person feels nervous and anxious without it

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Tolerance def

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physical adaptation to a drug so that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original effect

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Withdrawal def

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the symptoms that occur after a person discontinues the use of a drug to which they have become addicted

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Alcoholism

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• Can produce psychological dependence, tolerance and addiction
• may develop from both environmental and genetic factors
• there is not certain cure for alcoholism