Psychological Disorders 2 Flashcards
What does OCD cause
Stress and anxiety
What is OCD
(Obsessive-compulsive disorder) persistent thoughts, urge, or images
How do people with OCD try to manage it
Through compulsions
Compulsions
Repetitive behavior, or mental acts that a person does to minimize anxiety.
How long do there compulsions or obsessions last in OCD
More than 1 hour
What is body dysmorphic disorder is what?
Preoccupation with 1 or more perceived defects or flaws
-physical apperance
What type of behaviors does someone with body dysmorphic disorder
- mirror checking
- excessive grooming
- skin picking
What is hoarding disorder
Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions regardless of value
What does hoarding disorder cause
Significant impairment of the brain
Give some PTSD exposure
- Directly experience event
- Witness event
- Learning event happened to someone close
- Exposure to traumatic event
Symptoms of PTSD
- Distress memories
- Distressing dreams
- Distress with triggers of what happened
What is PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder
How do they try to cope with it
- avoidance of distressing memories
2. Avoidance of external reminders
What negative thinking/mood can they get
Difficult remembering parts of events
Persistent and exaggerated negative belief about oneself
Neg. emotional state
Diminished interest
Distorted thoughts about events
Feeling of detachment
Inability to experience positive emotions
