psychology quiz review Flashcards
anxiety disorders
intense feelings of
the apprehension that is long-standing
generalized anxiety disorder
Feeling unexplainably tense and uneasy
panic disorder
When a person gets recurring panic attacks
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Persistent, repetitive, upsetting, or unwanted thoughts =
obsessions
phobias
Persistent, irrational fear
of a specific object or
situation
mood disorders
Shifts form one mood extreme to another
depressive disorders
Feel sad and overwhelmed for weeks or months;
(typically lose interest in activities and relationships; take
pleasure in nothing)
bipolar disorder
Alternating between the two emotional extremes, or
poles, of emotion: Depression & Mania
dissociative disorder
Sudden and usually temporary memory loss or
change in identity
personality disorder
Disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring
behavior patterns that impair social functioning
narcissistic personality disorder
Typically can’t handle criticism.