Unit 12: Vocab B Flashcards
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| 9204997326 | Mood disorders | Disturbances in mood or prolonged emotional state; stuck at one end of the emotional spectrum | 0 | |
| 9204997327 | Depression | A mood disorder characterized by overwhelming feelings of sadness, lack of interest in activities, and perhaps excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness; failed in life, trouble concentrating, changes in short-term memory | 1 | |
| 9204997328 | "Normal" depression | Depression that all people experience from time to time; when long lasting no longer "normal" | 2 | |
| 9204997329 | Clinical depression | Depression that is long lasting and goes well beyond the typical reaction to a stressful life event | 3 | |
| 9204997330 | Major depressive disorder | A depressive disorder characterized by an episode of intense sadness, depressed mood, or marked loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities; lasts up to months | 4 | |
| 9204997331 | Dysthymia | A depressive disorder where the symptoms are generally less severs than for major depressive disorder, but at present most days and persist for at least 2 years | 5 | |
| 9204997332 | Suicide myths and facts | Myths: Someone who talks about it will never do it, someone who has tried suicide and has failed is not serious about it, only people who are life's losers commit suicide Facts: Most people who kill themselves have talked about it, any suicide attempt means the person is deeply troubled and needs help immediately, they will probably attempt it another time, many people who commit suicide have "good" lives | 6 | |
| 9204997333 | Mania | A mood disorder characterized by euphoric states, extreme physical activity, excessive talkativeness, distractedness, and sometimes grandiosity (inflated self-esteem) | 7 | |
| 9204997334 | Bipolar disorder | A mood disorder in which periods of mania and depression alternate, sometimes with periods of normal mood intervening | 8 | |
| 9204997335 | Causes of mood disorders | Genetics, high levels of stress hormones, maladaptive cognitive distortions, difficulties in interpersonal relationships | 9 | |
| 9204997336 | Anxiety disorders | Disorders in which anxiety is a characteristic feature of the avoidance of anxiety seems to motivate abnormal behavior (anxiety = fearfulness) | 10 | |
| 9204997337 | Specific phobia | Anxiety disorders characterized by an intense, paralyzing fear of something (perhaps should be feared but fear is unreasonable); interferes with life and functioning | 11 | |
| 9204997338 | Social phobia | Anxiety disorders characterized by excessive, inappropriate fears connected with social situations or performances in front of other people (ex. public speaking) | 12 | |
| 9204997339 | Agoraphobia | An anxiety disorder that involves multiple, intense fears of crowds, public places, and other situations that require separation form a source of security such as the home; dread of being separated from security; people find it difficult to leave home | 13 | |
| 9204997340 | Panic disorder | An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent panic attacks in which the person suddenly experiences intense fear or terror without any reasonable cause; sudden, unpredictable, overwhelming | 14 | |
| 9204997341 | Generalized anxiety disorder | An anxiety disorder characterized by prolonged vague but intense fears that are not attached to any particular object or circumstance; inability to relax, rapid heartbeat, apprehensiveness about the future, alertness to threats, sleeping difficulties | 15 | |
| 9204997342 | Obsessive-compulsive disorder | An anxiety disorder in which a person feels driven to think disturbing thoughts or to perform senseless rituals | 16 | |
| 9204997343 | Obsessions | Involuntary thoughts or ideas that keep reoccurring despite the person's attempts to step them | 17 | |
| 9204997344 | Compulsions | Repetitive, ritualistic behaviors that a person feels compelled to perform | 18 | |
| 9204997345 | Acute stress disorder | Anxious reaction to living through a high stress event; occurs soon after the event | 19 | |
| 9204997346 | Posttraumatic stress disorder | Anxious reaction to living through a high stress event; takes place long after the event is over | 20 | |
| 9204997347 | Causes of anxiety disorders | Biologically predisposed to associate potentially dangerous objects with intense fears; heredity, can inherit a predisposition to anxiety disorders, gene linking; unconscious conflicts that trigger anxiety; displacement of unconscious conflict into real world | 21 |
