AP Psychology: Psychological Disorders Flashcards

Psychological Disorders: important terms

13633744421	Agoraphobia	A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)	0
13633744422	Antisocial personality disorder	A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist	1
13633744423	Anxiety disorders	Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety	2
13633744446	ADHD	A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity	3
13633744424	Bipolar disorder	A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. was once known as Manic Depression.	4
13633744425	Catatonia	a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods	5
13633744426	Conversion disorder	A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found	6
13633744447	compulsions	The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors	7
13633744427	Delusions	False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders	8
13633744428	Dissociative amnesia	The sudden loss of memory for significant personal information	9
13633744429	Dissociative disorders	Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. the person may become "detached" from themselves	10
13633744430	Dissociative fugue	The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history, accompanied by an abrupt departure from home and the assumption of a new identity	11
13633744431	Dissociative identity disorder (DID)	A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder	12
13633744448	diathesis stress theory	an individual is born with a genetic predisposition towards a mental health problem- the problem is only expressed if the individual is exposed to certain environmental triggers.	13
13633744449	dopamine	neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement, attention, alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia	14
13633744450	DSM-V	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: A reference for coding psychiatric disorders or conditions. Organized by symptoms	15
13633744432	Generalized anxiety disorder	An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal	16
13633744433	Hallucinations	False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus	17
13633744434	Hypochondriasis	Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments	18
13633744435	Major depressive disorder	A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities	19
13633744436	Mood disorders	Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes	20
13633744437	Negative symptoms	Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits, such as flattened emotions, social withdrawal, apathy, impaired attention, and poverty of speech	21
13633744438	Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)	An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)	22
13633744451	obsessions	persistent ideas, thoughts, or impulses that are unwanted and inappropriate, causing marked distress	23
13633744439	Panic disorder	An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks. May be triggered by the amygdala.	24
13633744440	Personality disorders	Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning	25
13633744441	phobia	An anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation	26
13633744442	Positive symptoms	Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral excesses or peculiarities, such as hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, and wild flights of ideas	27
13633744452	PTSD	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder A disorder in which a person has lingering memories, nightmares, and other symptoms for weeks after a severely threatening, uncontrollable event	28
13633744453	postpartum depression	A new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days and weeks after giving birth	29
13633744443	Prevalence	The percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period	30
13633744454	psychological disorder/psychopathology	a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that results in distress	31
13633744455	Rosenhan study	study in which healthy individuals were admitted into mental hospitals after saying they were hearing voices. Once in, they acted normally and still were not labeled as impostors.	32
13633744444	Schizophrenia	psychological disorder marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual, social, and emotional processes	33
13633744445	Somatoform disorders	Disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists	34
13633744456	serotonin	a neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep,arousal,and mood. appears in lower than normal levels in depressed persons	35
13633744457	seasonal affective disorder	Controversial disorder in which a person experiences depression during winter months and improved mood during spring. Can be treated using phototherapy, using bright light and high levels of negative ions.	36
13633744458	mania	A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. extravagant shopping sprees may happen or a flight of ideas	37
13633744459	flat affect	A marked lack of expressed emotions; a symptom of schizophrenia.	38
13633744460	word salad	Incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences	39
13633744461	paranoia	A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution	40
13633744462	Irrationality	Abnormal indicator involving acting or talking in ways that are incomprehensible to others	41
13633744463	Unpredictability	Abnormal indicator involving erratic and inconsistent behaviors	42
13633744464	Unconventional Behavior	Abnormal indicator involving behavior that violates social norms or are statistically rare.	43
13633744465	Organic Disorders	disorders that affect organs; in the case of psychological patients most often dementia and Alzheimer's which leads to problems with normal functioning	44
13633744466	conversion disorder	A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.	45
13633744467	dissociative fugue	disorder in which one travels away from home and is unable to remember details of his past, including often his identity	46
13633744468	dissociative amnesia	Dissociative disorder characterized by the sudden and extensive inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.	47
13633744469	somatoform disorders	disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists	48
13633744470	specific phobia	a disorder that involves an irrational fear of a particular object or situation that markedly interferes with an individual's ability to function	49
13633744471	flat effect	a lack of emotional responsiveness	50
13633744472	biopsychosocial model	a model of health that integrates the effects of biological, behavioral, and social factors on health and illness	51
13633744473	Paranoid Personality Disorder (Cluster A)	marked by a pervasive distrust of others and suspicion regarding their motives	52
13633744474	Schizoid Personality Disorder (Cluster A)	emotional detachment, disinterest in close relationships	53
13633744475	Shizotypal Personality Disorder	a psychological disorder characterized by several traits that cause problems interpersonally, including constricted or inappropriate affect; magical or paranoid thinking; and odd beliefs, speech, behavior, appearance, and perceptions	54
13633744476	antisocial personality disorder	A personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.	55
13633744477	borderline personality disorder	condition marked by extreme instability in mood, identity, and impulse control	56
13633744478	histrionic personality disorder	a personality disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and preoccupation with being the center of attention; emotional shallowness; overly dramatic behavior	57
13633744479	narcissistic personality disorder	characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for constant attention or admiration	58
13633744480	avoidant personality disorder	A personality disorder characterized by consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation.	59
13633744481	dependent personality disorder	A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of.	60
13633744482	obsessive-compulsive personality disorder	a personality disorder characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control	61
13633744483	Bipolar II Disorder	a type of bipolar disorder marked by mildly manic (hypomanic) episodes and major depressive episodes	62
13633744484	bipolar disorder (I)	characterized by one or more manic episodes, often alternating with major depressive episodes	63