AP Psychology - Module 8, Lesson 1

Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma Related Disorders, Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Psychological Disorder

Symptoms that demonstrate significant changes in how one thinks and feels causing behaviors that are deviant, dysfunctional, distressful, and dangerous.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders, edition 5 is used by physicians and mental health experts to diagnose and treat mental illnesses.

Anxiety Disorders

Psychological disorders that involve distressing continuous anxiety and/or maladaptive behaviors to reduce anxiety.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

An anxiety disorder that causes one to feel constantly tense and apprehensive.

Panic Disorder

An anxiety disorder where one has unpredictable episodes of intense dread, often experiencing terror and chest pain.

Phobia

An anxiety disorder involving irrational fear and avoidance of a specific thing.

Agoraphobia

A fear of wide open spaces and crowds due to a sense of loss of control.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

A disorder involving repetitive behaviors (compulsions) with repetitive thoughts (obsessions).

Post-Traumatic Disorder

A disorder that involves horrible memories, nightmares, withdrawal, and/or anxiety over a traumatic experience.

Depressive Disorder

Disorder that affect one's mood.

Major Depressive Disorder

A disorder where one experiences a depressed mood and finds it difficult to enjoy life for many weeks.

Persistent Depressive Disorder

A mild, but long-term depression.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Depression that comes and goes as the seasons change.

Postpartum Depression

Depression that occurs after the birth of a child.

Bipolar Disorder

A disorder where one alternates between periods of hopelessness and lethargy to periods of over-excitement along with mania.

Dysfunction

Disturbance or deficiency in behavior.

Distress

Negative stress response.

Stigma

Negative attitude that is associated with individuals with different disorders.

Bipolar Cycling

Pattern where a person alters distinctly between mania and depression.

Mania

A state of excitement or overactivity.

Acrophobia

Fear of heights.

Arachnophobia

Fear of spiders.

Ataque de Nervios

A culture bound syndrome based in the Latino community characterized by shaking, uncontrollable shouting or crying, loss of control, verbal or physical aggression.

Tiajin Kyofusho

A phobia unique to Japan characterized by fear of body parts and functions.

Hoarding Disorder

A compulsion characterized by the persistent collection of trivial items.

Hypervigilance

Abnormally heightened alertness.

Flashbacks

Reliving a traumatic event.

Insomnia

Prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep.

Emotional Detachment

A person experiences a lack of emotional connection with others.

Hostility

Intense animosity or antagonism in action, feelings, or attitude.

World Health Organization (WHO)

An organization responsible for providing leadership on global health issues.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

A professional organization for physicians that specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

The global standard equivalent of the DSM-V.

Social Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorders characterized by severe anxiety and prevention of participation in social events.