Psychological and Clinical Disorders

Vocabulary flashcards covering psychological disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders based on lecture notes.

Pyromania

An addiction or love of fire, which is more common in men.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

A disorder where individuals set out to break rules and do what they are told not to do; common in males.

Conduct Disorder

A disorder characterized by a lack of conduct, seen in men.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder

A disorder characterized by extreme rage that escalates rapidly from 0 to 100.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by a fear of food and fat, referenced with patient Maria.

Bulimia

An eating disorder characterized by a fear of fat rather than food, where the individual eats, feels guilt, throws up, or experiences diarrhea; referenced with Patient Henry.

Binge Eating Disorder

An eating disorder defined as an addiction to food.

PICA

An eating disorder involving the consumption of non-nutritional items (such as crayons, markers, or dirt) due to liking the texture; referenced with Maya.

Rumination Disorder

A disorder where food is chewed, not swallowed, or brought back up, which can cause choking.

ARFID

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, characterized by restrictive food intake.

Dissociative Amnesia

A condition where the brain deletes a traumatic event.

Sleep Walking

A sleep disorder occurring in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

Nightmare Disorder

A sleep disorder where the individual remembers the bad dream.

Night Terror Disorder

A sleep disorder where the individual does not remember the nightmare.

Depersonalization

A dissociative condition characterized by an out-of-body experience.

Dissociative Fugue

A dissociative disorder involving unplanned travel and temporary memory loss.

Narcolepsy Disorder

A sleep disorder characterized by sudden bouts of sleep.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A disorder characterized by a distorted view of self.

Schizophrenia

A disorder typically onset between ages 17–25 that is characterized by audio and visual hallucinations.

Hoarding

A disorder characterized by an extreme state of accumulating items.

Trichotillomania

An impulse control disorder involving the pulling out of hair.

Skin Picking Disorder

A disorder where an individual repeatedly picks at their own skin.

Major Depressive Disorder

A mood disorder characterized by feeling extreme sadness, treated with antidepressants.

Major Depressive Disorder (Seasonal)

A form of depression stemming from sadness related to not seeing the sun or weather conditions.

Bipolar Disorder I/II

A mood disorder characterized by extreme highs and lows.

Mood Peripartum

A peripartum mood disorder characterized by having no attachment to the child.

Kleptomania

An impulse control disorder characterized by an addiction to stealing, seen more commonly in females.

OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, characterized by ritualistic patterns (e.g., 'Don't go to work until I see yellow car').

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A disorder characterized by the presence of multiple personalities.

Pseudocyesis

A condition characterized by a false pregnancy.

Ectopic Pregnancy (Tubal)

A pregnancy in the fallopian tube where the tube can burst, doubling deaths.

Narcissistic PD

Narcissistic Personality Disorder, characterized by self-love, an inability to love others, and social isolation; caused by a manipulative mother who smothers her son.

Borderline PD

Borderline Personality Disorder, caused by abandonment in childhood and more common in women than men.

Paranoid PD

Paranoid Personality Disorder, where an individual feels like they are always being watched.

Histrionic PD

Histrionic Personality Disorder, more common in females, where individuals seek to be the center of attention.

Schizotypal PD

Schizotypal Personality Disorder, characterized by magical thinking (referenced with Maya Angelou).