AP psychology - Mental Sets

Agoraphobia

A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

Antisocial personality disorder

A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing

Anxiety disorders

Psychological disorders characterized by distressing

ADHD

A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention

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.

Conversion disorder

A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found

compulsions

The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors

Delusions

False beliefs

Dissociative amnesia

The sudden loss of memory for significant personal information

Dissociative disorders

Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories

Dissociative fugue

The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history

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

dopamine

neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement

DSM-V

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Generalized anxiety disorder

An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense

Hallucinations

False sensory experiences

Hypochondriasis

Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

Major depressive disorder

A mood disorder in which a person

Mood disorders

Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

Negative symptoms

Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)

obsessions

persistent ideas

Panic disorder

An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks. May be triggered by the amygdala.

Personality disorders

Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

phobia

An anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent

Positive symptoms

Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral excesses or peculiarities

PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

A disorder in which a person has lingering memories

nightmares

psychological disorder/psychopathology

a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that results in distress

Schizophrenia

psychological disorder marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual

Somatoform disorders

Disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists

seasonal affective disorder

Controversial disorder in which a person experiences depression during winter months and improved mood during spring. Can be treated using phototherapy

mania

A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive

flat affect

A marked lack of expressed emotions; a symptom of schizophrenia.

paranoia

A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution

Irrationality

Abnormal indicator involving acting or talking in ways that are incomprehensible to others

Unpredictability

Abnormal indicator involving erratic and inconsistent behaviors

Unconventional Behavior

Abnormal indicator involving behavior that violates social norms or are statistically rare.

Psychological disorders

If individual's behavior is labeled as deviant