psych chap 13 objectives 17-29

List some causes of schizophrenia

Issues with mother while in the womb, trauma, hereditary, disrupted neurotransmitters, or disrupted brain structure

Define major depressive disorder

Mood disorder in which a person has suffered one or more intense episodes of depression

Define bipolar 1 disorder

A mood disorder in which a person experiences episodes of mainia and depression

What gender differences have been observes in depressive disorders

women are 50 percent more likely to experience depression, likely due to hormones and other phsycological factors

Define generalized anxiety disorder

Psycological disorder characterized by nearly constant, exaggerated worries

Define panic disorder

Chronic state of anxiety, with brief moments of sudden, intense, unexpected panic.

Define agoraphobia

Execessive fear of leaving the house or entering an unfamiliar situation

Define specific phobia

Persistant fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation

Define obsessive compulsive disorder

An exreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and compulsive performance of certian behaviors

Define adjustment disorder

Emotional disturbance caused by ongoing stressors within the range of common experience

Define posttraumatic stress disorder

Pattern of unwanted memories, nightmares, and flashbacks of an event for more than a month

Define dissociative amnesia

Loss of memory (partial or complete) for important information related to personal identity

Define dissosiate identity disorder

Presence of two or more distinct personalities (multiple personalities)