Psychiatric Diagnostic Categories

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering the major diagnostic categories and their definitions according to the lecture notes.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Disorders that begin during childhood and involve impairments in cognitive, social, academic, behavioral, or motor functioning.

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Disorders involving abnormalities in thinking, perception, reality testing, and behavior where individuals may struggle to distinguish internal experiences from external reality.

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Disorders characterized by significant shifts in mood, energy, activity level, and functioning, ranging from elevated states to periods of depression.

Depressive Disorders

Disorders involving persistent sadness, loss of interest, or diminished pleasure that affect mood, thinking, motivation, and physical functioning.

Anxiety Disorders

Disorders involving excessive fear, anxiety, or avoidance that is disproportionate to actual danger and interferes with daily functioning.

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Disorders involving intrusive thoughts, urges, or preoccupations that lead to repetitive behaviors or mental rituals.

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Disorders that develop following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event, reflecting difficulties processing, adapting to, or recovering from stressors.

Dissociative Disorders

Disorders involving disruptions in consciousness, identity, memory, perception, or awareness, often as a response to overwhelming stress or trauma.

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Disorders involving excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to physical symptoms or health concerns.

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Disorders involving disturbances in eating behavior and attitudes toward food, weight, or body image that impair health and functioning.

Elimination Disorders

Disorders involving inappropriate urination or defecation beyond the age at which continence is expected, most commonly diagnosed in childhood.

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Disorders involving disturbances in sleep quality, timing, duration, or behavior that impair functioning and well-being.

Sexual Dysfunctions

Disorders involving disturbances in the ability to respond sexually or experience sexual satisfaction.

Gender Dysphoria

Distress resulting from incongruence between one's experienced gender and assigned sex at birth.

Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

Disorders involving difficulties regulating emotions, impulses, or behavior, frequently resulting in conflict with others or violations of social norms.

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Disorders involving problematic use of substances or engagement in addictive behaviors despite negative consequences.

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders involving acquired declines in cognitive functioning that represent a change from previous levels of ability.

Personality Disorders

Disorders involving enduring, inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that differ from cultural expectations and cause impairment.

Paraphilic Disorders

Disorders involving atypical sexual interests that cause distress, impairment, or involve risk of harm to others.

Medication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of Medication

Disorders resulting from medications affecting the nervous system and producing abnormal movements or physiological reactions.

Other Mental Disorders

A category including mental symptoms caused by medical conditions or presentations that do not fit neatly into another diagnostic class.

Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention (Z Codes)

Factors that are not mental disorders but affect diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, or functioning, providing context for a person's difficulties.