Psych- Ch 16

amnesia

amnesia

severe loss or deterioration memory that occurs after damage to the brain- temporary or permeant- following drug abuse or severe psychological stress

antisocial disorder

a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and lack of conscience

bipolar disorder

individuals are excessively and inappropriately happy or unhappy

conversion disorder

changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function

dissociative identity disorder

a perso exhibits 2 or more personality states, each w own pattern of thinking and behaving

fugue

a dissociative disorder in which a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is able to recall the past

generalized anxiety disorder

a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger

hypochondria

a person in good health becomes preoccupied w imaginary ailments

major depressive episode

sever form of lowered mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthlessness and diminished pleasure or interest in many activities

obsessive compulsive disorder

person suffering from acute anxiety may think the same thoughts over and over

panic disorder

an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks

phobia

an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation

post traumatic stress disorder

disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks

schizophrenia

a group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions

seasonal affective disorder

people who develop a deep derision in the midst of winter

DSM-V

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders- published in 1994, handbook used by health care professionals, guide to diagnosis of mental disorders, contains descriptions, symptoms, and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders

hallucinations

perceptions that have no direct external cause

paranoid schizophrenia

complex hallucinations and delusions

catatonic schizophrenia

motionless for long periods of time, possible auditory and visual hallucinations- wax figure

disorganized schizophrenia

incoherent language, inappropriate language

remission

symptoms are gone/ may still be there, but not as significant, start to disappear

undifferentiated

has all symptoms, deterioration of daily functions, hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate emotions, and though disorders