Chapter 21 review
Enuresis= bedwetting
Chronic use of marijuana can lead to a psychological dependence
Mescaline is similar to LSD but much weaker, it is an active chemical found in the Mexican peyote cactus that also can be produced synthetically
Hypochondriasis= disorder characterized by abnormal anxiety about one’s body and health
Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 50-75 % of all dementia cases
Grandiose—an inflated sense of self-worth, power, and knowledge
Depression is a mood disorder characterized by prolonged feeling of extreme sadness or unhappiness, despair, and discouragement
Psychogenic fugue is a dissociative disorder characterized by suddenly leaving home, traveling some distance, forgetting one’s identity and past, and often changing one’s name (often lasts only a few days)
Phobia disorder is the most common anxiety disorder. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear of an object, situation, or thing, resulting in a strong desire to avoid the feared stimulus
Munchausen syndrome is a group of disorders in which the affected individuals simulate illness for no other apparent reason than to receive treatment
Schizoid personalities are loners, they lack warm or tender feelings for others and have few friends (a type of personality disorder)
People who experience intense, persistent gender incongruence can be given the diagnosis of gender dysphoria
Narcolepsy = daily uncontrollable attack of sleep, affected individuals might fall asleep any time they are sedentary, such as when driving, studying, reading, or eating
Nightmare disorder is a condition in which the involved individual is awakened by anxiety-provoking dreams. Once awakened, the individual is quickly oriented
Depression is a main cause of suicide
The most common medications used to treat delusional disorders are antipsychotics
Hashish, a resin from the flowering top of the hemp plant, is thought to be four to eight times stronger than marijuana
Delusional disorders are characterized by a firm belief in a delusion in an otherwise normally adjusted and balanced personality; This disorder is more common in women and tends to occur in middle to late life
OCD has 2 parts: Obsession is repetition of a thought or emotion; Compulsion is a repetitive act the affected individual is unable to resist performing;Behavior becomes ritualistic, and thoughts or attempts to stop the thought or action bring about extreme anxiety
Inhalants are chemicals that produce a vapor that can be inhaled and that produce a mind-altering effect
Enuresis= bedwetting
Chronic use of marijuana can lead to a psychological dependence
Mescaline is similar to LSD but much weaker, it is an active chemical found in the Mexican peyote cactus that also can be produced synthetically
Hypochondriasis= disorder characterized by abnormal anxiety about one’s body and health
Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 50-75 % of all dementia cases
Grandiose—an inflated sense of self-worth, power, and knowledge
Depression is a mood disorder characterized by prolonged feeling of extreme sadness or unhappiness, despair, and discouragement
Psychogenic fugue is a dissociative disorder characterized by suddenly leaving home, traveling some distance, forgetting one’s identity and past, and often changing one’s name (often lasts only a few days)
Phobia disorder is the most common anxiety disorder. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear of an object, situation, or thing, resulting in a strong desire to avoid the feared stimulus
Munchausen syndrome is a group of disorders in which the affected individuals simulate illness for no other apparent reason than to receive treatment
Schizoid personalities are loners, they lack warm or tender feelings for others and have few friends (a type of personality disorder)
People who experience intense, persistent gender incongruence can be given the diagnosis of gender dysphoria
Narcolepsy = daily uncontrollable attack of sleep, affected individuals might fall asleep any time they are sedentary, such as when driving, studying, reading, or eating
Nightmare disorder is a condition in which the involved individual is awakened by anxiety-provoking dreams. Once awakened, the individual is quickly oriented
Depression is a main cause of suicide
The most common medications used to treat delusional disorders are antipsychotics
Hashish, a resin from the flowering top of the hemp plant, is thought to be four to eight times stronger than marijuana
Delusional disorders are characterized by a firm belief in a delusion in an otherwise normally adjusted and balanced personality; This disorder is more common in women and tends to occur in middle to late life
OCD has 2 parts: Obsession is repetition of a thought or emotion; Compulsion is a repetitive act the affected individual is unable to resist performing;Behavior becomes ritualistic, and thoughts or attempts to stop the thought or action bring about extreme anxiety
Inhalants are chemicals that produce a vapor that can be inhaled and that produce a mind-altering effect