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Unit 8
Clinical Psychology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Panic Disorder | an anxiety disorder that includes frequent and unexpected panic attacks, or sudden periods of intense fear and discomfort |
| Obsessions | unwanted, intrusive thoughts that are distressing |
| Compulsions | an act or behavior to rid of distressful thoughts or feelings |
| General Anxiety Disorder | persistent feeling of anxiety or dread that interferes with your life |
| Social Anxiety Disorder | an intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others |
| Phobia | an anxiety disorder that consists of an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity that can be so overwhelming that a person may go to great lengths to avoid the source of this fear |
| Mania | a period of prolonged restlessness, impulsivity, distraction, or fast talking/jumping from one idea to the next |
| Bipolar 1 | the classic diagnosis in which patients experience periods of mania followed by depression in a cyclic pattern |
| Bipolar 2 | a milder form that includes longer periods of depression and at least one episode of hypomania. |
| Schizophrenia | creates a split from reality; typically known for the auditory hallucinations it produces, but can also include a variety of positive or negative symptoms |
| Positive Symptoms (Schizophrenia) | the presence of problematic behavior; hallucination, delusions, disorganized thoughts, and bizarre behaviors |
| Negative Symptoms | the absence of healthy behavior; flat effect, reduce socialization, anhedonia (no enjoyment), and avolition (restricted movement or focus) |
| Delusions of Grandeur | belief that one is famous, an important figure, or has unusual powers |
| Delusions of Persecution | belief that others are out to get them |
| Delusions of Sin/Guilt | belief that they've committed a terrible sin |
| Delusions of Influence | belief that their thoughts are under external control (government, aliens, ect.) |
| Paranoid Schizophrenic | plagued by hallucinations and delusions, both grandiose and persecutory |
| Catatonic Schizophrenic | rarely initiating or controlling movements; copies others speech and actions |
| Disorganized Schizophrenic | primary symptoms are the flat effect, incoherent speech, and random behavior |
| Undifferentiated Schizophrenic | many varied symptoms |
| Residual Schizophrenic | withdrawal continues after positive symptoms disappear |
| Dissociative Identity Disorder | split personality disorder that usually results from trauma |
| Somatic Symptom Disorder | a psychological disorder in which the anxiety takes a somatic or bodily form without apparent cause; symptoms are REAL |
| Conversion Disorder | a disorder in which a person experiences a specific physical symptom that is not compatible with a known condition; could include paralysis, blindness, or inability to swallow |
| Illness Anxiety Disorder/Hypochondriasis | a disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensation as a symptom of a deadly disease |
| Dissociative Amnesia | loss of memory with no known cause |
| Dissociative Fugue | a "run away" state; wandering away from one's life or identity with no memory of such |
| Intellectual Disability | intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder | significant problems with social communication and interaction; small number of interests |
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | significant and consistent pattern of inattention and impulsive behavior |
| Schizotypal Personality Disorder | social deficits, oddities in thinking, perception, or communication that resemble schizophrenia |
| Paranoid Personality Disorder | unwarranted mistrust of people, prone to jealousy |
| Histrionic Personality Disorder | overly dramatic, exaggerated emotions, and egocentric tendencies |
| Narcissistic Personality Disorder | overly self-important, preoccupied with success, expect special treatment, and lack interpersonal empathy |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | unstable self-image, mood swings, poor relationships, and impulsive/unpredictable |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | fail to accept social norms, violate others rights, difficulty keeping a job, and reckless |
| Avoidant Personality Disorder | sensitive to rejection or humiliation and socially withdrawn |
| Dependent Personality Disorder | lack of self-esteem, passively allowing others to make their decisions |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder | preoccupied with organization, rules, and schedules, conventional or serious |
| Dopamine Hypothesis | those with schizophrenia has an increase in dopamine; some think that is in the origin of the disorder |
| The Flat Effect | a condition that causes people to not express emotions, common side effect of antipsychotic medications |
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