Unit 1: Models of Health and Mental Disorder Flashcards
Anxiety Disorders
Excessive fear or anxiety
Affective Disorders
Mental conditions that affect a persons general emotional state
Dissociative Disorder
Having 2 or more personalities
OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
Unwanted or repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations that drive them to do a compulsive behavior
Hypochondria
Anxiety with ones health, with an unwarranted fear that one has a serious disease
Bi-polar
Extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression)
PTSD
A mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event
Clinical Depression
Mood disorder It causes severe symptoms that affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working.
Phobias
An extreme or rational fear of or an aversion to something
Trichotillomania
Hair pulling frenzy
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
Attention difficulty, hyperactivity, impulsivness
Munchausen Sydrome
A parent or caregiver misleading others to believe that a person is sick
Alzheimers
A progressive disease that destroys memory and other mental functions
Pedophilia
When adults engage in sexual activity with children younger than 13
Psychiatrist vs Psychologist
Psychiatrist treats mental illness and can prescribe meds
Psychologist studies and treats mental illness, can prescribe with certain license