Chapter 17 Flashcards
(37 cards)
panic disorder
sudden attacks of severe, overwhelming anxiety without an indentifiable cause
phobia
intense, unreasonable fear of a specific thing or situation or even the thought of it
acr/o-
extremity, highest point
acrophobia
fear of heights
agoraphobia
fear of crowds or public places
agor/a-
open areas or space
arachnophobia
fear of spiders
arachn/o-
spider, spider web
claustrophobia
fear of closed-in spaces
claustr/o-
enclosed space
mirophobia
fear of germs
ophidiophobia
fear of snakes
ophidi/o-
snake
soci/o-
human beings; community
thanatophobia
fear of death
thanat/o-
death
xenophobia
fear of strangers
xen/o-
foreign
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
continuing, disabling reaction to an excessively traumatic situation or event
Bipolar Disorder
chronic mood swings between mania and depression, extreme happiness and then swings of severe depression
Psychosis
loss of touch with reality
Delusional disorder
continued false beliefs concerning events of everyday life that are fixed and unchanged despite the efforts of others to persuade or evidence
Schizophrenia
chronic loss of touch with reality in most or all aspects of life with bizarre behviorr
Oppositional defiant disorder
persistent aggressive behavior defiance of and refusal to obey rules, disrespect for authority figures, with anger, stubbornness and touchiness