Modules 65-73 Flashcards
social anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorder involving the extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or scrutinized by others in social situations
general anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorder in which a person in continuously tense, apprehensive, and in a state of automatic nervous system arousal
panic disorder
an anxiety disorder that consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror
mania
a mood disorder marked by hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
bipolar disorder
a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of excessive energy
serotonin
a neurotransmitter that affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood
norepinephrine
a neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal
hallucinations
false sensory experiences (auditory or visual)
delusions
false beliefs
word salad
incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences
somatic symptom disorder
psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause
conversion disorder
a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
antisocial personality disorder
a personality disorder in which a person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless and ruthless or a clever con artist
anorexia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of weight gain
bulimia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging
David rosenhan
did a study which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; shown that once you are diagnosed with a disorder, the label, even when behavior indicated otherwise, is hard to overcome in a mental health setting
Albert ellis
pioneer in rational-emotive therapy (RET), focuses on altering client’s patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions
resistance
in psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material
transference
in psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships (such as love hatred for a parent)
light exposure therapy
treats seasonal affective disorder (SAD); scientifically proven to be affective, exposure to daily doses of intense light. increases activity in the adrenal gland
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
an exposure treatment in which clients move their eyes in a rhythmic manner from side to side while flooding their minds with images of objects and situations they ordinarily avoid
systemic desensitization
a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. commonly used to treat phobias
virtual reality exposure therapy
an anxiety treatment that progressively exposes people to simulations of their greatest fears, such as airplane playing, spiders, or public speaking
token economy
type of behavior modification in which desired behavior is rewarded with incentives
