psych Flashcards
(32 cards)
What are antipsychotic medications?
Drugs designed to diminish or eliminate positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations and delusions, by reducing dopamine levels.
Examples include Abilify and Seroquel. Long-term use can cause tardive dyskinesia.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
A Cluster B personality disorder marked by a lack of empathy, manipulative behavior, and little or no remorse for wrongdoing.
What is anxiety?
A state of excessive fear or nervousness that can become a disorder when persistent and impairing.
What is aversion therapy?
Pairs an unpleasant stimulus with an unwanted behavior to discourage it, often used in treating addictions like alcoholism.
What is bipolar disorder?
A mood disorder with fluctuating episodes of depression and mania/hypomania.
Bipolar I includes full manic episodes; Bipolar II includes hypomania with depression.
What is bulimia nervosa?
An eating disorder marked by binge eating followed by purging behaviors, and associated with distorted body image.
What is conversion disorder?
A somatic disorder involving altered motor or sensory function without a medical cause; e.g., hysterical blindness or paralysis.
What is dependent personality disorder?
A Cluster C personality disorder involving anxiety when alone, fear of rejection, and excessive need to be taken care of.
What is the diathesis stress model?
Explains mental disorders as a combination of a genetic predisposition and environmental stressors.
What is dissociative amnesia?
Memory loss linked to a traumatic event that is too painful for the person to remember.
What is the DSM-5?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used by clinicians to classify and diagnose mental disorders based on symptoms.
What is electroconvulsive therapy?
A biomedical treatment for severe depression involving electrical stimulation of the brain to induce a brief seizure.
What is flooding in behavioral therapy?
A behavioral technique that involves immediate and intense exposure to feared stimuli to reduce fear quickly.
What is general adaptation syndrome?
Hans Selye’s model of the body’s stress response with three stages: Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Persistent and excessive worry about events or activities for at least 6 months.
What are insight therapies?
Therapies that aim to increase a person’s understanding of their motives and behaviors, including psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches.
What is a Likert scale?
A quantitative research method often used in surveys that measures attitudes or responses on a scale (e.g., strongly agree to strongly disagree).
What is lithium?
A mood stabilizer drug used to treat bipolar disorder.
What is major depressive disorder?
A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities for 2 or more weeks, often following loss.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
A Cluster B disorder with grandiosity, need for admiration, defensiveness, and sensitivity to criticism.
What neurotransmitter is associated with depression?
Serotonin — depression is linked to low serotonin levels; SSRIs work by inhibiting its reuptake.
What neurotransmitter is associated with schizophrenia?
Dopamine — schizophrenia is associated with an overactivity of dopamine.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
Characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.
What is panic disorder?
Marked by repeated and unexpected panic attacks involving symptoms like chest pain, choking, or dizziness with no clear trigger.
