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anxiety disorder

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negative mood state/worry about the future, with physical tension

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biological contributor to anxiety

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neurotransmitters: low GABA, high Noradrenaline. CRF

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Corticotropin Releasing Factors

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affect many parts of the brain, limbic system

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psychological contributor to anxiety

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sense of being out of control, conditioning external (environment), conditioning internal (body learns the symptoms of anxiety

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cognitive contributor to anxiety

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catastrophizing, inaccurate interpretation, stressful life events

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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chronic worry about everything
worries are disproportionate to reality
difficulty concentrating

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treatment for anxiety

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SSRI, SNSRI, minor tranquilizers
Cognitive therapy, worry exposure, relaxation training

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body dysmorphic disorder

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preoccupation with flaws in physical appearance

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PTSD

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exposure to actual/threatened death, injury, or sexual violence with distressing memories/flashbacks

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treatment of PTSD

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medication targeted at symptoms
exposure therapy
cognitive therapy

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acute stress disorder

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trauma symptoms that resolves in a month

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adjustment disorder

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distressing reaction to stressor within 3 months

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mood disorders

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involve disabling disturbance in emotion

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major depressive episode

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period of 2 weeks where there is a depressed mood or loss of interest in activities

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manic episode

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period of 1 week with persistent elevated or irritable mood

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hypomanic episode

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period of 4 days with lesser manic episode symptoms

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major depressive disorder

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MDE with no other epidsodes

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persistent depressive disorder

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depressed mood more days than not for 2 years
lower levels of dysfunction than MDE

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bipolar disorder 1

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occurrence of 1 or more manic episodes
may have had MDE in the past

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bipolar 2

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1 or more MDE
at least one hypomanic episodes, no manic episode

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cyclothymic

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numerous periods of hypomanic or depressive episodes that don’t fully meet the criteria

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specifiers

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used to describe the most recent episode

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with mixed features

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depressive symptoms during a hypomanic episodes
manic symptoms during MDE

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with anxious distress

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anxiety only present during an episode

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with atypical features
oversleep/eat, still react with pleasure or interest to some things
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with melancholic features
extreme depression
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with catatonic features
total absence of movement
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catalepsy
can hold the position they have been put in may also have rapid movements
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with psychotic features
hallucinations or delusions during an episode
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seasonal pattern
regular time between the onset of MDE and a time of year remission also occur at specific time
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peripartum onset
during pregnancy and 6 months after birth can occur with psychotic features
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biological contributors to mood disorders
there is a genetic component identical twins are 3x as likely to to have a mood disorder
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neurotransmitter influences
serotonin- regulates other neurotransmitters low levels = depression
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psychological contributors to mood disorders
periceved loss of control tendency to interpret events in negative ways stressful life events social support
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gender differences
females are more likely to experience events influencing mood disorders
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nolen hoeksma's
hormonal causes
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drug treatment of mood disorders
tricyclics, MAOI, SSRI, electroconvulsive, transactional magnetic stimulation
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tricyclics
alleviate depression in 50% of of patients side effects are greater
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MAOI
fewer side effects has drastic interaction with drugs and foods
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SSRI
block serotonin reuptake
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electroconvulsive therapy
only used in severe cases where they don't respond to other treatments
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transactional magnetic stimulation
activate regions of the brain not active during episodes
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psychological treatments for mood disorders
CBT interpersonal psychotherapy- focusing on social support
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drug bipolar treatment
mood stabilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics
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psychological bipolar treatment
medication compliance coping skills
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somatic symptom disorder
complaints about bodily symptoms that do not warrant medical attention not under persons control
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illness anxiety
preoccupation with having or acquiring an illness
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functional neurologic symptom
1 or more symptoms of altered voluntary or sensory function (blind for ex)
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malingering
faking bad for a secondary gain
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factitious disorder
no clear secondary gain
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dissociative disorder
change in sense of identity, memory, consciousness
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dissociative amnesia
unable to recall personal information related to trauma or stressful experience
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dissociative fugue
memory loss combined with travel
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depersonalization / derealization
experience of unreality / detachment being outside of world
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dissociative identity disorder
at least 2 distinct identities (alters)
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etiology for DID
severe abuse or trauma not able to escape and creates personalities
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anorexia nervosa
fear of gaining weight or losing control of eating habits normal body weight is not maintained lack of body awareness
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bulimia nervosa
episodes of rapid consumption of food followed by purging
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types of purging
vomiting, laxatives, diuretic, fasting, excessive exercise
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binge eating disorder
distress of binging but not purging cycle between diet and binging binges once a week for 3 months
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atypical anorexia
within normal weight range
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eating disorder treatment
CBT teaching consequences familial education
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sleep-wake disorder
dyssomnia- amount, timing, quality of sleep parasomnia- arousal, sleep stage transition
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primary insomnia
issues initiating, maintaining, and nonrestorative sleep the biological clock is off, temperature, stress, thoughts
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hypersomnolence
excessive sleepiness even with normal sleep or excess sleep
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narcolepsy
irresistible need to sleep
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cataplexy
sudden onset of REM sleep stage
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obstructive sleep apnea
5 pauses in breathing per hour
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central sleep apnea
associated with CNS wake up multiple times
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sleep related hypoventilation
decreased respiration with elevated CO2
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circadian rhythm sleep disorder
bio clock not matching the outside world (like jet lag)
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nightmare
well-remembered distressing dreams
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NREM arousal
don't remember sleep terrors/sleepwalking
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paraphilia
group of disorders involving sexual attraction to unusual objects or sexual activities for 6 months
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voyeurism
watching others undress
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exhibitionism
exposing genitals to strangers
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frotteurism
rubbing genitals or groping usually in crowds
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sadism
inflicting pain or humiliation or torture (only disorder if they cannot orgasm without this)
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masochism
receiving pain or humiliation or torture (only disorder if they cannot orgasm without this)
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pedophilia
individual at least 16 with 5 yrs different
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fetishism
relying on an object to become sexually aroused
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transvestic
aroused from dressing as other sex
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drug treatment for paraphilia
antiandrogen- reduces testosterone
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psychological treatment for paraphilia
covert sensitization orgasmic reconditioning
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convert sensitization
pair of undesirable consequences with arousing images
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orgasmic reconditioning
pair desirable images with sexual arousal (desirable images via society not individual)
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sexual dysfunction
sexual problems that inhibit the normal sexual response cycle
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male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
reduced sex drive
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erectile disorder
a desire for sex but difficulty with arousal in majority of encounters over 6 months
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premature/early ejaculation
recurrent ejaculation with partner after 1 to 2 minutes
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female sexual interest/arousal disorder
reduces sex drive, initiation, thoughts, unreceptive to partners initiation physical not just mental
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female orgasmic disorder
difficulty achieving orgasm
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genital-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
pain, fear of pain, fear of penetration
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biological causes of sexual dysfunction
vascular disease (limited blood flow to genitalia) diabetes hormone/alcohol/medication
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psychological causes of sexual dysfunction
disorders, emotions, maladaptive cognitions, lack of education, relationship factors, unrealistic expectations

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