Psychological Disorders

• Psychological disorders have environmental causes.
• Diagnostic labels in the DSM-5 can help pinpoint causes and provide effective treatment.
• Phobia


  An irrational and intense fear of a specific object or situation
• LSD


  A hallucinogen
• Bipolar disorder


  Includes a period of mania
• Asking for help is not a reason for non suicidal self injury.
• Hallucinations


  A common symptom of schizophrenia
• Chronic schizophrenia


  A slow-developing process of schizophrenia
• The number of DID cases continues to decrease is not a concern regarding validity of the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID).
• Antisocial personality disorder

  Involves a lack of conscience for wrongdoing
• Compulsion


  Excessive hand washing after touching public objects such as door handles and stair rails
• Bulimia nervosa


  Eating large quantities of food followed by throwing up to lose weight
• Generalized anxiety disorder


  Feeling constantly tense and nervous, worried all day regardless of environment
• Posttraumatic stress disorder


  Continually reliving the horror of a traumatic event
• Continued use of opiates can cause the brain to stop producing natural painkillers.