A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
Antisocial personality disorder
A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist
ADHD
A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Bipolar disorder
A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. was once known as Manic Depression.
Catatonia
a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods
Conversion disorder
A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
compulsions
The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors
Delusions
False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Dissociative disorders
Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. the person may become "detached" from themselves
Dissociative fugue
The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history, accompanied by an abrupt departure from home and the assumption of a new identity
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder
diathesis stress theory
an individual is born with a genetic predisposition towards a mental health problem- the problem is only expressed if the individual is exposed to certain environmental triggers.
dopamine
neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement, attention, alertness; lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia
DSM-V
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: A reference for coding psychiatric disorders or conditions. Organized by symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorder
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Hallucinations
False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Hypochondriasis
Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Major depressive disorder
A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities
Mood disorders
Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
Negative symptoms
Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits, such as flattened emotions, social withdrawal, apathy, impaired attention, and poverty of speech
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)
obsessions
persistent ideas, thoughts, or impulses that are unwanted and inappropriate, causing marked distress
Panic disorder
An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks. May be triggered by the amygdala.
Personality disorders
Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
phobia
An anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation
Positive symptoms
Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral excesses or peculiarities, such as hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, and wild flights of ideas
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A disorder in which a person has lingering memories, nightmares, and other symptoms for weeks after a severely threatening, uncontrollable event
postpartum depression
A new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days and weeks after giving birth
Prevalence
The percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period
psychological disorder/psychopathology
a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that results in distress
Rosenhan study
study in which healthy individuals were admitted into mental hospitals after saying they were hearing voices. Once in, they acted normally and still were not labeled as impostors.
Schizophrenia
psychological disorder marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual, social, and emotional processes
Somatoform disorders
Disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists
serotonin
a neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep,arousal,and mood. appears in lower than normal levels in depressed persons
seasonal affective disorder
Controversial disorder in which a person experiences depression during winter months and improved mood during spring. Can be treated using phototherapy, using bright light and high levels of negative ions.
mania
A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. extravagant shopping sprees may happen or a flight of ideas
flat affect
A marked lack of expressed emotions; a symptom of schizophrenia.
word salad
Incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences
paranoia
A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution
Irrationality
Abnormal indicator involving acting or talking in ways that are incomprehensible to others