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PSYCH 380: Exam 2
PTSD |
anxiety disorder in which the person experiences several distressing symptoms for more than a month ager a traumatic event |
PTSD symptoms |
- reexperiencing traumatic event
- avoidance of reminders
- numbering of general responsiveness
- increased arousal |
separation anxiety disorder |
- hood disorder characterized by intense and inappropriate anxiety.
- at least 4 weeks
- concerning separation from parents |
social anxiety disorder |
anxiety disorder characterized by marked or intense fear of anxiety of social situations where the person may be scrutinized |
panic disorder |
anxiety disorder in which a person has panic attacks on a regular basis or constant apprehension and worry about the possibility of recurring attacks |
agoraphobia |
intense anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated exposure to situations in which they may be unable to get help should they become incapacitated |
generalized anxiety disorder |
anxiety disorder where anxiety and worry that is not associated with a particular object, situation, or event but seems to be a constant feature of a persons existence |
OCD |
anxiety where recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are inordinately time-comsuing or that cause significant distress or impairment |
body dysmorphic disorder |
a person are preoccupied with the idea that a part of their body is ugly or defective |
trichotillomania |
impulse-control disorder where compulsive, persistent urge to pull out one's own hair |
excoriation disorder |
recurrent picking at ones own skin |
acute stress disorder (definition, time, symptoms) |
- anxiety disorder that develops after a traumatic event
- lasts for one month
- symptoms depersonalization, bumbling, dissociative amnesia, intense anxiety, hyper vigilance, impairment of everyday functioning |
panic-control therapy |
treatment that consists of cognitive restructuring, exposure to bodily cues associated with panic attacks and breathing retraining |
Dissociative identity disorder |
formerly called multiple personality disorder, person develops more than one self or personality |
Iatrogenic |
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false memory |
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Malingering |
the fabrication of physical or psychological symptoms for some ulterior motive |
factitious disorder |
people fake symptoms not for the purpose of any particular gain but because of an inner need to maintain a sick role |