General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - a chronic or long-lasting state of anxiety, fear, and tenseness, Anxiety Disorders - Disorders characterized anxiety. Three types - Phobias, General Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder, Eclectic Approach - None of these are all right or all wrong. We Eclectic psychs use a mix of each perspective., The Causes of Disorders - Psychoanalytics? "Unconscious conflicts!", DSM - Currently in its 5th edition (DSM-5) the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders provides a way for psychologists to diagnose their patients. Contains symptoms of everything considered to be a disorder., Dissociative Disorders - disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings, Dissociative Amnesia - Dissociative disorder characterized by the sudden and extensive inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, but no physiological reason can be given for the memory loss, 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. Many times being faked. If real at all, very rare., Depressive Disorders - the group of disorders marked by unipolar depression (persistently depressed mood)Mood or Affective DisordersDepressive Disorders, Mood or Affective Disorders - psychological disorders in which the person's mood negatively influences his or her physical, perceptual, social, and cognitive processes, Major Depressive Disorder - Major depression. Key identifiers - length of depressive episode (2 weeks straight or more), loss of appetite, fatigue, change in sleep patterns, lack of interest in fun, feelings of worthlessness., Schizophrenia - a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions, Antipsychotic Drugs - drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder (Thorazine, Haldol - targets dopamine)drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder (Thorazine, Haldol - targets dopamine)Drugs, Secondary Prevention - Working with at-risk people to solve specific problems before they become bigger., Narcissistic Personality Disorder - An exaggerated sense of self-importance, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience, The Dopamine Hypothesis - the idea that schizophrenia involves an excess of dopamine activity, Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines - Treats anxiety disorders. Two major categories of sedative-hyponotics that depress the central nervous system and promote drowsiness and sleep. (Xanax and Valium), Personality Disorders - psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning, Flooding - a treatment for phobias in which clients are exposed repeatedly and intensively to a feared object and made to see that it is actually harmless (Anxiety Hierarchy Backwards), Flat Affect - a lack of emotional responsiveness, Lithium - metal used to treat manic phases in bipolar disorder,

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