Understanding Psychological Disorders: Anxiety, Mood, & Personality Disorders, Exams of Psychology

Download Understanding Psychological Disorders: Anxiety, Mood, & Personality Disorders and more Exams Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Psychological Disorders Test Psychological Disorders - Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a persons ability to cope with everyday life Anxiety Disorders - A state of uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger Stress Disorder - Physical and mental strain caused by a traumatic event -Fight or flight response Ex: Vet coming from war Phobic Disorder - Excessive or irrational fear out of proportion to the actual danger Ex: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-fear of long words :) Panic Attacks - A period of intense fear SYMPTOMS: -Shortness of breath -Rapid Heart Rate -Dizziness -Nausea -Shaking Agoraphobia - Fear of crowded or public places, having panic attacks Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Excessive or unrealistic worry about life circumstances that last for at least six months -typically over finances,work,personal problems, accidents & dating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Individuals are unable to stop thinking the same thoughts are performing the same tasks Ex: Excessive double-checking of things, such as locks, appliances, and switches Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Suffering of intense fear and avoidance of stimuli, and flashbacks from the past traumatic event Acute Anxiety Disorder - Symptoms similar to PTSD but follows immediately after the event and last a shorter period Compulsion - Repetitive rule-bound behaviors that the individual feels must be performed in order to ward off distressing situations. DSM - Handbook used by psychologists to diagnose mental disorders -Bible of Psychological Disorders -Categorized by symptoms Dissociative Disorder - Separation of certain personality components or mental processes from conscious thought Dissociative Amnesia -