Anxiety Disorder
... can involve fear of an object (like an elevator) or a situation (like public speaking) that poses little or no danger. • Social Phobias can involve fear of being embarrassed, looked at, or made fun of in social or work situations • With both of these phobias, the fear is extreme and hard to control. ...
... can involve fear of an object (like an elevator) or a situation (like public speaking) that poses little or no danger. • Social Phobias can involve fear of being embarrassed, looked at, or made fun of in social or work situations • With both of these phobias, the fear is extreme and hard to control. ...
Unit 12 and 13 Abnormal Psych and Treatments
... unusual, and the abnormal. This fascination may be caused by two reasons: ...
... unusual, and the abnormal. This fascination may be caused by two reasons: ...
Neurotic Disorders - the Peninsula MRCPsych Course
... CA may be “Only immoral people have such thoughts” Exaggerated sense of responsibility. Rather than dismiss thought end up ritualising to undo. ...
... CA may be “Only immoral people have such thoughts” Exaggerated sense of responsibility. Rather than dismiss thought end up ritualising to undo. ...
What Is An Emotional or Behavioral Disorder
... nature than those with Conduct Disorder, and typically do not include aggression toward people or animals, destruction of property, or a pattern of theft or deceit. Typical behaviors include arguing with adults, defying or refusing to follow adult directions, deliberately annoying people, blaming ot ...
... nature than those with Conduct Disorder, and typically do not include aggression toward people or animals, destruction of property, or a pattern of theft or deceit. Typical behaviors include arguing with adults, defying or refusing to follow adult directions, deliberately annoying people, blaming ot ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD )
... and emotions. Brain scans have also shown that people with OCD often have abnormalities within the brain, particularly in the orbital cortex (the part of the brain above the eyes) Infection: • A streptococcal infection of the throat is known to occasionally result in the body confusing healthy cells ...
... and emotions. Brain scans have also shown that people with OCD often have abnormalities within the brain, particularly in the orbital cortex (the part of the brain above the eyes) Infection: • A streptococcal infection of the throat is known to occasionally result in the body confusing healthy cells ...
Part II - Mrs. Devine`s AP Psych Wiki
... Recall vs. recognition fill in the blank tests vs. multiple-choice tests Priming- (Example- retrieval cues- by giving the class the category of the word to be retrieved.) Primacy effect- tendency to recall the first item of a list. Recency effect- tendency to recall the last item of a list. Serial P ...
... Recall vs. recognition fill in the blank tests vs. multiple-choice tests Priming- (Example- retrieval cues- by giving the class the category of the word to be retrieved.) Primacy effect- tendency to recall the first item of a list. Recency effect- tendency to recall the last item of a list. Serial P ...
Self-Injurious Behavior - Association for Academic Psychiatry
... people who otherwise don’t think about it and don’t perceive themselves as “selfinjurers”. Usually a symptom of some other disorder. Repetitive self-harm is a switch to ruminating about self harm even when doing the act, identify as “self-mutilators”. Considered a “disease” itself. Reflex response t ...
... people who otherwise don’t think about it and don’t perceive themselves as “selfinjurers”. Usually a symptom of some other disorder. Repetitive self-harm is a switch to ruminating about self harm even when doing the act, identify as “self-mutilators”. Considered a “disease” itself. Reflex response t ...
Fractured Fairy Tales
... 1) Choose a fairy tale you are familiar with (refer to the list provided). Two teams may not use the same story (first come, first serve). 2) Using your book and any other research of the disorder, rewrite the story as it would be if the main character had that disorder. 3) Stories should NOT name t ...
... 1) Choose a fairy tale you are familiar with (refer to the list provided). Two teams may not use the same story (first come, first serve). 2) Using your book and any other research of the disorder, rewrite the story as it would be if the main character had that disorder. 3) Stories should NOT name t ...
Roadmap for Diagnosis
... P. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior (p.47) Q. More symptoms of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis (p.47) R. Typical feature of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis; in the presence of nontypical features, look for alternatives (p.47) S. Previou ...
... P. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior (p.47) Q. More symptoms of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis (p.47) R. Typical feature of a disorder increase its likelihood as your diagnosis; in the presence of nontypical features, look for alternatives (p.47) S. Previou ...
DSM IV Article
... discrimination accounted for 15% of the variance in predicting psychiatric disorders, and contributed a unique portion to the variance even when other factors were forced into the regression equation first. Clearly, this is an additional stressor that could lead to certain disorders more often than ...
... discrimination accounted for 15% of the variance in predicting psychiatric disorders, and contributed a unique portion to the variance even when other factors were forced into the regression equation first. Clearly, this is an additional stressor that could lead to certain disorders more often than ...
Psychiatric Classification
... Key feature: Excessive preoccupation with fear of disease or strong belief in having disease due to false interpretation of a trivial symptom Criteria ...
... Key feature: Excessive preoccupation with fear of disease or strong belief in having disease due to false interpretation of a trivial symptom Criteria ...
information about Eating diSordErS in childrEn, young
... Preoccupation with diet, body shape and weight is an unproblematic part of life for most people. There is nothing inherently unhealthy about focusing on your body and weight or on food and eating as long as this focus does not push other normal, everyday things aside. It is important to be able to s ...
... Preoccupation with diet, body shape and weight is an unproblematic part of life for most people. There is nothing inherently unhealthy about focusing on your body and weight or on food and eating as long as this focus does not push other normal, everyday things aside. It is important to be able to s ...
Memory
... mostly in North America. It may be a cultural phenomena, created by therapists in a social context. Others point to supportive evidence: There are distinct brain and body states associated with different personalities May be a way of dealing with anxiety May be associated with post-traumatic stress ...
... mostly in North America. It may be a cultural phenomena, created by therapists in a social context. Others point to supportive evidence: There are distinct brain and body states associated with different personalities May be a way of dealing with anxiety May be associated with post-traumatic stress ...
INSOMNIA EVALUATION MAJOR CATEGORIES OF SLEEP
... History, physical exam, and lab findings suggest that the sleep disturbance is the direct physiologic consequence of a medical condition; the disturbance is not due to another medical disorder (eg, an adjustment disorder) and does not occur only during a delirium; breathing related sleep disorder or ...
... History, physical exam, and lab findings suggest that the sleep disturbance is the direct physiologic consequence of a medical condition; the disturbance is not due to another medical disorder (eg, an adjustment disorder) and does not occur only during a delirium; breathing related sleep disorder or ...
Chapter 16 Answers to Before You Go On Questions Define and
... disorder), there is an actual change in physical functioning. In other psychological forms (hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder), people who are healthy mistakenly worry that there is something physically wrong with them. 19. List and describe three dissociative disorders. (1) Dissociative ...
... disorder), there is an actual change in physical functioning. In other psychological forms (hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder), people who are healthy mistakenly worry that there is something physically wrong with them. 19. List and describe three dissociative disorders. (1) Dissociative ...
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... – Clinically significant distress – Impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning ...
... – Clinically significant distress – Impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning ...
Dissociative Identity Disorder
... C. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. D. The disturbance is not a normal part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice. Note: In children, the symptoms are not better explained by imaginary pl ...
... C. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. D. The disturbance is not a normal part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice. Note: In children, the symptoms are not better explained by imaginary pl ...
MENTAL HEALTH
... Tourette’s syndrome has also been consider a part of the autism spectrum, but I don’t believe all experts agree on this. Symptoms include repetitive behaviors, AKA “tics” that can take the form of verbal words or physical actions (hand flapping, head, shoulder, or facial twitching) Biofeedback…k ...
... Tourette’s syndrome has also been consider a part of the autism spectrum, but I don’t believe all experts agree on this. Symptoms include repetitive behaviors, AKA “tics” that can take the form of verbal words or physical actions (hand flapping, head, shoulder, or facial twitching) Biofeedback…k ...
Somatic Symptom Disorders: a new approach in DSM-5
... found that these diagnostic codes were simply not being used. For instance somatization disorder and undifferentiated somatoform disorder were coded on insurance forms with a frequency of 0.0000199 out of ~28 million individuals. We conducted focus groups of doctors in the United States and Great Br ...
... found that these diagnostic codes were simply not being used. For instance somatization disorder and undifferentiated somatoform disorder were coded on insurance forms with a frequency of 0.0000199 out of ~28 million individuals. We conducted focus groups of doctors in the United States and Great Br ...
Psychotic and somatoform disorders
... Short frequent visits with focused exams Discuss recent stressors and healthy coping strategies Over time – the patient should agree to stop over using medical providers ...
... Short frequent visits with focused exams Discuss recent stressors and healthy coping strategies Over time – the patient should agree to stop over using medical providers ...
Psycho-flexed Hand Associated with Conversion Reaction: A Case
... populations and male to female ratio of 2/1. This condition suggests a particular set of patient-perception their illness experiences and the style of causal attribution that may ...
... populations and male to female ratio of 2/1. This condition suggests a particular set of patient-perception their illness experiences and the style of causal attribution that may ...
Psychological Disorders - Lake Oswego High School
... perfectionism. A person with obsessive compulsive personality disorder exhibits several of the following symptoms: •abnormal preoccupation with lists, rules, and minor details •excessive devotion to work, to the detriment of social and family activities •miserliness or a lack of generosity •perfecti ...
... perfectionism. A person with obsessive compulsive personality disorder exhibits several of the following symptoms: •abnormal preoccupation with lists, rules, and minor details •excessive devotion to work, to the detriment of social and family activities •miserliness or a lack of generosity •perfecti ...