Psychological Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria, Symptoms, and Behavioral Manifestations

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What are patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional called?

What term describes a behavior that differs from the norm and is not considered a mental illness unless harmful?

What disorder is characterized by extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, appearing by age 7?

What disorder involves distressing, persistent anxiety and behaviors that reduce anxiety?

What disorder is characterized by being continually tense, worried, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal?

What disorder involves short episodes of terror that cause accelerated heart rate and breathing?

What are irrational fears of specific objects or situations called?

What disorder is characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions?

What disorder involves having haunting memories of traumatic events?

What is the limbic system structure involved in emotion, fear, and aggression?

What disorder involves thinking physiological problems are symptoms of a psychological disorder?

What disorder involves interpreting normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease?

What disorders involve conscious awareness becoming separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings?

What disorder involves experiencing two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods and feelings of worthlessness?

What mood disorder involves alternating between hopelessness/depression and hyperactivity/wild optimism?

When is the risk of suicide the greatest for individuals with depression?

What psychological disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech?

What are false sensory experiences involving sight, sound, smell, or taste called?

What is a false belief or opinion, often seen in psychological disorders?

What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

What personality disorder is characterized by a sense of self-importance and a need for constant attention?

What personality disorder involves a lack of conscience for wrongdoing and is mostly found in males?

What personality disorder is characterized by excessive emotional and attention-seeking behaviors?

What condition is marked by extreme instability in mood, identity, and impulse control?

What therapy views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences?

What therapy helps patients become more aware and accepting of themselves to psychologically grow?

What therapy includes techniques like exposure therapy and aversive conditioning to replace maladaptive behaviors?

What is the response to a fake drug, caused by subjects' belief that they are taking real drugs, called?

What drugs are used to treat schizophrenia by reducing responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli?

What drugs depress the central nervous system to alleviate tension and extreme stress?

What drugs are used to treat depression and anxiety disorders by partially blocking the reabsorption of serotonin?

What is a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients involving a brief electric current through the brain?

What lifestyle choices can help with depression by being social, outdoorsy, and active?

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