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Psychological States-5

Terms in this set (50)

mental disorder
a set of behavioral or psychological symptoms that are not in keeping with social norms, and are severe enough to cause significant personal distress or impairment to social, occupational, or personal functioning
level 1 disorder
anxiety disorders
depressive disorders
bipolar and related disorders
schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorders
trauma- and stressor-related disorders
personality disorders
obsessive-compulsive disorders
somatic symptom disorders
dissociative disorders
level 2 disorders
neurodevelopmental disorders
neurocognitive disorders
sleep-wake disorders
substance-related disorders
anxiety disorders
excessive fear and/or anxiety
avoidance behaviors
sympathetic activation in the absence of threat
phobias
a very specific fear
generalized anxiety disorder
excessive anxiety without a specific cause
social anxiety disorder
fear/anxiety around social situations
panic disorder
includes panic attacks
depressive disorders
sad, empty, irritable mood
not related to normal grief

SIGECAPS
S: sleep
I: loss of interest
G: guilt
E: loss of energy
C: concentration
A: appetite
P: psychomotor
S: suicidal
monoamine hypothesis
predicts that the underlying pathophysiologic basis of depression is a depletion in the levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, and/or dopamine in the CNS
SSRIs
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
keep serotonin in the synapse longer by inhibiting reuptake
MAOIs
monoamine oxidase inhibitors

monoamine oxidase: breaks down serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine

MAOIs inhibit monoamine oxidase preventing the degradation of these neurotransmitters
bipolar disorder
bridge between psychotic and depressive disorders
involve episodes and oscillations

I: manic episode and/or depressive
II: hypomanic episode AND depressive episode
schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
involves general detachment form objective reality
trauma- stressor-related disorders
exposure to traumatic or stressful event, exhibit any of a wide range of symptoms

PTSD
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