Personality Disorders
... Cognitive symptoms(or cognitive deficits) are problems with attention, certain types of memory, and the executive functions that allow us to plan and organize. Cognitive deficits can also be difficult to recognize as part of the disorder but are the most disabling in terms of leading a normal life ...
... Cognitive symptoms(or cognitive deficits) are problems with attention, certain types of memory, and the executive functions that allow us to plan and organize. Cognitive deficits can also be difficult to recognize as part of the disorder but are the most disabling in terms of leading a normal life ...
Slide 1 - Barrington 220
... detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior ...
... detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior ...
Mental Health Projections: PANSI 2015
... both men and women the highest prevalence was observed in those aged 35 to 44 years (0.7% and 1.1% respectively). The age standardised prevalence of psychotic disorder was significantly higher among black men (3.1%) than men from other ethnic groups (0.2%of white men, no cases observed among men in ...
... both men and women the highest prevalence was observed in those aged 35 to 44 years (0.7% and 1.1% respectively). The age standardised prevalence of psychotic disorder was significantly higher among black men (3.1%) than men from other ethnic groups (0.2%of white men, no cases observed among men in ...
DSM-IV
... • Abrupt, unexpected travel away from home or work with an inability to recall some or all of one’s past. • Individuals exhibit confusion about his/her personal identity or a partial or total assumption of new identity. • May seem “normal” during the fugue, but following recovery, the person may not ...
... • Abrupt, unexpected travel away from home or work with an inability to recall some or all of one’s past. • Individuals exhibit confusion about his/her personal identity or a partial or total assumption of new identity. • May seem “normal” during the fugue, but following recovery, the person may not ...
mental illness
... • Disorder in which real or imagined fears prevent a person from enjoying life – Phobia: when a person goes to extreme measures to avoid a fear – General anxiety disorder: feels anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time, but for no specific ...
... • Disorder in which real or imagined fears prevent a person from enjoying life – Phobia: when a person goes to extreme measures to avoid a fear – General anxiety disorder: feels anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time, but for no specific ...
PSYCHOLOGY (9th Edition) David Myers
... Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder Like mood disorders and schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder has biological and psychological reasons. Youngsters, before committing a crime, respond with lower levels of stress hormones than others do at their age. ...
... Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder Like mood disorders and schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder has biological and psychological reasons. Youngsters, before committing a crime, respond with lower levels of stress hormones than others do at their age. ...
DSM5 Diagnostic Criteria Generalized Anxiety Disorder
... Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD ...
... Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD ...
Methods and Ethics of Psychology
... Diagnosis - identification and labeling of a disease based on its signs and symptoms. Mental health clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners) diagnose mental disorders. DSM-IV-TR - The APA defines a mental disorder as "a clinically significant behavioral or psych ...
... Diagnosis - identification and labeling of a disease based on its signs and symptoms. Mental health clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners) diagnose mental disorders. DSM-IV-TR - The APA defines a mental disorder as "a clinically significant behavioral or psych ...
Psych disorders jeopardy
... A general state of fear, dread, or uneasiness. Different from fear because it is in response to an ill-defined or imagined stimulus. ...
... A general state of fear, dread, or uneasiness. Different from fear because it is in response to an ill-defined or imagined stimulus. ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
... Some treatment for this disorder is long-term psychotherapy with a therapist that has experience in treating this kind of personality disorder. Medications may also be prescribed. ...
... Some treatment for this disorder is long-term psychotherapy with a therapist that has experience in treating this kind of personality disorder. Medications may also be prescribed. ...
Bianca_Paranoid Personality Disorder
... features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. ...
... features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. ...
Somatoform Disorders
... somatoform disorder in which a person appears to be, but is not, blind, deaf, paralyzed or insensitive to pain in various parts of the body. – The person will not be able to move their arms, see, feel, etc. but there is no biological cause – The diagnosis of conversion disorder is rare, occurring in ...
... somatoform disorder in which a person appears to be, but is not, blind, deaf, paralyzed or insensitive to pain in various parts of the body. – The person will not be able to move their arms, see, feel, etc. but there is no biological cause – The diagnosis of conversion disorder is rare, occurring in ...
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
... d) Conduct disorder e) Adjustment disorder Correct Answer: C. Intermittent explosive disorder Rationale: The diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder can be made in older adolescents and young adults aged 18 or older in addition to the diagnosis of ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct ...
... d) Conduct disorder e) Adjustment disorder Correct Answer: C. Intermittent explosive disorder Rationale: The diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder can be made in older adolescents and young adults aged 18 or older in addition to the diagnosis of ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct ...
Developmental Psychopathology
... Poor verbal skills Difficulty with executive function Memory impairments ...
... Poor verbal skills Difficulty with executive function Memory impairments ...
File - Ms. Hines` classroom
... personality characteristics. ____________________________________________________ 14. Alexandra periodically suffers from persistently high levels of anxiety but she cannot pinpoint the source or otherwise say why she is so anxious. She is terrified at times, her heart often races, she feels wobbly, ...
... personality characteristics. ____________________________________________________ 14. Alexandra periodically suffers from persistently high levels of anxiety but she cannot pinpoint the source or otherwise say why she is so anxious. She is terrified at times, her heart often races, she feels wobbly, ...
Child Psychiatry
... • often associated with other negative behaviours such as refusing to sit down or play when invited to do so • Epidemiology • usually begins between 3 and 5 years, after normal speech has been acquired • prevalence of approx. 1 in 1000 • Treatment • no evidence that treatment is effective • Prognosi ...
... • often associated with other negative behaviours such as refusing to sit down or play when invited to do so • Epidemiology • usually begins between 3 and 5 years, after normal speech has been acquired • prevalence of approx. 1 in 1000 • Treatment • no evidence that treatment is effective • Prognosi ...
Conduct Disorder - American Psychiatric Association
... The upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) adds a descriptive features specifier to the diagnosis of conduct disorder for individuals who meet the full criteria for the disorder and who also present with limited prosocial emotions, such as limited ...
... The upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) adds a descriptive features specifier to the diagnosis of conduct disorder for individuals who meet the full criteria for the disorder and who also present with limited prosocial emotions, such as limited ...
Mental Illness Quiz
... C fluctuating levels of consciousness D does not improve with treatment ...
... C fluctuating levels of consciousness D does not improve with treatment ...
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social
... and Stressor-Related Disorders All disorders in this chapter describe conditions where the onset of symptoms occurred after exposure to adverse events. PTSD criteria are more developmentally sensitive to children and adolescents. ...
... and Stressor-Related Disorders All disorders in this chapter describe conditions where the onset of symptoms occurred after exposure to adverse events. PTSD criteria are more developmentally sensitive to children and adolescents. ...
Dissociative Disorders
... and attention-seeking behavior • Feels uncomfortable and unappreciated if he/she is not center of attention. • Melodramatic and flirtatious manner ...
... and attention-seeking behavior • Feels uncomfortable and unappreciated if he/she is not center of attention. • Melodramatic and flirtatious manner ...
Module 36 Chapter 110 Essentials of Understanding
... Decline in functioning Disturbances of thought and language Delusions Hallucinations an perceptual disorders Emotional disturbances Withdrawal Out of touch with reality ...
... Decline in functioning Disturbances of thought and language Delusions Hallucinations an perceptual disorders Emotional disturbances Withdrawal Out of touch with reality ...