recognising and evaluating disordered mental states
... The term ‘‘affect’’ is used with a number of complementary meanings. Sometimes it is reserved for the description of the prevailing mood state at a particular point in time, while the term ‘‘mood’’ is used for the overall state over a longer period of hours or days. Others use the term affect to des ...
... The term ‘‘affect’’ is used with a number of complementary meanings. Sometimes it is reserved for the description of the prevailing mood state at a particular point in time, while the term ‘‘mood’’ is used for the overall state over a longer period of hours or days. Others use the term affect to des ...
DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
... brain damage is often present The condition may be more frequent amongst criminals or soldiers in distress Tends to present to accident & emergency departments and then to neurologists, but is only seen secondarily in psychiatric departments ...
... brain damage is often present The condition may be more frequent amongst criminals or soldiers in distress Tends to present to accident & emergency departments and then to neurologists, but is only seen secondarily in psychiatric departments ...
Making Friends DSM - PPT File
... dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities. ...
... dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities. ...
Psychological Disorders
... feels a lot like a heart attack… Some people have such abrasive fears of social situation that they become closed off to the world. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places or situations in which escape may be difficult or impossible. People with agoraphobia sometimes never leave their homes. ...
... feels a lot like a heart attack… Some people have such abrasive fears of social situation that they become closed off to the world. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places or situations in which escape may be difficult or impossible. People with agoraphobia sometimes never leave their homes. ...
Psychological Disorders
... feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities ...
... feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities ...
3._Somatoform_&_Dissociative_Disorders
... Offering continuing assessment and treatment of related psychiatric or social problems. ...
... Offering continuing assessment and treatment of related psychiatric or social problems. ...
Depression and Evidence- Based Treatments in School Mental Health
... *Anhedonia: An inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable life events such as eating, exercise, and social or sexual interaction. ...
... *Anhedonia: An inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable life events such as eating, exercise, and social or sexual interaction. ...
abnormal anxiety and mood disorders
... predisposition for developing anxiety disorders • Brain functions appear to be different in an anxiety disorder patient • Evolutionary factors may lead to anxiety disorders. ...
... predisposition for developing anxiety disorders • Brain functions appear to be different in an anxiety disorder patient • Evolutionary factors may lead to anxiety disorders. ...
Comorbidity bipolar disorder And personality disorders
... disorder, Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) predicted severe course of illness, presence of substanceuse disorder, and suicidal behavior (Swann 2011). As concluded some investigators, borderline personality patients suffered more from unipolar than bipolar disorders In study (Sjastad et al. (2 ...
... disorder, Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) predicted severe course of illness, presence of substanceuse disorder, and suicidal behavior (Swann 2011). As concluded some investigators, borderline personality patients suffered more from unipolar than bipolar disorders In study (Sjastad et al. (2 ...
Chapter 16
... – Therapy is difficult because they don’t trust the therapist and don’t think there is problem ...
... – Therapy is difficult because they don’t trust the therapist and don’t think there is problem ...
Exploring 9e
... Mood Disorders: Not just feeling “down;” not just sad about something Major Depressive Disorder: Stuck in dark withdrawal Bipolar Disorder: sometimes fleeing depression into mania Prevalence and Course of depression: Common, but ...
... Mood Disorders: Not just feeling “down;” not just sad about something Major Depressive Disorder: Stuck in dark withdrawal Bipolar Disorder: sometimes fleeing depression into mania Prevalence and Course of depression: Common, but ...
Depression Talk CAOM Sept 2013
... By the age of 16 years, approximately 10% of young people will have an anxiety disorder of some type, with most occurring in females Those who already have comorbid social anxiety disorder and MDD are nearly 9x more likely to have a recurrence of MDD and are 6x more likely than the general popul ...
... By the age of 16 years, approximately 10% of young people will have an anxiety disorder of some type, with most occurring in females Those who already have comorbid social anxiety disorder and MDD are nearly 9x more likely to have a recurrence of MDD and are 6x more likely than the general popul ...
Anxiety Disorders - Austin Community College
... stumbling while dancing, choking while eating Specific phobia: fear of a specific object or situation; animals, heigth, flying ...
... stumbling while dancing, choking while eating Specific phobia: fear of a specific object or situation; animals, heigth, flying ...
basic disability etiquette tips
... characterized by the occurrence of one or more Manic Episodes (a distinct period during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood), or Mixed Episodes (a period of time lasting at least one week in which the criteria are met both for a Manic Episode and a Dep ...
... characterized by the occurrence of one or more Manic Episodes (a distinct period during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood), or Mixed Episodes (a period of time lasting at least one week in which the criteria are met both for a Manic Episode and a Dep ...
Navigating the Kraepelinian Vortex2
... Developmental Coordination Disorder Stereotypic Movement Disorder Tourette’s Disorder Tic disorders (criteria for a “tic” have been standardized across all disorders) ...
... Developmental Coordination Disorder Stereotypic Movement Disorder Tourette’s Disorder Tic disorders (criteria for a “tic” have been standardized across all disorders) ...
Introduction to Psychological Disorders
... Assumes that mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms. Through therapy (medical or psychological) these illnesses can be cured. ...
... Assumes that mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms. Through therapy (medical or psychological) these illnesses can be cured. ...
Mental health professionals: who are they?
... who are they? Below is a basic overview of the various types of professionals involved in providing care for depression. It is not a comprehensive list, and licensures vary by state. Psychiatrists provide physical and mental evaluations, psychotherapy, and prescribe and monitor medications. They hol ...
... who are they? Below is a basic overview of the various types of professionals involved in providing care for depression. It is not a comprehensive list, and licensures vary by state. Psychiatrists provide physical and mental evaluations, psychotherapy, and prescribe and monitor medications. They hol ...
Neurotic, Psychotic or Just Plain Nuts?
... intelligence falls below a specific level, referred to as an Intelligence Quotient or IQ. A personality disorder is an enduring and pervasive style of interacting with the world that “deviates markedly from the individual’s culture.” This behavior must lead to “clinically significant distress or imp ...
... intelligence falls below a specific level, referred to as an Intelligence Quotient or IQ. A personality disorder is an enduring and pervasive style of interacting with the world that “deviates markedly from the individual’s culture.” This behavior must lead to “clinically significant distress or imp ...
PsychUpdate - Mayo Clinic
... reaction of DBS will help us understand the disease process and how to treat it. Testing the glutamate transporter modulators in this process will result in a leap to treatment and novel therapy through the compounds that become the transporter.” ...
... reaction of DBS will help us understand the disease process and how to treat it. Testing the glutamate transporter modulators in this process will result in a leap to treatment and novel therapy through the compounds that become the transporter.” ...
Psychology 10th Edition David Myers
... Depressed mood most of the day, and/or Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities Significant increase or decrease in appetite or weight Insomnia, sleeping too much, or disrupted sleep Lethargy, or physical agitation Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day Worthlessness, or excessive/ ...
... Depressed mood most of the day, and/or Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities Significant increase or decrease in appetite or weight Insomnia, sleeping too much, or disrupted sleep Lethargy, or physical agitation Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day Worthlessness, or excessive/ ...
Conversion Disorder brochure
... They are also proposing to remove any reference to psychological factors because it is confusing, unreliable and subjective, and can’t be proved one way or another. There appears to be no basis whatever for having included it in the definition in the first place. The references that are proposed to ...
... They are also proposing to remove any reference to psychological factors because it is confusing, unreliable and subjective, and can’t be proved one way or another. There appears to be no basis whatever for having included it in the definition in the first place. The references that are proposed to ...
Somatoform Disorders 1. Somatisation Disorder
... Patients may also be asked to identify and modify thoughts related to bodily sensations so that they will be able to develop more adaptive cognitions and responses. The aim of CBT is to decrease the frequency of help-seeking behaviours as well as the positive consequences of relating to significant ...
... Patients may also be asked to identify and modify thoughts related to bodily sensations so that they will be able to develop more adaptive cognitions and responses. The aim of CBT is to decrease the frequency of help-seeking behaviours as well as the positive consequences of relating to significant ...
Depression and anxiety in dissociative (conversion) disorder
... conflicts or other stressors. The symptoms are not intentionally produced, are not caused by substance use, and the gain is primarily psychological and not social, monetary, or legal.1 As the duration of disorder increases co-morbid psychopathologies and the level of anxiety and especially the preva ...
... conflicts or other stressors. The symptoms are not intentionally produced, are not caused by substance use, and the gain is primarily psychological and not social, monetary, or legal.1 As the duration of disorder increases co-morbid psychopathologies and the level of anxiety and especially the preva ...
8depression
... Awareness of childhood depression • Primary care physicians began to realize that children could be clinically depressed • Children’s rights to mental health treatment, including relief from anxiety and depression, ...
... Awareness of childhood depression • Primary care physicians began to realize that children could be clinically depressed • Children’s rights to mental health treatment, including relief from anxiety and depression, ...
White Fat, Brown Fat, Bad Fat, Good Fat
... everything and now has no get-up-and-go,’ I have good reason to think Alzheimer’s is involved.” The scenario is common enough that Johns Hopkins scientists, working with an international consortium, have coined the term “mild behavioral impairment” (MBI) to describe neuropsychiatric symptoms that ca ...
... everything and now has no get-up-and-go,’ I have good reason to think Alzheimer’s is involved.” The scenario is common enough that Johns Hopkins scientists, working with an international consortium, have coined the term “mild behavioral impairment” (MBI) to describe neuropsychiatric symptoms that ca ...