Psy 150 U6 CH16

A disorder in which ppl are almost constantly plagued by exaggerated worries

A disorder characterized by frequent bouts of moderate anxiety and occasional attacks of sudden increased heart rate, chest pains,  difficulty breathing sweating faintness and trembling

A severe avoidance of other ppl and an especially strong fear of doing anything in public

An excessive fear of open or public places

Strong persistent fears of specific objects extreme enough to interfere

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A method of reducing fear by gradually exposing ppl to the object of the fear

systematic desensitization- reducing fear by gradually exposing ppl to the objects their afraid of  

flooding (w/fear)- a sudden exposure to a phobia rather than gradually 

drug therapy- valium, benzodiazepine, xanax

A condition with repetitive thought and actions

exposure therapy- when a person is presented a situation where they would normally act out their OCD but they are prevented from performing it

drug clomipramine and related anti-depressant helps 50% of ppl

A self destructive habit that someone finds difficult or impossible to quit

The weakened effect of drug after repeated use

Experience that occur as result of the removal of a drug from the brain

A self-destructive habit that someone finds difficult or impossible to quit

antabuse, AA, controlled drinking and contingency management

The trade name for disulfiram a drug used in the treatment of alcoholism

A self help group of people who are trying to abstain from alcohol use and to help others do the same

An approach to drug abuse that concentrates on decreasing the frequency of drug use and minimizing the harmful consequences to health and well-being

a form of behavioral therapy where ppl are monitored by urine or breathalyzer and when they are clean they are immediately rewarded

they both show hereditary tendency; that is the closer your genetic relationship to an opiate  abuser the higher the probability of developing the same problem

self-help groups and contingency management

a condition lasting most of the day, day after day, with a loss of interest and pleasure and a lack of productive activity

a condition in which people become seriously depressed in one season of the year, such as winter

a condition in which a person alternates between periods of depression and periods of mania

a tendency to accept one kind of explanation for success or failure more often than others

are drugs that block the reabsorption of the neurotransmitters after they are released by the terminal buoton thus prolonging the effect on the receptors of the postsynaptic cell

They block the reuptake of neurotransmitter serotonin

drugs that block the metabolic breakdown of released dopamine norepinephrine and serotonin thus prolonging the effects of these neurotransmitters on the receptors of the postsynaptic cell

a condition in which ppl are constantly active, uninhibited, and either excited or irritable

bipolar I disorder- a disorder condition characterized by at least one episode of mania 

bipolar II disorder-a disorder condition characterized by episodes of major depression and hypomania, which is a milder degree of mania

a condition marked by deterioration of daily activities over a period of at least 6 months, plus hallucinations, delusions, flat or inappropriate emotions, certain movement disorders, or thought disorders

Positive- hallucinations and delusions

• delusion of persecution
• delusions of grandeur
• delusion of reference

Negative- lack of speech and emotional expression, lack of ability to feel pleasure and general inability to take care of oneself

Catatonic- prominent movement disorder, including either rigid inactivity or excessive activity

Paranoid- elaborate hallucinations and delusions, especially delusions of persecution and delusion of grandeur  

Undifferentiated- basic symtoms deterioration of daily functioning plus some combination of hallucinations, inappropriate emotions thought disorders and so forth   

Residual- who have had an episode of schizophrenia and who are partly but not fully recovered

incoherent speech, extreme lack of social relationships and "silly" or odd behavior

the underlying cause of schizophrenia is excessive stimulation of certain types of dopamine synapses

that is a drug that can relieve schizophrenia

a disorder characterized by tremors and involuntary movements