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DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders book published by the APA that list criteria for close to 400 mental health disorders (4th edition,pub94,rev00)
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Anxiety Disorder
Disorder marked by excessive anxiety that seriously interferes with a persons ability to function.( either physical FoF, cognitive, behavioral)
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GAD
Generalized Anxiety Disorder- an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic, constant worry in almost all situations.(worry about little things in life)
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Panic Disorder
Anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear and anxiety in the absence of danger that is accompanied by strong physical symptoms. (agoraphobia)
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Phobic Disorder
An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of a specific object or situation. (Specific phobia, social phobia)
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OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--An anxiety disorder involving a pattern of unwanted intrusive thoughts and the urge to engage in repetitive actions.
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PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-An anxiety disorder characterized by distressing memories, emotional numbness, and hypervigilance, that develops after exposure to a traumatic event.
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Mood Disorders
A disorder marked by a significant change in one's emotional state that seriously interferes with one's ability to function.
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Major Depression
A mood disorder involving dysphoria, feelings of worthlessness, loss of interest in ones usual activites, and change in bodily activites such as sleep and appetite that persists for at least 2 weeks. (extreme sadness or apathy)(unipolar)
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Dysthymic Disorder
A mood disorder that is a less severe but more chronic form of major depression. (childhood adolescence or early adulthood)(unipolar)
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Bipolar Disorder
A mood disorder characterized by both depression and mania.(Euphoric mania,n depression within 2 week periods)
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Cyclothymic Disorder
A mood disorder that is a less severe but more chronic form of bipolar disorder.(mild depression & mania over 2 years)
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Learned Helplessness
The belief that one cannot control the outcome of events. (not responding to stress)
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Schizophrenia (axis 4)
A severe disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perceptions, emotions, and behavior. (chronic mental health disorder/not multiple personalities)
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Thought Disorder
A symptom of schizophrenia that involves a lack of associations between one's ideas and the events that one is experiencing. (loose associations,poverty of content)
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Delusion
A thought or belief that a person believes to be true but in reality is not.(persecutory delusions,grandiose,delusions of reference)
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Hallucinations
Perceiving something that does not exist in reality.(auditory hallu,visual hallu)
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Affect
One's expressed emotion toward an action at a given time.(blunt or flat affect, inappropriate affect)
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Catatonic Stupor
A disorder in motor behavior involving immobility. (motionless)
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Catatonic Excitement
A disorder in motor behavior involving excited agitation. (agitated,fidgety,shouting,swearing,moving rapidly around)
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DID (axis 4)
Dissociative Identity Disorder-disorder in which two or more personalities coexist within the same individual; formerly called multiple personality disorder. (two or more identities)
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Somatoform Disorder
A disorder marked by physical complaints that has no apparent physical cause.(no medical reason)
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Hypochondriasis
A somatoform disorder in which the person believe he or she has a disease, without any evident physical basis.(family history of depression & anxiety)
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Personality Disorder (axis 5)
A disorder marked by maladaptive behavior that has been stable across a long period of time and across many situations.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
A personality disorder marked by a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others with no remorse or guilt for one's actions. (psychopath sociopath)
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BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder- a personality disorder marked by a pattern of instability in mood, relationships,self-image,behavior.(anger,depp,anx occuring hours a day)
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Psychotherapy
The use of psychological principles and techniques to treat mental health disorders.
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Pychoanalysis
A method of therapy formulated by Freud that focuses on uncovering unconscious conflicts that drive maladaptive behavior.
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Free Association
Traditional Psychoanalysis technique in which the client says whatever comes to mind.
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Dream Analysis
A technique in which the therapist examines the hidden symbols in a client's dreams.
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Interpretation
The psychoanalyst's view on the themes and issues that may be influencing the client's behavior.
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Resistance
A process in where the client behaves in such a way as to deny or avoid sensitive issues.
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Transference
A process in which the client unconsciously reacts to the therapist as if the therapist were a parent,friend,sibling, or lover.
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Client-Centered-Therapy
A humanistic psychotherapy approach formulated by Carol Rogers that emphasizes the use of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard to help the client reach there potential.
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Empathy
The ability of a therapist to understand a client's feelings and thoughts without being judged.
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Genuineness
The ability of a therapist to openly share his or her thoughts and feelings with a client.
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Unconditional Positive Regard
The ability of a therapist to accept and value a client for who he or she is, regardless of his or her faults or problems.
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Systematic Desensitization
A behavior therapy technique in which a client is desensitized to a fear in a gradual, step-by-step process.
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Anxiety Hierarchy
Outlines, according to the degree of fear, the threatening images elicited by a feared object or situation. the outline starts with the least frightening images and progresses to the mos distressing.
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Aversion Therapy
A type of therapy that uses classical conditioning to condition people to avoid certain stimuli.
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Cognitive Distortion
Distorted thinking patterns, such as overgeneraliztion or all-or-none thinking, that according to Beck lead to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
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Group Therapy
Therapy that is administered to more than one person at a time.
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Family Therapy
Therapy that focuses on creating balance and restoring harmony to improve the functioning of the family as a whole system.
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Couple Therapy
Therapy that focuses on improving communication and intimacy between two people in a committed relationship.
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Self-Help Group
Group comprised of people who share the same problem who meet to help on another.
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Therapeutic Alliance
The interactive and collaborative relationship between the client and the therapist.
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Anti-Anxiety Medication
Minor tranquilizers such a Valium that are prescribed to reduce tension and anxiety.
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Anti-Psychotic Medication
Major tranquilizers such as Haldol that are prescribed to relieve psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.
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Antidepressant
Medication prescribed to alleviate the symptoms of depression, eating disorders, and some anxiety disorder.
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Anti-Manic Medication
Drugs that are prescribed to alleviate manic symptoms of bipolar disorder.
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