Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Panic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Attack

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

A sample of major diagnostic categories in the dsm-5. Intense, frequent, or inappropriate anxiety, but no loss of reality contact; includes phobias, generalized anxiety reactions, and panic disorders. Marked disturbances of mood, including depression and mania (extreme elation and excitement) Physical symptoms, such as blindness, paralysis, or pain, that have no physical basis and are assumed to be caused by psychological factors. Psychologically caused problems of consciousness and self-identi cation, including amnesia and multiple personalities (did) Severe disorders of thinking, perception, and emotion that involve loss of contact with reality and disordered behaviour. Personal and social problems associated with the use of psychoactive substances, such as alcohol, heroin, or other drugs, and behavioural disorders such as gambling. Disorders that begin in childhood such as autism spectrum disorder and attention- de cit/hyperactivity disorder. Include anorexia (self-starvation) and bulimia nervosa (patterns of bingeing and purging) Rigid, stable, and maladaptive personality patterns, such as antisocial, borderline, and narcissistic disorders.