AP Psych Vocab Modules 66, 67

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawak, jujpy axiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)

conversion disorder

a disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found

illness anxiety disorder

a disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease

bipolar disorder

a mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania

major depressive disorder

a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure

mania

a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

antisocial personality disorder

a personality disorder in which a person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.

somatic symptom disorder

a psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder

generalized anxiety disorder

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

phobia

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

panic disorder

an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking or other frightening sensations. Often followed by worry over a possible next attack.

dissociative disorders

disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

agoraphobia

fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic

social anxiety disorder

intense fear of social situations, leading to avoidance of such

posttraumatic growth

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises

anxiety disorders

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

mood disorders

psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.

personality disorder

psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

rumination

compulsive fretting; overthinking about our problems and their causes