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If you have Fear of spiders, you may have
a.Arachnophobia
This example of disorganized speech: "I'm Balling like Mr. Clean. I gotta keep my kitchen clean God bless me Im fidna to sneeze" is called this:
a.Clang associations
Feelings of worthlessness, lethargy (exhaustion), loss of interest, etc. "Unhappy" for at least two weeks with apparent cause
a.Major Depressive disorder
Overly concerned with certain thoughts and performing certain behaviors could be a sign of this personality disorder.
a.Obsessive compulsive
A minutes-long episode of intense dread that include terror, chest pain (often mistaken for heart attack), choking, and other frightening sensations are all symptoms of
a.Panic disorder
Bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind using techniques like hypnosis, free association, and dream interpretation are all a part of this therapeutic technique
a.Psychoanalytic
During an interview, the 50-year old female patient expressed beliefs covering almost the entire rage of delusions. She felt that her niece was in on a plot with other relatives to take away the property she owned in 106 countries which she was planning to use, after training religious missionaries, to establish missions to convert the heathens. In spite of the fact that her husband was alive and visited her weekly, she maintained that her husband was dead and the he had been killed by the FBI. The FBI had six agents assigned to her alone and had killed her husband. She had learned of their spying and talking about her from the television where they were portraying her life in several of the continuing series programs. She had learned other things about the plot from the voices that came between the television programs and the commercials. She was convinced that the hospital attendants were in on the conspiracy and that poison was being placed in her food. She was also concerned about the electrical waves that were "messing up" her mind
a.Schizophrenia
This when someone suddenly stopping speaking and forgetting the original topic
a.Thought Blocking
Jen was extremely worried and always nervous. When asked what was causing her to feel that way, she said she didn't know. She just constantly feels "on edge". What disorder might she have?
b.General Anxiety Disorder
What mood stabilizing medication is used to lessen the manic side of bipolar
b.Lithium
Feelings of high energy where people get (over)confident, some get irritable, some do risky behavior all describe what type of behavior.
b.Manic
Darma, age 20, a sophomore in college, had a pronounced fear of being left alone with a man, whether a fellow student, professor, relative, or acquaintance. She refused all dates and never allowed herself to be placed in situations where it was necessary for her to go home with someone of the opposite sex. She could give no good reason for this fear, bur recognized her problem; yet there seemed to be nothing that she could do about it. Recently when it appeared inevitable that she must go home from a party with a boy, she trembled, her hands became clammy, and she became very faint. As a result, her hostess invited her to remain for the night.
b.Phobia
This picture above is an example of what symptom of schizophrenia
b.Waxy Flexibility
If you have fear of flying, you may have
c.Aviophobia
What particular therapy is good for depression because it now helps 80% of those treated, but still is considered barbaric (cruel) because of its past use.
c.Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
What disorder has symptoms displaying continuous tension, apprehension and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal (fight or flight)?
c.Generalized Anxiety Disorder
What medication is good to assist those who have depression by serotonin clogging up sending neurons vacuum cleaner therapy
c.Prozac
Amanda's parents are having a difficult time potty training her and they decided that they would use M&M's, her favorite food, to entice (tempt) her to go to the potty (Who the heck does this?!?!?). What would this be called?
c.Token Economy
For a behavior to be considered a part of a psychological disorder, it must meet these criteria.
d.Deviant, Distressful, Dysfunctional
Psychopharmacology (drug therapy) would be found in this category or approach of therapy
e.Biomedical
When a person relies too much on the attention and help of others, avoid being alone, is easily hurt by criticism, is very passive in relationships and is helpless when relationships end, this may be a sign of what personality disorder?
e.Dependent
A person experiences sudden episodes of intense, irrational dread (fear) of an object or situation that disrupts behavior is called:
e.Phobias
If you have Fear of snakes, you may have
f.Ophidiophobia