AP psychology - Mental Sets

A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing

Psychological disorders characterized by distressing

A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention

A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. was once known as Manic Depression.

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

The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors

False beliefs

The sudden loss of memory for significant personal information

Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories

The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history

A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder

neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense

False sensory experiences

Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

A mood disorder in which a person

Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits

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

persistent ideas

An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks. May be triggered by the amygdala.

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

An anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent

Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral excesses or peculiarities

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

nightmares

a mental or behavioral pattern or anomaly that results in distress

psychological disorder marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual

Disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists

Controversial disorder in which a person experiences depression during winter months and improved mood during spring. Can be treated using phototherapy

A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive

A marked lack of expressed emotions; a symptom of schizophrenia.

A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution

Abnormal indicator involving acting or talking in ways that are incomprehensible to others

Abnormal indicator involving erratic and inconsistent behaviors

Abnormal indicator involving behavior that violates social norms or are statistically rare.

If individual's behavior is labeled as deviant