clearly caused by physical illness/injury to the brain
Organic Disorder
the result of psychological causes in which NO clear brain damage is involved
Functional Disorder
an illness of the mind that can affect thoughts, feelings and behaviors of a person.
mental disorder
Anxiety, Somatoform, affective and personality disorders
4 types of functional disorders
illness that prevents a person from enjoying life. Real or imagined
anxiety disorder
PTSD, panic disorder, phobias, OCD
Types of anxiety disorders
a fear so strong, a person goes to extreme measures to avoid
phobias
acrophobia - heightsastraphobia - lightning taphephobia - being buried alive nomophobia - fear of no mobile phone contact
examples of phobias
persistent recurrent, unwanted thoughts or ideas that keep from thinking other things
obsession
urgent, repeated, irresistible behaviors
compulsions
major problems w/ commitments in life, lose track of time. lose trust in what brain tells them
OCD symptoms
panic disorder
most difficult of anxiety disorders to treat
a condition in which fear or anxiety prevails and gets in the way of functioning life
panic disorder
may feel anxious, fearful, upset most of the time
People with panic disorder
racing heart beat, trembling, shortness of breathe, dizziness, fear of losing control or dying
symptoms of panic disorder
a condition in which a person has experienced/witnessed a traumatic event. Feels severe/long lasting
PTSD
veterans, rape survivors, survivors of natural disasters
PTSD often common in these people
flashbacks, nightmares, emotional numbness, sleeplessness, guilt, extreme reaction to images or sounds
symptoms of PTSD