Chapter 17 Key Terms
- Acute stress disorder (ASD)
- psychiatric condition that can occur in the aftermath of a traumatic event
- Anxiety
- heightened state of arousal and worry that may not always have a clear external cause
- Attachment disorders
- group of psychiatric conditions resulting from a disruption in the normal attachment process between a child and a caregiver
- Attachment theory
- theory that suggests early attachments have lasting effects
- Biofeedback
- technique used to increase awareness of and control over some body functions
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
- mental disorder in which a person is preoccupied with perceived defects or flaws in their appearance
- Compulsion
- repeated behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to complete in response to an obsession
- Depersonalization
- alteration in the perception or experience of oneself, where an individual may feel detached or estranged from their thoughts, feelings, body, or actions
- Derealization
- feeling of detachment
- Desensitization
- exposure therapy that involves gradually exposing the individual to the feared stimulus or situation until they no longer experience anxiety in response to it
- Disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED)
- attachment disorder that makes it hard for children to form an emotional bond with others
- Dissociative amnesia
- gaps in memory involving important personal information
- Dissociative disorder
- group of mental conditions characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity
- Dissociative fugue
- characterized by unexpected travel and amnesia regarding one’s identity
- Dissociative identity disorder
- characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identity states that control an individual’s behavior, consciousness, and memory
- excoriation
- psychiatric condition classified under the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders category that involves repetitive and compulsive picking at the skin, leading to tissue damage, scarring, and sometimes serious medical complications like infections
- Exposure and response prevention (ERP)
- treatment for OCD that involves gradually exposing oneself to anxiety-provoking stimuli while simultaneously refraining from engaging in compulsion
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- mental health condition characterized by persistent and excessive worry about everyday life events and activities
- Habit reversal training (HRT)
- mental health condition characterized by persistent and excessive worry about everyday life events and activities
- Hoarding disorder
- mental health condition characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions
- Imaginal exposure
- therapeutic approach that involves mentally confronting and engaging with a feared situation, traumatic memory, or anxiety-provoking thought in a safe and controlled environment
- Integrated functioning
- process of synthesizing different aspects of a person’s identity, experience, and functioning into a cohesive and harmonious whole
- Obsession
- repeated thought, urge, or mental image that causes anxiety
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- chronic mental health disorder in which obsessive thoughts lead to compulsive rituals
- Panic attack
- sudden and intense episode of anxiety brought on by a real or perceived threat
- Panic disorder
- reaction to stress that usually exhibits anxiety in the form of a panic attack
- Phobia
- excessive and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that is typically harmless
- Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
- condition in which an infant or young child doesn’t establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers
- Resilience
- ability developed to adapt to difficult or challenging life experiences
- Stress
- body’s response to external pressures or threats, often resulting in physiological and emotional reactions
- Trichotillomania
- frequent, repeated and irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body.
psychiatric condition that can occur in the aftermath of a traumatic event
heightened state of arousal and worry that may not always have a clear external cause
group of psychiatric conditions resulting from a disruption in the normal attachment process between a child and a caregiver
theory that suggests early attachments have lasting effects
technique used to increase awareness of and control over some body functions
mental disorder in which a person is preoccupied with perceived defects or flaws in their appearance
repeated behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to complete in response to an obsession
alteration in the perception or experience of oneself, where an individual may feel detached or estranged from their thoughts, feelings, body, or actions
feeling of detachment
exposure therapy that involves gradually exposing the individual to the feared stimulus or situation until they no longer experience anxiety in response to it
attachment disorder that makes it hard for children to form an emotional bond with others
gaps in memory involving important personal information
group of mental conditions characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity
characterized by unexpected travel and amnesia regarding one’s identity
characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identity states that control an individual’s behavior, consciousness, and memory
psychiatric condition classified under the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders category that involves repetitive and compulsive picking at the skin, leading to tissue damage, scarring, and sometimes serious medical complications like infections
treatment for OCD that involves gradually exposing oneself to anxiety-provoking stimuli while simultaneously refraining from engaging in compulsion
mental health condition characterized by persistent and excessive worry about everyday life events and activities
mental health condition characterized by persistent and excessive worry about everyday life events and activities
mental health condition characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions
therapeutic approach that involves mentally confronting and engaging with a feared situation, traumatic memory, or anxiety-provoking thought in a safe and controlled environment
process of synthesizing different aspects of a person’s identity, experience, and functioning into a cohesive and harmonious whole
repeated thought, urge, or mental image that causes anxiety
chronic mental health disorder in which obsessive thoughts lead to compulsive rituals
sudden and intense episode of anxiety brought on by a real or perceived threat
reaction to stress that usually exhibits anxiety in the form of a panic attack
excessive and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that is typically harmless
condition in which an infant or young child doesn’t establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers
ability developed to adapt to difficult or challenging life experiences
frequent, repeated and irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body.
