Major psychological disorders

Anxiety disorders

anxiety- diffuse, vague, unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension

symptoms=
rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, fainting, dizziness, sweating, sleeplessness, frequent urination and tremors


Generalized anxiety disorder

prolonged, vague, unexplained intense fears that are not attached to any particular object

Panic disorder

Worry and apprehensive feelings about the future, always scanning the environment for danger, motor tension is high so the individual is unable to relax and its visible because of the symptoms like shaking and shivering

recurring anxiety attacks in which person experiences intense terror, abrupt surge of anxiety rising to its peak

symptoms- trembling, palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, chocking, chest pain, discomfort, fear of going crazy, feeling of dying


PHOBIA

irrational fears related to specific objects, people or situations
Usually starts with general anxiety disorders

3 types-
specific, social and agoraphobia
1) specific- most common
2) social- intense fear of embarrassment when dealing with others
3) agoraphobia- develop a fear of entering unfamiliar places/situations and thus scared of leaving their home

Separation anxiety disorder-

fearful and anxious about separating from attachment figure

obsessive compulsive disorders-
they have no control over their actions, ideas and thoughts


inability to stop thinking about something -- obsessive
compulsive-- need to perform single task/ behaviour over and over


trauma and stress related

recurring dreams, flashbacks and stuff, emotional numbing,impared concentration

SOMATIC

Physical symptoms in the absence of physical disease

frequent visits to the doctor so constant discomfort in life

illness anxiety
persistent preoccupation of developing a serious illness and constantly worrying about it

conversion- stuff like paralysis happening because of shit ton of stress

disassociative disorders

dissociative identity

depersonalization/derealization disorder

dissociative amnesia

extensive but selective memory loss that has no cause

multiple personality

traumatic experiences in childhood

dream like state, person separated from both self and reality
sense of reality is lost

depressive disorders

depressed mood or loss of pleasure in almost all activities

symptoms can include change in body weight, constant sleep problems, tiredness, inability to think clearly, thoughts of death and suicide
excessive guilt and feeling of worthlessness