1. Phobias
Humans are predisposed – biologically prepared to acquire certain fears
Fear of particular situations – flying, driving, tunnels, bridges, elevators, crowds, enclosed places
Fear of features of the natural environment – thunder, heights, water
Fear of injury or blood – injections, needles, medical or dental procedures
Fear of animals and insects – snakes, spiders, dogs, slugs, bats

2. Phobias Agoraphobia – fear of panic attacks in public places
Social phobias – social anxiety disorders
More women than men
Irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged or critically evaluated by others
Realize that their fear is excessive but they still approach social situations with tremendous anxiety

3. Phobias More unusual phobias: Amathophobia- fear of dust
Amenophobia – fear of wind
Aphephobia – fear of being touched by another person
Bibliophobia- fear of books
Catotrophobia – fear of breaking a mirror
Ergophobia – fear of work or responsibility
Gamophobia – fear of marriage
Hypertrichophobia – fear of growing excessive amounts of body hair
Levophobia – fear of things being on the left side of your body
Phobophobia – fear of acquiring a phobia
Phonophobia – fear of sound of your own fource
Triskaidekaphobia – fear of the number 13

4. Somatoform Disorders
Symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause
Conversion disorder: person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
Hypocondriasis: person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease
Body dysmorphic disorder: exaggerated concern and preoccupation about minor or imagined defects in appearance

5. impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral and physical functioning
Mood Disorders
Extreme and persistent feelings of despondency, worthlessness and hopelessness, causing…
impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral and physical functioning

6. Types of mood disorders
Major depression – “common cold” of psychological disorders
Dysthymic disorder
Seasonal affect disorder – depression associated with seasons
Bipolar – emotional roller coaster
Cyclothymic Disorder - moderate mood swings

7. Etiology of Mood Disorders
Genetic predisposition
Disruptions in brain chemistry
Antidepressants – increase 2 neurotransmitters
Norepinephrine
Seratonin
Lithium – regulates avaliability of NT called glutamate
Stress

8. Personality Disorders
Inflexible, maladaptive patterns of thoughts, emotions, behavior and interpersonal functioning that are stable over time and across situations, and deviate from the expectations of the individual’s culture
Person doesn’t consider his personality characteristics as problematic => don’

9. Types of Personality Disorders
Odd, eccentric
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Dramatic, emotional, erratic
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Anxious, fearful
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder