Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Quiz

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors
Goals: identify and challenge distorted or unhelpful thinking patterns, learn new coping skills, and improve overall mental health
Key components:
- Cognitive restructuring: identifying and challenging negative thoughts
- Behavioral activation: increasing engagement in pleasant activities
- Exposure: gradually confronting feared situations or objects

The study of abnormal behavior and mental illness
Focuses on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of mental disorders
Key concepts:
- Comorbidity: co-occurrence of multiple mental health disorders
- Etiology: study of the causes of mental health disorders
- Nosology: classification and naming of mental health disorders

The process of gathering information to identify mental health disorders
Key steps:
1. Clinical interview: gathering information about symptoms, behavior, and medical history
2. Behavioral observations: observing behavior and mental status
3. Psychological testing: using standardized tests to assess cognitive and emotional functioning
4. Diagnostic formulation: integrating information to arrive at a diagnosis

A type of mental health disorder characterized by inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Key characteristics:
- Impaired interpersonal functioning
- Difficulty adapting to stress
- Maladaptive coping mechanisms
Examples:
- Borderline personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Antisocial personality disorder

A mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in activities
Key symptoms:
- Depressed mood
- Loss of interest in activities
- Changes in appetite and sleep patterns
- Fatigue or loss of energy
- Difficulty concentrating
Subtypes:
- Major depressive disorder
- Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal affective disorder

A mood disorder characterized by periods of mania or hypomania, often alternating with episodes of depression
Key symptoms:
- Manic episodes: elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, reduced need for sleep
- Hypomanic episodes: milder symptoms than mania, often with increased productivity
- Depressive episodes: symptoms similar to major depressive disorder
Subtypes:
- Bipolar I disorder: at least one manic episode
- Bipolar II disorder: at least one hypomanic episode and one depressive episode
- Cyclothymic disorder: recurrent hypomanic and depressive symptoms

A chronic and severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, and emotions
Key symptoms:
- Positive symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior
- Negative symptoms: flattened affect, social withdrawal, apathy
- Cognitive symptoms: impaired attention, memory, and processing speed
Subtypes:
- Paranoid schizophrenia
- Disorganized schizophrenia
- Catatonic schizophrenia
- Undifferentiated schizophrenia

A type of mental health disorder characterized by recurring, intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors
Key characteristics:
- Deviant or non-normative sexual interests
- Causes significant distress or impairment
Examples:
- Pedophilia
- Exhibitionistic disorder
- Fetishistic disorder
- Voyeuristic disorder

Focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors
Goals: identify and challenge distorted or unhelpful thinking patterns, learn new coping skills, and improve overall mental health
Cognitive restructuring: identifying and challenging negative thoughts
Behavioral activation: increasing engagement in pleasant activities
Exposure: gradually confronting feared situations or objects

Process of gathering information to identify mental health disorders
Clinical interview: gathering information about symptoms, behavior, and medical history
Behavioral observations: observing behavior and mental status
Psychological testing: using standardized tests to assess cognitive and emotional functioning
Diagnostic formulation: integrating information to arrive at a diagnosis

Characterized by inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Impaired interpersonal functioning
Difficulty adapting to stress
Maladaptive coping mechanisms
Examples: borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder

Mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and lack of interest in activities
Depressed mood
Loss of interest in activities
Changes in appetite and sleep patterns
Fatigue or loss of energy
Difficulty concentrating
Subtypes: major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder

Mood disorder characterized by periods of mania or hypomania, often alternating with episodes of depression
Manic episodes: elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, reduced need for sleep
Hypomanic episodes: milder symptoms than mania, often with increased productivity
Depressive episodes: symptoms similar to major depressive disorder
Subtypes: bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, cyclothymic disorder

Chronic and severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, and emotions
Positive symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior
Negative symptoms: flattened affect, social withdrawal, apathy
Cognitive symptoms: impaired attention, memory, and processing speed
Subtypes: paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia

Characterized by recurring, intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors
Deviant or non-normative sexual interests
Causes significant distress or impairment
Examples: pedophilia, exhibitionistic disorder, fetishistic disorder, voyeuristic disorder