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Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
Avoidant Personality ... Mnemonic: CRINGES ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
of trauma • Avoidance ... and numbing (people ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry
TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
A - Avoidance Symptoms ... - Avoidance and ... for the diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #PostTraumatic ... #Traumatic #Psychiatry
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Mnemonic: ME PECULIAR ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #MEPECULIAR
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Work & lnterpersonal:
 • Home Life Troubles - Conflict
Personality Disorder (ASPD ... physical assault ASPD ... bipolar disorder #ASPD ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Symptoms Increased ... thought to cause the Positive ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #positive
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
: Pathogenesis and ... or stimuli • Avoidance ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
a physical sign ... Still useful for diagnosis ... Positive reflux= ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
themselves • Avoidance ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #RELIANCE