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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
startle reflex • Anxiety ... of trauma • Avoidance ... StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
/ irritability/anxiety ... BPD Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... instability - Suicide ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria ... Symptoms #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
Experiential Avoidance ... • Avoidance of ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... #BehavioralDisorder
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
included in DSM 5 criteria ... thoughts of death or suicide ... partum onset) - Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... Behaviors and Avoidance ... reduce social anxiety ... Panic Attacks, avoidance ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
develop mood and anxiety ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... signs #psychiatry #criteria