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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
startle reflex • Anxiety ... StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Signs / Symptoms ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... #mnemonic #GLFTAP
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
disturbance arising from dysfunctional ... Structural model: Dysfunction ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ... carrying anti-anxiety ... #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... of Anxiety: Mind ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
- Must have >4 symptoms ... develop mood and anxiety ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry #criteria
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
abuse, familial dysfunction ... Temperament: childhood anxiety ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry #RiskFactors
Bulimia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: Some
states Cognitive Dysfunction ... and experience anxiety ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry #RiskFactors