Anxiety Assessment
- Increased Alertness
- Heightened Perception
- Perception Narrowed
- Short Attention Span
- Shaking
- Ineffective Problem Solving
- Automatic Behavior
- Hyperventilation
- Hallucinations
- Inability to Function or Communicate
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Repetitive and Intrusive Thoughts
- Suppressed by Thought or Action
- Interferes with Daily Functioning
- May or May Not Be Aware
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Clomipramine
- Venlafaxine
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Re-experience Traumatic Event
- Flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Avoidance
- Self-destructive Behaviors
- Assess Suicide Risk
- Actively Listen to Stories
- Anxiety Medications
Social Anxiety Disorder
- Phobia
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
- Venlaflaxine
- Beta-Blockers
- Benzodiazepines
Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Ego-centrism
- Disregards Rights of Others
- Self-esteem from Personal Gain
- No Empathy
- No Intimacy
- Antagonism
- Manipulates Others
- Hostility
- Disinhibition
- > 18 years of age
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Increased Self-Importance
- Inflation of Accomplishments
- Often Angered when Criticized
- Little Interest in Others' Experiences
- No Empathy
- Grandiosity
- Demands the Best
- Requires Admiration of Others
Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Feelings of Shame or Inadequacy
- Low Self-Esteem
- Social Withdrawal
- Desires Relationships with Others
- Poor Reaction to Criticism
- Hypersensitive to Rejection
- Anhedonia
- Anxiety
Borderline Personality Disorder
- Chronic Feelings of Emptiness
- Poor Self Image
- Unstable Goals, Aspirations, Career Plans
- Fear of Abandonment
- Unable to Maintain Relationships
- Unstable Mood
- Splitting
- Self-destructive Behaviors
- Anxiety
- Suicidal Thoughts
Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Discomfort if Not Center of Attention
- Dressing for Attention
- Flirtatious, Provocative Behavior
- Shallow and Labile Emotions
- Theatrical or Dramatic
- Impressionistic Speech
- Impressionable
- Overestimates Intimacy in Relationships
Dependent Personality Disorder
- Difficulty Making Own Decisions
- Uncomfortable Being Alone
- Urgently Seeks New Relationships After Breakups
- Allow Others to Make Decisions
- Exaggerated Fear of Being Unable to Care for Self
- Difficulty Expressing Disagreement
- Difficulty Starting New Projects
- Excessive Lengths to Obtain Nurturance
Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Preoccupied with Trustworthiness of Friends
- Pervasive Mistrust of Others
- Constant Suspicion
- Reads Threatening Meanings in Benign Remarks
- Reluctant to Confide
- Perceives Attacks on Character
- Grudges
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Socially Awkward
- Mistrustful
- Eccentricity
- Magical Thinking
- Bizarre Thinking and Speech
- Suspicious
- Detachment
Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Few Pleasurable Activities
- Lacks Interest in Social Relationships
- Lack Close Friends
- Indifferent to Praise
- Chooses Solitary Activities
- Little Interest in Sex
- Emotional Coldness or Detachment