Abnormal stuffs

Question 1

Psychological disorder

Answer 1

Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors

Question 2

Medical model

Answer 2

the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured

Question 3

Anxiety disorders

Answer 3

Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

Question 4

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Answer 4

continually tense, apprehensive, autonomic nervous system arousal

Question 5

panic disorder

Answer 5

unpredictable episodes of intense dread in which terror and chest pain, choking, etc happen

Question 6

phobia

Answer 6

persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object/situation

Question 7

social anxiety disorder

Answer 7

extreme shyness basically

Question 8

agoraphobia

Answer 8

phobia of situations in which escape might be difficult

Question 9

OCD

Answer 9

unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions

Question 10

PTSD

Answer 10

haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, anxiety, insomnia that lingers for more than a month after a traumatic experience

Question 11

posttraumatic growth

Answer 11

positive psychological changes a s a result of something traumatizing

Question 12

dissociative disorders

Answer 12

disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

Question 13

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

Answer 13

person exhibits two or more distinct personalities

Question 14

personality disorders

Answer 14

psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

Question 15

antisocial personality disorder

Answer 15

a personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing

Question 16

somatoform disorders

Answer 16

psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause

Question 17

conversion disorder

Answer 17

a somatoform disorder in which a person experiences specific genuine physical symptoms that physiological bases can’t be found for

Question 18

illness anxiety disorder (Hypochondriasis)

Answer 18

a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease

Question 19

mood disorders

Answer 19

psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

Question 20

major-depressive disorder

Answer 20

a disorder where someone experiences significantly depresses moods, feeling of worthlessness, and diminished interest in activities for two weeks or more

Question 21

mania

Answer 21

mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

Question 22

bipolar disorder

Answer 22

alternation between depression and mania

Question 23

schizophrenia

Answer 23

a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions

Question 24

delusions

Answer 24

false beliefs that may accompany psychotic disorders