Chapter 13

Question 1

agoraphobia

Answer 1

An anxiety disorder involving extreme fear of experiencing a panic attack or other embarrassing or incapacitating symptoms in a public situation where escape is impossible and help is unavailable

Question 2

cyclothymic disorder

Answer 2

A mood disorder characterized by moderate but frequent mood swings that are not severe enough to qualify as bipolar disorder

Question 3

dissociative disorders

Answer 3

A category of psychological disorders in which extreme and frequent disruptions of awareness, memory, and personal identity impair the ability to function

Question 4

dissociative amnesia

Answer 4

A dissociative disorder involving the partial or total inability to recall important personal information

Question 5

dissociative fugue

Answer 5

A type of dissociative amnesia involving sudden and unexpected travel away from home, extensive amnesia, and identity confusion

Question 6

schizophrenia

Answer 6

A psychological disorder in which the ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes

Question 7

positive symptoms

Answer 7

In schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect excesses or distortions of normal functioning, including delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thoughts and behavior

Question 8

negative symptoms

Answer 8

In schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect defects or deficits in normal functioning, including flat affect, alogia, and avolition