Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful, & dysfunctional are_____?

Answer 1

Psychological disorders

Question 2

Disorder is a state of mental/behavioral ill health. True or False?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A collection of symptoms that tend to go together, not just a single symptom.

Answer 3

Pattern

Question 4

Distress & dysfunction do NOT interfere w/ one’s daily life. True or False?

Answer 4

False. Distress & dysfunction severely interfere w/one’s daily life.

Question 5

What is the word used to describe behavior differing from the norm?

Answer 5

Deviant

Question 6

What are the 4 indicators of abnormality?

Answer 6

1) Distress, 2) maladaptiveness, 3) irrationality, 4) unconventional/undesirable behavior.

Question 7

When an individual shows unusual of prolonged levels of anxiety this is an indicator of what type of abnormality?

Answer 7

Distress

Question 8

What is the abnormal indicator that a person acts in ways that make others fearful?

Answer 8

Maladaptiveness

Question 9

When a person acts & talks in ways incomprehensible to others this is known as____?

Answer 9

Irrationality

Question 10

When an individual acts statistically are & violates social norms they are____?

Answer 10

Unconventional or poses undesirable behavior

Question 11

What are the 3 symptoms pf severe mental health?

Answer 11

1) Hallucinations, 2) delusions, 3) affect (emotion)

Question 12

What is a false sensory experience?

Answer 12

Hallucination

Question 13

What is an extreme false belief?

Answer 13

Delusion

Question 14

Affect (emotion) is characteristically depressed, anxious, manic, or no emotional response. True or false?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Describe what an asylum is.

Answer 15

Asylums are mental hospitals. It is a supportive atmosphere that many patients improve in.

Question 16

What does DSM-5 stand for?

Answer 16

It stands for, Diagnostic & Statistical manual of Mental disorders.

Question 17

What are the 5 axes?

Answer 17

Axis #1 clinical disorders
Axis #2 personality disorders
Axis #3 general medical condition
Axis #4 environment/ psychological problems
Axis #5 an individuals ability to function in life

Question 18

What are the 2 most common Mood Disorders?

Answer 18

Major Depression & Bipolar Disorder

Question 19

Abnormal disturbances in emotion or mood is a ____ disorder.

Answer 19

Mood

Question 20

What does GAF stand for?

Answer 20

Global Assessment Functioning

Question 21

A person with a GAF of 20 is at what level of functioning?

Answer 21

They are as high risk of hurting themselves and are unable to maintain proper personal hygiene.

Question 22

How would a person of a GAF level of 90 function?

Answer 22

They have minimal symptoms and are functioning well.

Question 23

Mental abnormality involving mood swings from mania to depression is known as ____?

Answer 23

Bipolar Disorder

Question 24

What is the single most prevalent disability?

Answer 24

Depression

Question 25

What is the most common cause of major depression?

Answer 25

Biology/genetics

Question 26

GAD stands for ____.

Answer 26

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 27

A disturbance of sudden and severe anxiety attacks that have no obvious connections with events in the person’s life.

Answer 27

Panic Disorder

Question 28

What disorder is often accompanied with Panic Disorder?

Answer 28

Agoraphobia

Question 29

Phobic Disorders are ____.

Answer 29

Phobias that persist and are irrational fears associated with a specific object, activity, or situation.

Question 30

OCD stands for____.

Answer 30

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Question 31

PTSD stands for ____.

Answer 31

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Question 32

What disorder involves distortions in thoughts, perceptions, &/or emotions?

Answer 32

Schizophrenia

Question 33

When emotions become blunted, thoughts become bizarre, and language is in cohesive this could be a sign of ____.

Answer 33

Schizophrenia

Question 34

Positive & Negative Symptoms pf Schizophrenia.

Answer 34

Positive: Presence of Problematic behaviors. Negative: Absence of healthy behaviors.

Question 35

What are common eating disorders?

Answer 35

Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, & Binge-Eating Disorder.

Question 36

What are the 3 most common personality disorders?

Answer 36

Narcissistic, Antisocial, Borderline

Question 37

Grandiose sense of self importance & preoccupation with fantasies of success describes what type of personality disorder?

Answer 37

Narcissistic

Question 38

Long-standing lack of regard or care for others.

Answer 38

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 39

Ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, & behavior.

Answer 39

Borderline

Question 40

Pretending to care, cold hearted behavior, lack of regard, & failing to form genuine emotional attachments are signs of a _____.

Answer 40

Psychopath

Question 41

Do not care about others feelings, prone to anger and rage fits, unstable, & cannot maintain a regular work or family life are signs of a _____.

Answer 41

Sociopath