Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Rare or unusual behaviors that deviate from the average within a population.

Answer 1

Statistical deviance

Question 2

Behavior violates cultural norms.

Answer 2

Cultural deviance

Question 3

High levels of “negative” emotions.

Answer 3

Emotional distress

Question 4

Inability to perform normal functions.

Answer 4

Dysfunction

Question 5

High intelligence.

Answer 5

Statistical

Question 6

Spirit possession as part of religious rituals.

Answer 6

Cultural

Question 7

Legal term

Answer 7

Insanity

Question 8

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Answer 8

What is the DSM?

Question 9

They can make it difficult to recognize normal behavior when it occurs.

Answer 9

Diagnostic labeling effects

Question 10

Marked by excessive apprehension, worry, or fear.

Answer 10

Anxiety disorders

Question 11

Prolonged, disabling disruptions in emotional state.

Answer 11

Mood disorders (Depressive & Bipolar)

Question 12

Complex disorder marked by disruptions in cognition, emotion & behavior.

Answer 12

Schizophrenia

Question 13

Characterized by separation, or dissociation, of conscious awareness from previous thoughts or memories.

Answer 13

Dissociative disorders

Question 14

A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, peaking within 10 minutes.

Answer 14

Panic Attack

Question 15

Frequent & unexpected panic attacks.

Answer 15

Panic disorder

Question 16

Often comorbid with panic disorder.

Answer 16

Agoraphobia

Question 17

Long-lasting preoccupation with idea that one has a serious disease, based on misinterpretation of normal body reactions.

Answer 17

Hypochondriasis

Question 18

Long-lasting preoccupation with body symptoms that have no physical cause.

Answer 18

Somatization disorder

Question 19

Real physical problems that seem to have no physical cause.

Answer 19

Conversion disorder

Question 20

Inability to remember important personal information.

Answer 20

Dissociative amnesia

Question 21

Individual alternates between what appear to be two or more distinct identities or personalities.

Answer 21

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 22

Severe depression & severe mania.

Answer 22

Bipolar I

Question 23

Severe depression & hypomania.

Answer 23

Bipolar II

Question 24

Milder depression & hypomania.

Answer 24

Cyclothymia

Question 25

One possible consequence of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder.

Answer 25

Suicide

Question 26

presence of well-organized delusions of persecution or grandeur.

Answer 26

1. Paranoid

Question 27

highly disturbed movements or actions.

Answer 27

2. Catatonic

Question 28

extremely disorganized behavior.

Answer 28

3. Disorganized (hebephrenic)

Question 29

person presents a combination of positive & negative symptoms that does not fit the other categories.

Answer 29

Undifferentiated

Question 30

Chronic, enduring patterns of behavior leading to significant impairment in social functioning.

Answer 30

Personality Disorders

Question 31

It’s my fault

Answer 31

Internal

Question 32

I always do it

Answer 32

Stable

Question 33

I ruin everything

Answer 33

Global