Chp 16

Question 1

Dangerous
Deviant
Distressful
Dysfunctional

Answer 1

The 4 D’s

Question 2

The American psychiatric associations diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.

Answer 2

DSM IV

Question 3

A psychological disorder characterized by a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger.

Answer 3

Anxiety

Question 4

An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and cannot identify the source of the tension.

Answer 4

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Question 5

An anxiety disorder marked by an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation.

Answer 5

Phobic disorder

Question 6

Fear of a specific object

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Specific

Question 7

A fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when panic strikes.

Answer 7

Agoraphobia

Question 8

An intense fear of being scrutinized by others.

Answer 8

Social

Question 9

An anxiety disorder that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks.

Answer 9

Panic disorder

Question 10

An anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, repetitive thoughts and/or irrational actions.

Answer 10

OCD

Question 11

An anxiety disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks.

Answer 11

PTSD

Question 12

Disorder where there are physical symptoms for which there is no apparent physical cause.

Answer 12

Somatoform disorder

Question 13

Changing emotional difficulties into a loss of specific voluntary body function.

Answer 13

Conversion disorder

Question 14

A disorder in which a person who is in good health becomes preoccupied with imaginary ailments.

Answer 14

Hypochondriasis

Question 15

A disorder in which a person experiences alterations in memory, identity, or consciousness.

Answer 15

Dissociative disorder

Question 16

The inability to recall important personal events or information, usually associated with stressful events.

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Dissociative amnesia

Question 17

A person exhibits two or more personality states, each with its own patterns of thinking and behaving.

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Dissociative identity disorder

Question 18

A group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions.

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Schizophrenia

Question 19

A false belief that a person maintains in the face of contrary evidence.

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Delusions

Question 20

Perceptions that have no direct external cause.

Answer 20

Hallucinations

Question 21

Severe form of depression that interferes with functioning, concentration, and mental and physical well-being.

Answer 21

Major depressive disorder

Question 22

Disorder in which an individual alternates between feelings of mania (euphoria) and depression.

Answer 22

Bipolar disorder

Question 23

When people develop a deep depression in the midst of winter.

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Seasonal affective disorder

Question 24

Maladaptive or inflexible ways of dealing with others and ones environment.

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Personality disorders

Question 25

A personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and lack of conscience.

Answer 25

Antisocial personality