Clinical Psychology: Disorders

Question 1

Disordered behavior

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1. Unusual
2. Maladaptive
3. Labeled as abnormal by society
4. Perceptual or cognitive dysfunction

Question 2

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Answer 2

The APA’s handbook for identifying and classifying behavioral disorders

Question 3

Neurodevelopmental

Answer 3

The developing brain

Question 4

Intellectual disability

Answer 4

Deleted development in general mental abilities

Question 5

Autism spectrum disorder

Answer 5

Manifests in early childhood development; social communication deficits (verbal and nonverbal)

Question 6

ADHD

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Patterned inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity

Question 7

Schizophrenia

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“Split brain”

Question 8

Delusions

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Beliefs that are not based in reality

Question 9

Hallucinations

Answer 9

Perceptions that are not based in reality, such as seeing things or hearing voices that are not there

Question 10

Disorganized thinking

Answer 10

A person may switch from one topic to another in illogical fashion

Question 11

Positive symptom

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Something that a person has that typical people do not

Question 12

Negative symptom

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Something that typical people do have, but that one does not have

Question 13

Bipolar disorders

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Movement between two poles: depressive stances and manic states

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Depressive disorders

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The presentes of a sad, empty, or irritable mood, combined with changes in thinking and bodily functioning that significantly impar one’s ability to function

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Anxiolytics

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Anti-anxiety medications

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Panic disorder

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An anxiety disorder characterized by recurring pánica attacks

Question 17

Generalized anxiety disorder

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An anxiety disorder characterized by an almost constant state of autonomic nervous system arousal and feelings of dread and worry

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Phobias

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Persistent, irrational fears

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Agoraphobia

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The fear of being in open spaces, public spaces, or other places from which escape is perceived to be difficult

Question 20

OCD

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Involuntary, persistent thoughts of obsessions, as well as compulsions, or repetitive behaviors that are time consuming and maladaptive, that an individual believes will prevent a particular outcome

Question 21

PTSD

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Intrusive thoughts or dreams related to the trauma, irritability, avoidance of situations that might recall the traumatic event, sleep disturbances, diminished interest in formally pleasurable events, and social withdrawal

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Dissociative amnesia

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An inability to recall life events that goes dar beyond forgetting

Question 23

Dissociative identity disorder

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Person reporting to have more than one personality

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Somatic symptom disorder

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Bodily symptoms combined with disorders thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors connected to these symptoms

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Illness anxiety disorder

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One worries excessively about the possibility of falling ill

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Conversion disorder

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Bodily symptoms like changed motor function over changed sensory information that are incompatible with neurological explanations

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Fictitious disorder

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An individual knowingly falsifies symptoms in order to get medical care, or sympathy or aid from others

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Cluster A

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Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders

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Cluster B

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Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders

Question 30

Cluster C

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Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders