Disorders Flashcards
Chuck often steals money from his friends but never feels remorse.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chelsea thinks the world revolves around her. Why would she ever help around the house, she thinks. That’s her mother’s job.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Kelly constantly worries about the loyalty of her friends and worries that they talk about her to her teachers.
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Fred thinks that every time he gets a cut he is going to get a life threatening infection.
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Cindy stares at the mole on her cheek every day, all day long, and no longer wants to leave the house because of the perceived flaw on her face.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Leann, a quiet librarian who dresses in plaid skirts and blazers, sometimes acts differently, hooting and hollering and dressing in overalls and cowboy hats. She doesn’t remember her time as a cowgirl.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Sam left his life in the city and now works as a farmer in Iowa. He doesn’t remember the family he left behind or how he got to Iowa. Newspaper reports indicate a terrible factory explosion the day of his disappearance.
Fugue
Lindsay slapped her brother out of anger and later broke down in tears as she was so upset that she would behave with such rage. Now she can no longer move her hand.
Conversion Disorder
Jamie and her sister Melinda both witnessed a horrible accident. Jamie says that she can not remember what happened at the accident, however.
Dissociative Amnesia
Todd values lists, order and perfectionism. He often finds himself aggravated at those who do not value order as much as he does.
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Jennie feels constant anxiety and does not know what triggers it.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Kelly is so afraid of stink bugs that she starts to sweat when she sees them and runs out of any room they are in. She remains panicked at the thought of stink bugs in her home. She won’t visit her Grandma because she is known to have had stink bugs in her home.
Phobia
Greg returned from duty in Afghanistan. He has nightmares and difficulty sleeping along with anxiety and these symptoms have lasted for months.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bryan’s moods seem to change. For weeks he seems to be hyperactive and always on the go. He thinks of one idea after the other. Then, it seems as if he changes. He is gloomy and lacks energy.
Bipolar disorder
John has felt extremely tired and has lacked energy for the past two months. He keeps to himself in his room and doesn’t talk much to anyone anymore. He often cries.
Major depressive disorder
