exam 2 mod. 4-7

Question 1

Normal worry or stress in a particularly stressful situation

Answer 1

Anxiety

Question 2

Excessive worry that is often disproportionate and irrational, accompanied by physical symptoms

Answer 2

Anxiety Disorder

Question 3

Neurotransmitters typically implicated in anxiety disorders

Answer 3

GABA, Serotonin, Glutamate

Question 4

Abrupt periods of extreme fear or discomfort. Usually peak within 10 minutes

Answer 4

Panic Attack

Question 5

Intense anxiety and avoidance of situations in which it may be difficult to escape or receive help

Answer 5

Agoraphobia

Question 6

Persistent fears that are excessive and unreasonable, cued by specific objects or situations

Answer 6

Specific Phobia.

Question 7

Disorder characterized by persistent impulsive thoughts and repetitive behaviors.

Answer 7

OCD

Question 8

Persistent, unwanted, and unintentional thoughts and urges that are highly intrusive, unpleasant, and distressing.

Answer 8

Obsessions

Question 9

Ritualistic behaviors that one performs to mitigate their anxiety that stems from obsessive thoughts

Answer 9

Compulsions

Question 10

Preoccupation with a perceived flaw in physical appearance. The flaw is typically nonexistent or barely noticeable to other people.

Answer 10

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Question 11

Excessive acquisition and an inability or unwillingness to discard large quantities of objects, often covering living areas.

Answer 11

Hoarding Disorder

Question 12

Compulsive urges to pull out one’s hair.

Answer 12

Trichotillomania

Question 13

Repeated and compulsive urges to pick at one’s own skin.

Answer 13

Excoriation Disorder

Question 14

A type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event (rape, victim of violent crime, near-death experience to self or other).

Answer 14

Trauma

Question 15

Disorder that results from experiencing severe trauma.

Answer 15

PTSD

Question 16

Disorder in which emotionally withdrawn and inhibited behaviors are shown in children with their caregivers. Children also exhibit emotional and social disturbance and are often in living situations where they are unable to form secure attachments.

Answer 16

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 17

Episodes in which people are detached from reality. They’ll typically experience delusions and hallucinations.

Answer 17

Psychosis

Question 18

Disorders of commission, people are doing or thinking something. Hallucinations (sensory stimuli experienced when there are no external stimuli) and delusions (false, unchanging beliefs)

Answer 18

Positive Symptoms

Question 19

Disorders of omission, people are not doing or thinking something. Ex: alogia (lack of speech), flat affect (lack of emotional response), anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure), apathy (lack of interest).

Answer 19

Negative Symptoms

Question 20

Deterioration of social functioning: social withdrawal, self-neglect, neglect of environment.
Socially inappropriate behavior: inappropriate exposure, obscene language, and talking to oneself.

Answer 20

Behavioral Disturbance

Question 21

Symptoms are abnormal thought processes and dysregulated emotions. Someone with this disorder has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (BP or MDD).

Answer 21

Schizoaffective Disorder

Question 22

Hyperactive dopamine transmission results in schizophrenic symptoms.

Answer 22

Dopamine Theory

Question 23

Delusions with no accompanying hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder, or flat affect.

Answer 23

Delusion Disorder

Question 24

Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, drowsiness, dizziness, fidgeting, muscle cramps/spasms, unintended muscle movements.

Answer 24

Side Effects of Antipsychotics

Question 25

• Deficits in general mental abilities
• Significant limitations in one or more areas of adaptive behavior
• Evidence that limitations become apparent in childhood or adolescence

Answer 25

DSM Criteria for Intellectual Disabilities

Question 26

Disorder that affects the reading process (word recognition, reading speed, prosody).

Answer 26

Dyslexia

Question 27

Math-related disorder involving difficulties with learning and understanding math-related concepts, memorization, organization, etc.

Answer 27

Dyscalculia

Question 28

Disorder that affects the writing process and causes writing-related deficiencies (grammar, organization, penmanship).

Answer 28

Dysgraphia