Intro to mental disorders

Question 1

Define psychotherapy

Answer 1

A talking therapy aiming to help you deal with emotional problems and mental health disorders- long-term and goes to a ‘deeper’ level

Question 2

Give 2 characteristics of counselling

Answer 2

Short-term and shallow experience

Question 3

How many people in the UK identify as having a common health problem

Answer 3

1 in 6

Question 4

What is the DSM-5?

Answer 4

Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders

Question 5

What are the 4 Ds?

Answer 5

Deviance, Dysfunction, Distress and Danger

Question 6

Define deviance, in regards to the 4 Ds

Answer 6

Deviation from the norm

Question 7

Define point prevalence

Answer 7

Having a disorder at a specific point in time

Question 8

Define period prevalence

Answer 8

Having a disorder at any point in a given time period

Question 9

Define lifetime prevalence

Answer 9

Having a disorder at some point in life up to assessment

Question 10

Define Incidence

Answer 10

Number of new cases of a disorder arising over a given period

Question 11

Define anxiety disorders

Answer 11

Excessive worrying, causing impairments and distress

Question 12

Define Social anxiety disorder

Answer 12

Persistent fear of social situations

Question 13

Define phobias

Answer 13

Persistent fear of specific a object

Question 14

Define OCD

Answer 14

Obsessive compulsive disorder; recurrent distressing thoughts with repetitive behaviours aimed to minimise distress

Question 15

Define Depression

Answer 15

Persistent low mood, loss of interest, irritability, disrupted sleep

Question 16

Define Bipolar disorder

Answer 16

Experiencing feeling of both depression and mania

Question 17

What is Bipolar Disorder I?

Answer 17

alternating mania and depression

Question 18

What is Bipolar Disorder II?

Answer 18

depressive episodes and hypomania

Question 19

Define Schizophrenia

Answer 19

Fundamental distortions of thinking

Question 20

What are some positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 20

Delusions, Hallucinations and disorganised thinking

Question 21

What are some negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 21

Anhedonia, Avolition and reduced speech

Question 22

What are some cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 22

Slower thinking, difficulty making decisions and easily distractible

Question 23

Define Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 23

Refusal to maintain typical body weight, intense fear of gaining weight

Question 24

Define Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 24

Recurrent binge eating and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviour