Module 41, 42, 43

Question 1

anxiety disorders

Answer 1

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

Question 2

generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 2

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continuously tense, apprehensive. and in a state of automatic nervous arrousal

Question 3

panic disorder

Answer 3

an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes long episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations: often followed by worry over a possible next attack

Question 4

phobia

Answer 4

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

Question 5

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 5

a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both

Question 6

post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer 6

a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, avoidance of trauma related stimuli, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after a traumatic experience

Question 7

major depressive disorder

Answer 7

a disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with 5 or more symptoms, at least 1 of which must be 1) depressed mood or 2) loss of interest or pleasure

Question 8

bipolar disorder

Answer 8

a disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania

Question 9

mania

Answer 9

a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common

Question 10

schizophrenia

Answer 10

a disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression

Question 11

psychotic disorder

Answer 11

a group of disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and a loss of contact with reality

Question 12

delusion

Answer 12

a false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

Question 13

chronic schizophrenia

Answer 13

a form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adulthood. As people age, psychotic episodes last longer and recovery period shorten

Question 14

acute schizophrenia

Answer 14

a form of schizophrenia that can begin at any age, frequently occurs in response to a traumatic event, and from which recovery is much more likely

Question 15

dissociative disorders

Answer 15

controversial, rare disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from pervious thoughts, memories, and feelings

Question 16

dissociative identity disorder

Answer 16

a rare disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating identities

Question 17

antisocial personality disorder

Answer 17

a personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends or family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist

Question 18

anorexia nervosa

Answer 18

an eating disorder in which a person (usually an adolescent female) maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight; sometimes accompanied by excessive exercise

Question 19

bulimia nervosa

Answer 19

an eating disorder in which a person’s binge eating (usually of high-calorie foods) is followed by inappropriate weight-loss promoting behavior, such as vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise

Question 20

binge eating disorder

Answer 20

significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory behavior that marls bulimia nervosa