Other Mental Disorders

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

The outward display of emotions.

Question 2

Agnosia

Answer 2

Inability to recognize objects, sounds, or smells despite functioning senses.

Question 3

Anhedonia

Answer 3

Inability to experience pleasure.

Question 4

Catatonia

Answer 4

A state of unresponsiveness to external stimuli, often seen in schizophrenia.

Question 5

Derealization

Answer 5

A feeling that one’s surroundings are unreal or detached.

Question 6

Dissociation

Answer 6

A mental process causing a person to disconnect from reality or identity.

Question 7

Echolalia

Answer 7

Repetition of words or phrases spoken by others, seen in autism and schizophrenia.

Question 8

Flat affect

Answer 8

Lack of emotional expression.

Question 9

Hypervigilance

Answer 9

Excessive alertness to potential threats, common in PTSD.

Question 10

Impulse control disorder

Answer 10

Inability to resist urges, e.g., gambling disorder, kleptomania.

Question 11

Neurosis

Answer 11

A term for mild mental disorders involving anxiety or distress.

Question 12

Psychomotor agitation

Answer 12

Excessive movement due to mental distress.

Question 13

Psychomotor retardation

Answer 13

Slowed speech, movement, and thought processes, common in depression.

Question 14

Ruminations

Answer 14

Repetitive, obsessive thoughts often seen in anxiety and OCD.

Question 15

Somatization

Answer 15

Psychological distress expressed as physical symptoms.