psy 14

Question 1

psychological disorder

Answer 1

deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns.

Question 2

Medical model

Answer 2

the concept hat diseases, in this cade psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and , in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

Question 3

DSM-IV

Answer 3

the american psychiatric association diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, with an updated text revision. a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.

Question 4

Anxiety disorders

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Generalized Anxiety disorder

Answer 5

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.

Question 6

Panic disorder

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an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking , or other frightening sensations.

Question 7

phobia

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

Question 8

Obsessive compulsive disorder ocd

Answer 8

an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and or actions

Question 9

mood disorders

Answer 9

psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.

Question 10

Major depressive disorder

Answer 10

a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in a most activities.

Question 11

Mania

Answer 11

a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

Question 12

Bipolar disorder

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

Question 13

Somatoform disorder

Answer 13

psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause.

Question 14

Conversion disorder

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a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.

Question 15

Hypochondriasis

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a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease.

Question 16

Dissociative disorder

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disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.

Question 17

Dissociative identity Disorder did

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a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. (multiple personality disorder)

Question 18

Schizophrenia

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a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotion and action.

Question 19

Delusions

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false beliefs often of persecution or grandeur that may accompany psychotic disorders.

Question 20

personality disorders

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psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.

Question 21

Antisocial personality disorder

Answer 21

a personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing even toward friends and family members.