Psychological Disorder Study Guide

Question 1

What is DID and give examples

Answer 1

• A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct states. Usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help avoid bad memories
• Split (24 personalities - kevin Wendall Gram)

Question 2

Be able to give examples of Mass Hysteria

Answer 2

• An alleged religious miracle or demonic possession affecting a large group of people
• Large groups of people committing rape, burning buildings or looting,
• The cause of moral panics that resulted in widespread rioting, and even torture and executions, as int he case of witch hunts and trials
• Salem witch trials
• Dancing plague of 1518

Question 3

Violence Causes

Answer 3

• Violence is interpersonal uses of force that are not socially sanctioned
• Poverty
• Substance abuse
• Access to firearms
• Psychological disorders
• Low self- esteem

Question 4

Rape Kit

Answer 4

• Bags and sheets (to collect and store evidence from the victim)
• Swabs (to collect fluids from the lips, cheeks, thighs, vagina, anus, and buttocks)
  -mBlood collection devices (to check for any dna evidence that is in the blood)
• Comb (used to collect hair and fiber from the victim’s body
• Clear glass slides (used to collect any fragments to examine blood, skin, etc)
• Envelopes (used to preserve the victim’s clothes, head hair, pubic hair, and blood samples)
• Nail pick (used to scraping debris from beneath the nails)
• White sheets (used to catch physical evidence stripped from the body)
• Documentation forms (used to understand what happened)
• Labels (used to identify different things in the kit)

Question 5

Sexual Assault vs Harassment

Answer 5

• Sexual assault is sexual activity gained through force, threat of force, or coercion whereas sexual harassment is the intentional use of annoying and offensive, sexually related comments or behaviors to intimidate or coerce others into sexual activity. This can include unwelcome requests for dates, sexually offensive jokes, lewd comments, touching and fondling

Question 6

Diogenes Syndrome

Answer 6

• A behavioral disorder of the elderly
• Extreme squalor
• A neglected physical state
• Can be caused by a stress reaction, resulting from a traumatic event, such as the death of a loved one.
• Unhygienic conditions

Question 7

Alien Hand Syndrome

Answer 7

• A phenomenon in which one hand is not under control of the mind. The hand acts as if it has a mind of its own
• Can be developed after a stroke, trauma, or tumor

Question 8

Wiccaphobia

Answer 8

• The fear of witchcraft
• Breathlessness
• Chest pain
• Chills
• Choking sensations

Question 9

Gynophobia

Answer 9

• A fear of women
• Can develop due to negative past experiences

Question 10

Cacophobia

Answer 10

• intense fear of ugliness
• a type of anxiety disorder
• causes include a mix of environmental factors, genetics, and traumatic experiences

Question 11

Night Terrors

Answer 11

• Episodes of intense crying and fear during sleep
• Sweating during episode
• Unlike nightmares, most people do not recall a dream after a night terror episode, and they usually do not remember the episode the next morning.

Question 12

Clinical Lycanthropy

Answer 12

• A rare syndrome, which the patient has the delusional belief of turning into a wolf
• Can be caused by neuropsychiatric disorders, cultural and social factors, and physical issues

Question 13

Schizophrenia

Answer 13

• Psychological disorder or mental illness that involves auditory hallucinations, severely disturbed moods, thoughts, and behaviors
• Could be genetically caused. A biochemical abnormality such as an enzyme defect or neurological deficit could be at the root.

Question 14

Trichotillomania

Answer 14

• Pulling out your own hair habitually, to the point of seeing noticeable hair loss, and experiencing pleasure or tension relief from the behavior

Question 15

Sleep Paralysis

Answer 15

• May leave you feeling frightened, especially if you also see or hear things that aren’t really there
• Feeling of being conscious but unable to move, it occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep

Question 16

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Answer 16

• These can be anxiety disorder, marked by intrusive thoughts and repeated behaviors
• The “obsessive” part of OCD is the invasive, unwanted thoughts that keep coming up
• People with OCD can’t seem to get out of their head
  symptoms:
• Constant irrational worry about germs, dirt, or contamination
• Feelings that something bad will happen if certain items are out of order or place
• Fear that thoughts will cause someone harm
• Preoccupation with throwing away or losing items that have little value
• Stressed about hurting someone else