Psychological Disorders

Question 1

What is a Generalized Anxiety Disprder?

Answer 1

• persistent, excessive worry about various various Domains of life
• Symptoms: restlessness, fatigue,…

Question 2

What is a panic Disorder?

Answer 2

• sudden, intense episodes of fear involving physical symptoms such as heart palpitations and shortness of breath

Question 3

What are phobias?

Answer 3

• intense, irrational fear of specific objects, activities or situations

Question 4

What is a Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

Answer 4

• characterized by obsessions and compulsions

Question 5

What is a Post-Traumatic Stress Dissorder (PTSD)?

Answer 5

• Results from exposure to traumatic events

Question 6

What is a Bipolar Disorder?

Answer 6

• alternating periods of depression and mania

Question 7

What is a Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Answer 7

• presence of two or more distinct identities Controlling behavior

Question 8

What are Personality Disorders?

Answer 8

1. Antisocial Personality Disorder
   - lack of empathy, manipulative behavior
2. Borderline Personality Disorder
   - instability of mood, Self-Image and relationships

Question 9

What are Eating Disorders?

Answer 9

1. Anorexia Nervosa
   - restriction of Food intakte
2. Bulimia Nervosa
   - binge-eating followed by purging behaviors