Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)?

Answer 1

guide by which most psychological disorders are characterized, described, and diagnosed

Question 2

Schizophrenia?

Answer 2

psychotic disorder characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances in content and form of thought, perception, and behavior

Question 3

Positive symptoms of schizo?

Answer 3

hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought and behavior

Question 4

Negative symptoms of schizo?

Answer 4

disturbance of affect and avolition

Question 5

Three depressive disorders?

Answer 5

major depressive disorder
pervasive depressive disorder
seasonal affective disorder

Question 6

Major depressive disorder?

Answer 6

contains at least one major depressive episode

Question 7

Pervasive depressive disorder?

Answer 7

a depressed mood (either dysthymia or major depression) for at least two years

Question 8

Seasonal affective disorder?

Answer 8

the colloquial name for a major depressive disorder with seasonal onset, occurring in winter months

Question 9

Three bipolar disorders?

Answer 9

Bipolar 1- contains at least one manic episode

Bipolar 2- contains at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode

Cyclothymic- contains hypomanic episodes with dysthymia

Question 10

Five anxiety disorders?

Answer 10

Generalized anxiety
Specific phobias
Social anxiety
Agoraphobia
Panic disorder

Question 11

Generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 11

constant disproportionate and persistent worry

Question 12

Social anxiety disorder?

Answer 12

anxiety due to social or performance situations

Question 13

Agoraphobia?

Answer 13

fear of places or situations where it is hard for an individual to escape

Question 14

Panic disorder?

Answer 14

recurrent attacks of intense, overwhelming fear and sympathetic nervous system activity with no clear stimulus, may lead to agoraphobia

Question 15

OCD?

Answer 15

obsessions- persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses

compulsions- repetitive tasks that relieve tension but cause significant impairment

Question 16

Body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 16

unrealistic negative evaluation of ones appearance or a specific body part

Question 17

Dissociative Amnesia?

Answer 17

inability to recall past experience, may involve dissociative fugue- a sudden change in location that can involve the assumption of a new identity

Question 18

Dissociative identity disorder?

Answer 18

two or more personalities that take control of behavior

Question 19

Depersonalization/ derealization disorder?

Answer 19

feelings of detachment from the mind and body, or from the environment

Question 20

Somatic symptom disorder?

Answer 20

at least one somatic symptom, which may or may not be linked to an underlying medical condition, that causes disproportionate concern

Question 21

Illness anxiety disorder?

Answer 21

preoccupation with having or coming down with a serious medical condition

Question 22

Conversion disorder?

Answer 22

unexplained symptoms affecting motor or sensory function

Question 23

Personality disorders?

Answer 23

patterns of inflexible, maladaptive behavior that cause distress or impaired function

Cluster A, B, C

Question 24

Cluster A?

Answer 24

odd, eccentric, weird, paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid

Question 25

Cluster B?

Answer 25

dramatic, emotional, erratic, wild, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic

Question 26

Cluster C?

Answer 26

anxious, fearful, worried, avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive