Psychological Disorders

Question 1

DSM

Answer 1

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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

Question 2

Schizophrenia

Answer 2

Psychotic disorder characterized by distortion of reality and disturbances in content and form of thought, perception, and behaviour.
Includes positive symptoms and negative symptoms.

Question 3

Positive Symptoms

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include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought and behaviour

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Negative Symptoms

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Include disturbance of affect and avolition

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Major Depressive Disorder

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contains at least one major depressive episode lasting at least 2 weeks

Question 6

Persistant Depressive Disorder

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a depressed mood (either dysthymia of major depression) for at least 2 years

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

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the colloquial name for major depressive disorder with seasonal onset with depression occurring during winter months

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Bipolar I Disorder

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contains at least one manic episode

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Bipolar II Disorder

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contains at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode

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Cyclothymic Disorder

Answer 10

contains hypomanic episodes with dysthymia

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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constant disproportionate and persistent worry

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Specific Phobias

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Irrational fears of specific things

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Social Anxiety Disorder

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anxiety due to social or performance situations

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Agoraphobia

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

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Panic Disorder

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

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Obsessions ( persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses) and compulsions (repetitive tasks that relieve the tension but cause significant impairment)

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Unrealistic negative evaluation of one’s appearance or a specific body part

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Dissociative Amnesia

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

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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two or more personalities that take control of behaviour

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Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

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