Quiz 3: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Classifying abnormal behavior

Answer 1

provides a common basis for communicating, can lead to a diagnosis

Question 2

Anxiety Disorders

Answer 2

-Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-Social Anxiety Disorder
-Specific Phobia Disorder
-Panic Disorder

Question 3

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 3

excessive anxiety & worry; unable to identify source of anxiety

Question 4

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 4

intense fear of being scrutinized, evaluated, or judged by others

Question 5

Specific Anxiety Disorder

Answer 5

extreme debilitating fear associated with a specific object, situation, or concept

Question 6

Panic Disorder

Answer 6

Recurrent panic attacks (shortness of breath, chest pains, hyperventilation)

Question 7

Exposure Therapy

Answer 7

Therapist creates a safe environment to expose you to your fears
-> most commonly used for panic attacks, specific phobias & social anxiety disorder

Question 8

Fear Hierarchies

Answer 8

feared objects, activities, or situations are ranked according to difficulty

Question 9

Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD)

Answer 9

characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) & actions (compulsions)

Question 10

Mood Disorders

Answer 10

• Major Depressive Disorder
  -Bipolar Disorder
  -Manic Episodes

Question 11

Major Depressive

Answer 11

-Depressed mood and loss of interest/pleasure in typically enjoyable activities

Question 12

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 12

Characterized by extreme mood swings that include both depressed and manic periods

Question 13

Manic Episodes

Answer 13

distinct period of abnormally elevated mood

Question 14

Schizophrenia (split mind)

Answer 14

Positive Symptoms => something added to normal behavior (hallucinations, delusions)

Negative Symptoms => something removed from normal behavior (social withdrawal)

Question 15

Dissociative Disorders

Answer 15

-Dissociative amnesia
-Dissociative fugue
-Dissociative identity disorder

Question 16

Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 16

sudden loss of memory for important personal info (involve in horrific accident => can’t remember)

Question 17

Dissociative Fugue

Answer 17

loss of memory of entire life (travel to another place, assume a new identity)

Question 18

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 18

Multiple personality disorder, people feel they have more than one identity with different traits

Question 19

Personality Disorders

Answer 19

-Antisocial Personality Disorder
-Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 20

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 20

diagnosis for psychopaths and sociopaths

Question 21

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 21

pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions (unstable emotions)

Question 22

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Answer 22

disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope

Question 23

Mental Health Stigma

Answer 23

negative attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes that people have about those with mental health conditions