Types of Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 1

Positive Symptoms: Add something to behavior, cognition or

affect. Such as delusions or hallucinations

Question 2

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 2

Negative Symptoms: The loss of something. Such as

disturbances of affect and avolition.

Question 3

Major depressive disorder

Answer 3

: At least 1 major depressive episode.

Question 4

Persistant depressive disorder

Answer 4

Dysthymia for at least 2 years that

doesn’t meet criteria for Major Depressive Disorder.

Question 5

Seasonal affective disorder

Answer 5

Depression occurring in winter.

Question 6

Bipolar 1

Answer 6

At least one manic episode.

Question 7

Bipolar 2

Answer 7

At least one hypomanic episode & at least one major

depressive episode

Question 8

Cyclothymic disoder

Answer 8

Hypomanic episodes with dysthymia, persistant for at least 2 years

Question 9

Dissociative amnesia

Answer 9

Can’t recall past experiences.

Question 10

Dissociative Fugue

Answer 10

Assumption of a new identity.

Question 11

Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 11

Multiple personalities.

Question 12

Depersonalization/derealization disorder

Answer 12

Feeling detached

from the mind and body, or environment.

Question 13

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Answer 13

Somatic Symptom Disorder: “Somatoform disorder”. A somatic

symptom causes disproportionate concern.

Question 14

Illness anxiety disorder

Answer 14

Preoccupation with thoughts about

having or coming down with illness.

Question 15

Conversion Disorder

Answer 15

Associated with prior trauma, involves

unexplained symptoms resulting in loss of body function.

Question 16

Hypochondrasis

Answer 16

“Illness Anxiety Disorder”. One strongly
believes he or she has a serious illness despite few or no
symptoms.

Question 17

Name and list disorders associated with Cluster A, B, and C personality

Answer 17

Patterns of inflexible, maladaptive behavior that cause distress
or impaired function.
Cluster A: “weird” - Paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid.
Cluster B: “wild” - antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic.
Cluster C: “worried” – avoidant, dependent, OC.