Ch 13 Pt 2

Question 1

A disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure

Answer 1

Major depressive disorder

Question 2

A disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and weariness of depression and the over excited state of mania

Answer 2

Bipolar disorder

Question 3

A hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common

Answer 3

Mania

Question 4

A disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression

Answer 4

Schizophrenia

Question 5

A group of disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and a loss of contact with reality

Answer 5

Psychotic disorder

Question 6

A false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

Answer 6

Delusion

Question 7

A form of schizophrenia that can begin at any age, frequently occurs in response to an emotionally traumatic event, and has extended recovery periods

Answer 7

Acute schizophrenia

Question 8

A form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood. As people age, psychotic episodes last longer and recovery periods shorten

Answer 8

Chronic schizophrenia

Question 9

An eating disorder in which a person (usually an adolescent female) maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight; sometimes accompanied by excessive exercise

Answer 9

Anorexia nervosa

Question 10

An eating disorder in which a person alternates binge eating (usually of high calorie foods) with purging (vomiting or laxative) or fasting

Answer 10

Bulimia nervosa

Question 11

Significant binge eating episodes, following by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the purging or fasting that marks bulimia nervosa

Answer 11

Binge eating disorder

Question 12

Controversial, rare disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

Answer 12

Dissociative disorders

Question 13

A rare disorder in which a person a exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities

Answer 13

Dissociate identity disorder (DID)

Question 14

An inflexible and ensuring behavior pattern that impairs social functioning

Answer 14

Personality disorder

Question 15

A personality disorder in which a person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist

Answer 15

Antisocial personality disorder