chapter 13 psych

Question 1

Mental illness

Answer 1

health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking, or behavior

Question 2

Bio-psycho-socio-cultural model of mental illness

Answer 2

assumes that disorder is caused
by biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors

Question 3

Comorbidity

Answer 3

occurs when people who are diagnosed with one disorder are also
simultaneously diagnosed with one or more other disorders Example: anxiety and depression

Question 4

Stigma

Answer 4

negative social attitude attached to a characteristic of an individual that
may be regarded as a mental, physical, or social deficiency.

Question 5

ADHD

Answer 5

A developmental behavior disorder characterized by problems with
focus, difficulty maintaining attention, and the inability to concentrate, in
which symptoms start before 12 years of age

Question 6

ADHD symptoms

Answer 6

orgetfulness, difficulty paying attention to details, procrastination,
disorganized work habits, and not listening to others.

Question 7

ASD

Answer 7

disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social
interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior,
wherein symptoms begin in childhood; symptoms can range from severe to mild

Question 8

Anxiety

Answer 8

the nervousness or agitation that we sometimes experience, often
about something that is going to happen

Question 9

Anxiety disorders

Answer 9

marked by irrational fears, often of everyday objects
and situation; caused by a combination of biological, psychological, social,
and cultural factors

Question 10

Phobia

Answer 10

a specific fear of a certain object, situation, or activity

Question 11

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 11

characterized by experiencing intrusive
and repetitive thoughts or urges (obsessions) and engaging in repetitive
behaviors (compulsions), often in an attempt to reduce these thoughts or
urges

Question 12

Mood (or affective) disorders

Answer 12

a long-lasting emotional disturbance that
affects all areas of one’s life

Question 13

three type of bipolar

Answer 13

Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Cyclothymia

Question 14

bipolar

Answer 14

Bipolar disorder: a disorder characterized by swings in mood from overly
“high” to sad and hopeless, and back again, with periods of near-normal
mood in between

Question 15

Schizophrenia

Answer 15

psychological disorder marked by delusions,
hallucinations, loss of contact with reality, inappropriate affect,
disorganized speech, and social withdrawal