Chapter 15

Question 1

agoraphobia

Answer 1

anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations in which it might be difficult to escape if one experiences symptoms of a panic attack

Question 2

body dysmorphic disorder

Answer 2

involves excessive preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance

Question 3

comorbidity

Answer 3

co-occurrence of two disorders in the same individual

Question 4

dopamine hypothesis

Answer 4

theory of schizophrenia that proposes that an overabundance of dopamine or dopamine receptors is responsible for the onset and maintenance of schizophrenia

Question 5

etiology

Answer 5

cause or causes of a psychological disorder

Question 6

harmful dysfunction

Answer 6

model of psychological disorders resulting from the inability of an internal mechanism to perform its natural function

Question 7

hoarding disorder

Answer 7

characterized by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value or usefulness

Question 8

hopelessness theory

Answer 8

cognitive theory of depression proposing that a style of thinking that perceives negative life events as having stable and global causes leads to a sense of hopelessness and then to depression

Question 9

neurodevelopmental disorder

Answer 9

one of the disorders that are first diagnosed in childhood and involve developmental problems in academic, intellectual, social functioning

Question 10

rumination

Answer 10

in depression, tendency to repetitively and passively dwell on one’s depressed symptoms, their meanings, and their consequences

Question 11

Psychopathology

Answer 11

The study of mental illness/disorders

Question 12

Bio-pyscho-social perspective

Answer 12

biological, sociocultural, and psychological factors produce psychological disorders

Question 13

Interns syndrome

Answer 13

People studying illnesses often start thinking they have those illnesses

Question 14

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 14

Constant worrying about issues

Question 15

Phobias

Answer 15

Intense, Irrational fear

Question 16

Panic Disorder

Answer 16

Characterized by frequent panic attacks

Question 17

Social-Anxiety Disorder

Answer 17

fear of failing or being embarrassed in public

Question 18

Obsessions

Answer 18

irrational, disturbing thoughts that intrude into consciousness

Question 19

Compulsions

Answer 19

repetitive actions performed to alleviate obsessions

Question 20

PTSD

Answer 20

marked emotional disturbance after experiencing or witnessing a severely stressful event

Question 21

Major Depression

Answer 21

Suicidal thoughts, intense despair/sadness, loss of interest, change in sleep

Question 22

Chronic depressive disorder

Answer 22

less severe, but long lasting depression, 2 year minimum

Question 23

Seasonal affective disorder

Answer 23

seasonal related severe depression

Question 24

Bipolar disorder 1

Answer 24

mania and severe depression

Question 25

Bipolar disorder 2

Answer 25

mild mania and severe depression

Question 26

Cyclothymia

Answer 26

mild mania and mild depression

Question 27

Functional Neurological Disorder

Answer 27

Physical symptoms with no physical explanation

Question 28

Somatization disorder

Answer 28

Repeated, varying symptoms with no physical cause; often of many years' duration

Question 29

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Answer 29

the preoccupation that one has a serious undiagnosed disease

Question 30

Psychogenic Amnesia

Answer 30

Total or partial loss of information about the self

Question 31

Depersonalization Disorder

Answer 31

Mind leaves body, unreality

Question 32

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Answer 32

Numerous personalities

Question 33

Schizophrenia

Answer 33

Problems in Thinking and Speaking, Disturbed Perceptions, Inappropriate Emotions & Actions

Question 34

Narcissistic

Answer 34

Exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with fantasies of success; arrogance

Question 35

Borderline

Answer 35

Affective instability, impulsive and reckless behavior, recurrent manipulative suicidal behaviors, impaired ability to form stable interpersonal relationships

Question 36

Dyssocial Personality Disorder

Answer 36

Shameless disregard for, and violation of, other people's rights

Question 37

Developmental psychopathology

Answer 37

addresses the origins and course of individual maladaptation in the context of normal growth processes