Chapter 18

Question 1

Acrophobia

Answer 1

fear of heights

Question 2

ADHD

Answer 2

attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Question 3

Affect

Answer 3

in psychology, observable evidence and individuals emotional reaction associated with an experience

Question 4

Affective Disorder

Answer 4

characterized by a disturbance of mood accompanied by a manic or depressive syndrome

Question 5

Agoraphobia

Answer 5

an anxiety disorder; involves an intense fear and anxiety in any place or situation where escape might be difficult

Question 6

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 6

complex psychological disorder in which the individual refuses to eat or has an abnormally limited eating pattern

Question 7

Anxiety

Answer 7

feeling of uneasiness; apprehension, worry, or dread

Question 8

Apathy

Answer 8

lacks feelings and emotions

Question 9

Arachnophobia

Answer 9

fear of spiders

Question 10

Asperger Disorder

Answer 10

a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication

Question 11

Autism

Answer 11

a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior

Question 12

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 12

brain disorder also known as manic-depressive illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to carry out day-to-day tasks

Question 13

Bulimia

Answer 13

binge and purge food

Question 14

Claustrophobia

Answer 14

fear of enclosed spaces

Question 15

Compulsion

Answer 15

uncontrollable, recurrent, and distressing urge to perform and act in order to relieve fear connected with obsession

Question 16

Delirium

Answer 16

state of mental confusion marked by illusions, hallucinations, excitement, restlessness, delusions, and speech incoherence

Question 17

Delusion

Answer 17

characterized by bizarre thoughts that have no basis in reality

Question 18

Depression

Answer 18

mental disorder marked by altered mood and loss of interest in things that are usually pleasurable such as food, sex, work, friends, hobbies, or entertainment

Question 19

Dissociation

Answer 19

defense mechanism in which a group of mental processes become separated from normal consciousness and thus separated function as a unitary whole

Question 20

Dysthymia

Answer 20

less severe type of depression

Question 21

Egocentric

Answer 21

pertaining to be self-centered

Question 22

Factitious Disorder

Answer 22

disorder that is not real, genuine, or natural

Question 23

Fugue

Answer 23

dissociative disorder in which amnesia is accompanied by physical flight from customary surroundings

Question 24

Hallucination

Answer 24

process of experiencing sensations that have no source

Question 25

Hemophobia

Answer 25

irrational fear of blood

Question 26

Impulse Control Disorder

Answer 26

condition in which a person has trouble controlling emotions or behaviors

Question 27

Kleptomania

Answer 27

stealing problem

Question 28

Mania

Answer 28

mental disorder characterized by excessive excitement; literally means madness

Question 29

Munchausen Syndrome by proxy

Answer 29

a mental health problem in which a caregiver makes up or causes an injury in a person under his or her care, such as a child, and elderly adult, or a person who has a disbaility

Question 30

Nyctophobia

Answer 30

fear of darkness/night

Question 31

Obsession

Answer 31

neurotic state in which an individual has a recurrent, persistent thought, image, or impulse that is unwanted and distressing and comes involuntary to mind despite attempts to resist

Question 32

Panic Attack

Answer 32

a person feels sweaty, flushed or chilled, weak, faint, or dizzy

Question 33

Paranoia

Answer 33

mental disorder characterized by highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust or suspiciousness

Question 34

Personality Disorder

Answer 34

mental disorder characterized by inflexible and maladaptive personality traits that are exhibited across many contexts and deviate markedly from those accepted by the individuals culture

Question 35

Psychopath

Answer 35

mentally ill individual with an antisocial personality disorder

Question 36

Psycosis

Answer 36

serious, abnormal mental condition in which the individuals mental capacity to recognize and communicate with and relate to others is impaired

Question 37

Psychosomatic

Answer 37

pertaining to the interrelationship of the mind and body

Question 38

Pyromania

Answer 38

impulsive disorder consisting of compulsion to set fires or to watch fires

Question 39

Psychotropic

Answer 39

drug that affects psychic function, behavior, or experience

Question 40

Schizophrenia

Answer 40

mental disorder characterized by positive and negative symptoms

Question 41

Somatic Symptom Disorder

Answer 41

mental disorder in which the person experiences the physical symptoms of an illness that are not explained by a medical condition or a medication

Question 42

Tic Disorder

Answer 42

characterized by spasmodic muscular contractions most commonly involving the face, mouth, eyes, head, neck, or shoulder muscles