Chapter 18

Question 0

The degree to which a behavior is average, or typical of the behavior of the majority of people

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typicality

Question 1

behavioral patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering

Answer 1

psychological disorders

Question 2

The type of behavior that impairs an individual’s ability to function adequately in every day life

Answer 2

maladaptive

Question 3

patterns of abnormal behavior recognized in specific localities that may be linked to an official category of psychological disorder

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culture bound syndromes

Question 4

A general state of dread or uneasiness that occurs in response to a vague or imagined danger

Answer 4

anxiety

Question 5

A persistent excessive or irrational fear of a particular object or situation

Answer 5

simple phobia

Question 6

A persistent fear of social situations in which one might be exposed to the close scrutiny of others

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social phobia

Question 7

A relatively short period of intense fear or discomfort characterized by shortness of breath or other distressing physical symptoms

Answer 7

panic attack

Question 8

The fear of being in the places or situations from which escape maybe difficult or impossible

Answer 8

agoraphobia

Question 9

and excessive or unrealistic worry about life circumstances that lasts for at least six months

Answer 9

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 10

unwanted thoughts, ideas, or mental images that occur over and over again

Answer 10

obsessions

Question 11

repetitive ritual behaviors, often involving checking or cleaning

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compulsions

Question 12

intense, persistent feelings of anxiety that are caused by an experienced so dramatic that it would produce stress in almost anyone

Answer 12

PTSD

Question 13

and unrealistic preoccupation with the fear that one has a serious disease

Answer 13

hypochondriasis

Question 14

The expression of psychological disorders through physical symptoms

Answer 14

somatization

Question 15

A mood disorder that typically involves feelings of helplessness and sadness

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depression

Question 16

A mood disorder that involves a cycle of mood changes from depression to wild elation and back again

Answer 16

bipolar disorder

Question 17

A psychological disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality

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schizophrenia

Question 18

and immobile, expressionless, coma like state

Answer 18

catatonic stupor

Question 19

A type of schizophrenia characterized by delusions or frequent hallucinations

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paranoid schizophrenia

Question 20

A type of schizophrenia characterized by incoherent thought and speech and chaotic behavior

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disorganized schizophrenia

Question 21

A type of schizophrenia characterized by a disturbance of movement

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catatonic schizophrenia

Question 22

A type of personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in relationships

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schizoid personality disorder

Question 23

A type of personality disorder characterized by a disregard for the rights of others

Answer 23

antisocial personality disorder

Question 24

A type of personality disorder characterized by a sense of social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy

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avoidant personality disorder