Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Psychological Disorders

Answer 1

Marked by a CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation or behavior

Question 2

How do we classify psychological disorders?

Answer 2

The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 3

What is the medical model concept?

Answer 3

the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed , treated, and in most cases cured

Question 4

What is a phobia?

Answer 4

Anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity or situation

Question 5

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 5

a person is continually tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

Question 6

What is Bipolar Disorder?

Answer 6

Characterized by alternating between depression and overexcited state of mania

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What is Major Depressive Disorder?

Answer 7

Two or more weeks with five or more symptoms at least one of which must be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure

Question 8

What is Mania?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What are Psychotic Disorders?

Answer 9

Disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and loss of contact with reality

Question 10

Delusion

Answer 10

A false belief

Question 11

Hallucination

Answer 11

False perceptions

Question 12

How likely is it for a sibling or parents to have schizophrenia?

Answer 12

1-in-10 chance

Question 13

What are Personality Disorders?

Answer 13

Inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

Question 14

What is Anorexia Nervosa?

Answer 14

Eating disorder characterized by maintenance of a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight; sometimes accompanied by excessive exercise

Question 15

What is client-centered therapy

Answer 15

Humanistic therapy developed by Carl Rogers