14.9 CHAPTER REVIEW

Psychological Disorders

KEY POINTS

Introduction: Understanding Psychological Disorders

Fear and Trembling: Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

Disordered Moods and Emotions: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge-Eating Disorder

Personality Disorders: Maladaptive Traits

The Dissociative Disorders: Fragmentation of the Self

Schizophrenia: A Different Reality

KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

Question

agoraphobia
anorexia nervosa
antisocial personality disorder
anxiety
anxiety disorders
binge-eating disorder
bipolar disorder
borderline personality disorder
bulimia nervosa
compulsions
cyclothymic disorder
delusion
dissociative amnesia
dissociative disorders
dissociative experience
dissociative fugue
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
DSM-5
eating disorder
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
hallucination
major depressive disorder
manic episode
negative symptoms
obsessions
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
panic attack
panic disorder
persistent depressive disorder
personality disorder
phobia
positive symptoms
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
psychological disorder or mental disorder
psychopathology
schizophrenia
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
social anxiety disorder
specific phobia
A persistent and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
A dissociative disorder involving extensive memory disruptions along with the presence of two or more distinct identities, or "personalities"; formerly called multiple personality disorder.
A type of dissociative amnesia involving sudden and unexpected travel away from home, extensive amnesia, and identity confusion.
Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in order to prevent or reduce anxiety and distress, or to prevent a dreaded event or situation.
A pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms that causes significant personal distress, impairs the ability to function in one or more important areas of life, or both.
An unpleasant emotional state characterized by physical arousal and feelings of tension, apprehension, and worry.
A category of psychological disorders in which extreme and frequent disruptions of awareness, memory, and personal identity impair the ability to function.
A mood disorder involving periods of incapacitating depression alternating with periods of extreme euphoria and excitement; formerly called manic depression.
Repeated, intrusive, and uncontrollable irrational thoughts or mental images that cause extreme anxiety and distress.
Inflexible, maladaptive patterns of thoughts, emotions, behavior, and interpersonal functioning that are stable over time and across situations, and that deviate from the expectations of the individual's culture.
In schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect excesses or distortions of normal functioning, including delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thoughts and behavior.
An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, global, and persistent symptoms of anxiety; also called free-floating anxiety.
A break or disruption in consciousness during which awareness, memory, and personal identity become separated or divided.
An anxiety disorder in which the person experiences frequent and unexpected panic attacks.
Disorder characterized by the presence of intrusive, repetitive, and unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform (compulsions).
A false or distorted perception that seems vividly real to the person experiencing it.
An excessive, intense, and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that is actively avoided or endured with marked anxiety.
An anxiety disorder involving the extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or scrutinized by others in social situations.
A disorder triggered by exposure to a highly traumatic event which results in recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive memories of the event; avoidance of stimuli and situations associated with the event; negative changes in thoughts, moods, and emotions; and a persistent state of heightened physical arousal.
A mood disorder characterized by extreme and persistent feelings of despondency, worthlessness, and hopelessness, causing impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning.
The scientific study of the origins, symptoms, and development of psychological disorders.
An anxiety disorder involving extreme fear of experiencing a panic attack or other embarrassing or incapacitating symptoms in a public situation where escape is impossible and help is unavailable.
A sudden episode of extreme anxiety that rapidly escalates in intensity.
A psychological disorder in which the ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes.
An eating disorder characterized by binges of extreme overeating without use of self-induced vomiting or other inappropriate measures to purge the excessive food.
A disorder involving chronic feelings of depression that is often less severe than major depressive disorder.
A dissociative disorder involving the partial or total inability to recall important personal information.
A category of mental disorders characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior.
A personality disorder characterized by instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, and marked impulsivity.
A mood disorder characterized by moderate but frequent mood swings that are not severe enough to qualify as bipolar disorder.
A personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregarding and violating the rights of others; such individuals are also often referred to as psychopaths or sociopaths.
Abbreviation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; the book published by the American Psychiatric Association that describes the specific symptoms and diagnostic guidelines for different psychological disorders.
A category of psychological disorders in which extreme anxiety is the main diagnostic feature and causes significant disruptions in the person's cognitive, behavioral, or interpersonal functioning.
A sudden, rapidly escalating emotional state characterized by extreme euphoria, excitement, physical energy, and rapid thoughts and speech.
A falsely held belief that persists despite compelling contradictory evidence.
In schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect defects or deficits in normal functioning, including flat affect, alogia, and avolition.
An eating disorder characterized by binges of extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, or other inappropriate methods to purge the excessive food and prevent weight gain.
An eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, an irrational fear of gaining weight, and distorted body self-perception.
A mood disorder in which episodes of depression typically occur during the fall and winter and subside during the spring and summer.