KAPLAN AND SADOCK SYNOPSIS OF
PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS 2026 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
GUIDE
◉ A type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or
situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped,
helpless or embarrassed. Answer: Agoraphobia
◉ Excessive, unreasonable fear of specific objects or situations that
almost always occurs on exposure Answer: Specific Phobia
◉ Chronic, excessive worry occurring more days than not, and is
difficult to control Answer: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
◉ refusal to speak in specific situations despite speaking in other
situations Answer: Selective Mutism
◉ repetitive & intrusive unwelcome thoughts/images (_______) or
repetitive behaviors person is compelled to do (________) Answer:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
obsessions
, compulsions
◉ Distress & impaired preoccupation w/ an imagined or slight
defect in appearance Answer: Body Dismorphic Disorder
◉ Hair pulling disorder, causes noticeable hair loss anywhere on
body Answer: Trichotillomania
◉ Skin-Picking Disorder
compulsive need to pick at one's skin to point of physical damage
Answer: Excoriation
◉ Other specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
1. Delusional belief in South & E Asia, person's genitalia are
shrinking & disappearing into the body
2. Person engages in a compulsive behavioral pattern such as nail
biting or lip chewing Answer: 1. Koro
2. Body-focuses repetitive behavior disorder
PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS 2026 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
GUIDE
◉ A type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or
situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped,
helpless or embarrassed. Answer: Agoraphobia
◉ Excessive, unreasonable fear of specific objects or situations that
almost always occurs on exposure Answer: Specific Phobia
◉ Chronic, excessive worry occurring more days than not, and is
difficult to control Answer: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
◉ refusal to speak in specific situations despite speaking in other
situations Answer: Selective Mutism
◉ repetitive & intrusive unwelcome thoughts/images (_______) or
repetitive behaviors person is compelled to do (________) Answer:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
obsessions
, compulsions
◉ Distress & impaired preoccupation w/ an imagined or slight
defect in appearance Answer: Body Dismorphic Disorder
◉ Hair pulling disorder, causes noticeable hair loss anywhere on
body Answer: Trichotillomania
◉ Skin-Picking Disorder
compulsive need to pick at one's skin to point of physical damage
Answer: Excoriation
◉ Other specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
1. Delusional belief in South & E Asia, person's genitalia are
shrinking & disappearing into the body
2. Person engages in a compulsive behavioral pattern such as nail
biting or lip chewing Answer: 1. Koro
2. Body-focuses repetitive behavior disorder
