AP Psych. Psychological Disorders EXAM [100% Correct]

AP Psych. Psychological Disorders EXAM [100% Correct] Acrophobia *Ans*excessive fear of heights Agoraphobia *Ans*excessive, irrational fesr of being in public places Anti-Social Personality Disorder *Ans*type of personality disorder characterized by callous attitudes toward others and by antisocial and irresponsible behavior Anxiety Disorders *Ans*class of psychological disorders characterized by excessive inappropriate anxiety reactions Anxiety Sensitivity *Ans*fear of fear, involving excessive concern that anxiety symptoms will spin out of control Attributional Style *Ans*a person's characteristic way of explaining outcomes of events in his or her life Biopsychosocial Model *Ans*one integrative model for explaining abnormal behavior patterns in terms of the interactions of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors Bipolar Disorder *Ans*type of mood disorder characterized by mood swings from extreme elation (mania) to severe depression Borderline Personality Disorder *Ans*type of personality disorder characterized by unstable emotions and self-image Catatonic Type *Ans*subtype of schizo characterized by bizarre movements, postures, or grimaces Claustrophobia *Ans*excessive fear of enclosed spaces Conversion Disorder *Ans*type of somatoform disorder characterized by a change or a loss of a physical function that cannot be explained by medical causes Culture-Bound Syndromes *Ans*psychological disorders found only in one or few cultures Cyclothymic Disorder *Ans*mood disorder characterized by a chronic pattern of relatively mild mood swings Delusions *Ans*fixed but patently false beliefs, such as believing that one is being haunted by demons Depressive Attributional Style *Ans*characteristic way of explaining negative events in terms of internal, stable, and global causes Dhat Syndrome *Ans*a culture-bound syndrome found in India in which men develop intense fears about losing semen Diathesis *Ans*vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder Diathesis-Stress Model *Ans*type of biopsychosocial model that relates the development of disorders to the combination of a diathesis, or predisposition, usually genetic in origin, and exposure to stressful events or life circumstances Disinhibition Effect *Ans*removal of normal restraints or inhibitions that serve to keep impulsive behavior in check Disorganized Type *Ans*a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by confused behavior and disorganized delusions among other features Dissociative Disorders *Ans*class of psychological disorders involivng changes in conscousness, memory, or self-identity Dissociative Identity Disorder *Ans*type of dissociative disorder characterized by the appearance of multiple personalities in the same individual Dysthymic Disorder *Ans*type of psychological disorder characterized by mild by chronic depression Generalized Anxiety Disorder *Ans*type