Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders ( DSM-5 )
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWER Responding to a particular event or situation ( a loss, a
problem in a close relationship, an unwanted move,a disappointment, or a failure ); typical
symptoms include low mood,sadness,worry, anxiety,insomnia,poor concentration,loss of self
esteem,hoplesnesss,feeling trapped,having no good options,and feeling isolated or cut off from
others.
Agoraphobia - ANSWER Marked anxiety about using public transportation,being in open
spaces,being in enclosed places,being in a crowd,and/or being outside of the home alone.
Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER Insidious onset and gradual progression of cognitive and
behavioral symptoms (Decline in memory and learning )
Anorexia Nervosa - ANSWER Persistent energy intake restriction; intense fear of gaining
weight or becoming fat; disturbance in self-percieved weight or shape.
Antisocial - ANSWER Pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
Anxiety Disorders - ANSWER *Panic Disorder,*Agrophobia,*Specific Phobia,*Social Anxiety
Disorder, *Selective Mutism
Excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity (ADHD) - ANSWER Impairing levels of
inattention,disorganization and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER Persistent deficits in social communication and social
interaction across multiple contexts
Avoidant - ANSWER Pattern of social inhibition,feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity
to negative evaluation
Binge Eating Nervosa - ANSWER Recurrent episodes of binge eating a definitely larger
amount that most people would eat in a similar period of time;must occur at least once per week for
three months
Bipolar & Related - ANSWER *Bipolar 1 and *Bipolar 2
Experiencing times of depression and manic episodes
Bipolar 1 - ANSWER Depressive moods that last at least two weeks and manic moods that
last at least one week.
Bipolar 2 - ANSWER Same depression as Bipolar 1 but hypomania lasts four or more days
without life threatening consequences or psychotic episodes.
Bipolar Disorders - ANSWER Experiencing times of depression and manic episodes
Body Dysmorphic Disorder - ANSWER Preoccupation with one or more percieved defects or
flaws in physical appearance that are not observable to others
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders ( DSM-5 )
Borderline - ANSWER Pattern of instablitiy in interpersonal relationships , self image, and
affects and marked impulsivity
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER Recurrent episodes of binge eating; recurrent inappropriate
compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain; self-evaluation that is unduly influenced by body
shape and weight
Cluster A - ANSWER Odd or eccentric behavior; Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
Cluster B - ANSWER Dramatic or Errotic Behaviors ; Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic,
Narcissistic
Cluster C - ANSWER Anxious or Fearful Behaviors; Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive
Compulsive PD
Conversion Disorder - ANSWER Shows symptoms for diseases with out actually having it
Delusional Disorder - ANSWER At least one month of delusions but no other psychotic
symptoms
Dependent - ANSWER Pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive
need to be taken care of
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder - ANSWER Clinically significant persistent or
recurrent experiences of unreality or detachment from onés mind, self or body and/or experiences
of unreality or detachment from oneś surroundings.
Depressive Disorders - ANSWER *Persistent Depressive Disorder(Dysthmia), *Major
Depressive Disorder, *Premenstraul Dysmorphic Disorder, *Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Depressed moods resulting in disruption in functioning of the affected individual
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation - ANSWER Chronic, severe persistent irritablitity with
frequent temper outbursts
Dissociative Amnesia - ANSWER Inability to recall autobiographical information such as an
event or period of time, specific aspect of an event or identity and life history; may involve
purposeful travel or bewildered wandering (fugue)
Dissociative Disorders - ANSWER *Dissociative Identity Disorder
(DID),*Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder,*Dissociative Amnesia
Disruption of and/or discontinuity in normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity,
emotion, perception, body representation, motor control and behavior
Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID ) - ANSWER Presence of tow or more distinct
personality states or an experience of possion and recurrent periods of amnesia.
Factitious Disorder - ANSWER Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms or
causing an injury or disease, associated with identified deception to oneself or another ( formerly
Munchausen and Munchausen by proxy )
Mental Disorders ( DSM-5 )
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWER Responding to a particular event or situation ( a loss, a
problem in a close relationship, an unwanted move,a disappointment, or a failure ); typical
symptoms include low mood,sadness,worry, anxiety,insomnia,poor concentration,loss of self
esteem,hoplesnesss,feeling trapped,having no good options,and feeling isolated or cut off from
others.
Agoraphobia - ANSWER Marked anxiety about using public transportation,being in open
spaces,being in enclosed places,being in a crowd,and/or being outside of the home alone.
Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER Insidious onset and gradual progression of cognitive and
behavioral symptoms (Decline in memory and learning )
Anorexia Nervosa - ANSWER Persistent energy intake restriction; intense fear of gaining
weight or becoming fat; disturbance in self-percieved weight or shape.
Antisocial - ANSWER Pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
Anxiety Disorders - ANSWER *Panic Disorder,*Agrophobia,*Specific Phobia,*Social Anxiety
Disorder, *Selective Mutism
Excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity (ADHD) - ANSWER Impairing levels of
inattention,disorganization and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER Persistent deficits in social communication and social
interaction across multiple contexts
Avoidant - ANSWER Pattern of social inhibition,feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity
to negative evaluation
Binge Eating Nervosa - ANSWER Recurrent episodes of binge eating a definitely larger
amount that most people would eat in a similar period of time;must occur at least once per week for
three months
Bipolar & Related - ANSWER *Bipolar 1 and *Bipolar 2
Experiencing times of depression and manic episodes
Bipolar 1 - ANSWER Depressive moods that last at least two weeks and manic moods that
last at least one week.
Bipolar 2 - ANSWER Same depression as Bipolar 1 but hypomania lasts four or more days
without life threatening consequences or psychotic episodes.
Bipolar Disorders - ANSWER Experiencing times of depression and manic episodes
Body Dysmorphic Disorder - ANSWER Preoccupation with one or more percieved defects or
flaws in physical appearance that are not observable to others
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders ( DSM-5 )
Borderline - ANSWER Pattern of instablitiy in interpersonal relationships , self image, and
affects and marked impulsivity
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER Recurrent episodes of binge eating; recurrent inappropriate
compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain; self-evaluation that is unduly influenced by body
shape and weight
Cluster A - ANSWER Odd or eccentric behavior; Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
Cluster B - ANSWER Dramatic or Errotic Behaviors ; Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic,
Narcissistic
Cluster C - ANSWER Anxious or Fearful Behaviors; Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive
Compulsive PD
Conversion Disorder - ANSWER Shows symptoms for diseases with out actually having it
Delusional Disorder - ANSWER At least one month of delusions but no other psychotic
symptoms
Dependent - ANSWER Pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive
need to be taken care of
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder - ANSWER Clinically significant persistent or
recurrent experiences of unreality or detachment from onés mind, self or body and/or experiences
of unreality or detachment from oneś surroundings.
Depressive Disorders - ANSWER *Persistent Depressive Disorder(Dysthmia), *Major
Depressive Disorder, *Premenstraul Dysmorphic Disorder, *Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Depressed moods resulting in disruption in functioning of the affected individual
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation - ANSWER Chronic, severe persistent irritablitity with
frequent temper outbursts
Dissociative Amnesia - ANSWER Inability to recall autobiographical information such as an
event or period of time, specific aspect of an event or identity and life history; may involve
purposeful travel or bewildered wandering (fugue)
Dissociative Disorders - ANSWER *Dissociative Identity Disorder
(DID),*Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder,*Dissociative Amnesia
Disruption of and/or discontinuity in normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity,
emotion, perception, body representation, motor control and behavior
Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID ) - ANSWER Presence of tow or more distinct
personality states or an experience of possion and recurrent periods of amnesia.
Factitious Disorder - ANSWER Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms or
causing an injury or disease, associated with identified deception to oneself or another ( formerly
Munchausen and Munchausen by proxy )
