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SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER correct answers A personality disorder involving a
pervasive pattern of indifference to interpersonal relationships and a restricted range of
emotional expression in social settings.
SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER correct answers a personality disorder
characterized by detachment from, and great discomfort in, social relationships; odd perceptions,
thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER correct answers Same symptoms of schizophrenia but
lasting one month but no more than six.
CONVERSION DISORDER correct answers a rare somatoform disorder in which a person
experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be
found. Has been traced to two etiological mechanisms: Primary Gain (keeping an inner conflict
out of consciousness) and secondary gain (avoiding an unpleasant activity). Alleviated under
hypnosis.
FACTITIOUS DISORDER correct answers an illness with no identifiable physical cause, in
which the patient is believed to be intentionally producing or faking symptoms in order to
assume a sick role
HYPOCHONDRIASIS correct answers A somatoform disorder characterized by excessive
preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illnesses.
MENTAL RETARDATION correct answers A Developmental Disorder (IQ=70 or below) and
onset is prior to 18. Impairments in daily living (communication, self-care, academic, work, etc).
Four subtypes: Mild Mental Retardation=50/55-70, Moderate=35/40-50/55, Severe=20/25-35/40
and Profound below 20
READING DISORDER correct answers Reading performance significantly below the standard
for that age level. (Learning Disorder)
ENURESIS correct answers An Elimination Disorder where voiding of uring during day/night
that is usually voluntary and cannot be explained by a medical condition or substance use.
ADHD correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder usually seen by age 7 (4x higher in
boys) of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder
involving recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, and hostile behaviors toward authority.
CONDUCT DISORDER correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder involving a persistent
pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated. Onset prior to
age 10.
,PICA correct answers An Eating Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood that involves persistent
eating of non-nutritive substances.
RUMINATION DISORDER correct answers An Eating Disoder to Infancy or Early Childhood
that involves repeated regurgitaiton, rechewing of food without apparent nausea or disgust
STUTTERING correct answers Speech pattern in which long pauses are injected into sentences,
or one sound or phrase is repeated. Onset is normally between the ages of 2 and 7 but can remit
again by age 16.
TOURETTE'S DISORDER correct answers A disorder characterized by multiple motor tics
(e.g., eye-blinking, skipping, deep knee bends) and one or more vocal tics (e.g., grunts, barks,
sniffs, snorts, coughs, utterance of obscenities).
AUTISTIC DISORDER correct answers Pervasive Developmental Disorder where there are
three defining features: impairment of social interaction, impairment of communication,
restricted, repetitive, stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER correct answers Childhood disorder where
developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or
attachment figures.
ACUTE STRESS DISORDER correct answers an anxiety disorder in which fear and related
symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last less than a month (similar to
PTSD).
PTSD correct answers person has been exposed to a traumatic event which is persistently re-
experienced. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general
responsivenss. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal. Duration is >1 month
ADJUSTMENT DISORDER correct answers A disorder characterized by a maladaptive reaction
to one or more identifiable psychosocial stressors.
DYSTHYMIC DISORDER correct answers A mood disorder involving a pattern of chronic
depressed mood that lasts for at least two years in adults and one year in children.
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER correct answers One or more Major Depressive Episodes
without a history of Manic, HypoManic or Mixed Episodes. Must have presence of depressed
mood for at least 2 weeks.
SOCIAL PHOBIA correct answers A persistent fear of social or performance situations that may
cause embarrassmentor humiliation as the result of scrutiny or evaluation by others.
SPECIFIC PHOBIA correct answers fear of objects or specific situations or events
, PANIC DISORDER correct answers Two or more unexpected panic attacks
BIPOLAR I DISORDER correct answers A mood disorder in which a person has episodes of
Manic(excited, hyperactive, energetic, grandiose behavior) and also Mixed Episodes
BIPOLAR II DISORDER correct answers a mood disorder in which a person alternates between
major depressive episodes and hypomania episodes
AGORAPHOBIA correct answers an abnormal fear of open or public places
CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER correct answers A Mood Disorder characterized by fluctuating
hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms for at least 2 years in
adults and 1 year in children.
BULIMIA NERVOSA correct answers An Eating Disorder; recurrent episodes of binging and
purging (massive eating in private, hiding out then throwing up or laxative usage), looks normal
in weight (often) and is obsessed with maintaining weight not necessarily losing weight ;
symptoms include: bruising on hand, suspicious behavior, binging/purging, smell from skin and
mouth, lank hair, rotting teeth (eventually), puffy skin; Onset: late adolescence, more white
middle-class females, but rising in white males.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA correct answers An Eating Disorder involving a fear of gaining weight,
refusal to maintain minimal normal body weight, disturbed perception of body image and
amenorrhea in females.
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER correct answers An anxiety disorder characterized by
unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsession) and/ or actions (compulsions).
PREMATURE EJACULATION correct answers A Sexual Dysfunction in males where the
orgasm and ejaculation occur with minimal sexual stimulation.
PARAPHILIA correct answers Recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behavior that involves
unusual objects, activities, or situations.
VAGINISMUS correct answers involuntary muscle spasms in the outer part of the vagina that
make intercourse impossible
SOMATIZATION DISORDER correct answers history of physical complaints which are
psychological in origin prior to age 30 (For a diagnosis, at least 4 pain, 2 GI, 1 sexual and 1
pseudoneurological).
DYSPAREUNIA correct answers Painful sexual intercourse
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER correct answers when a person's biological sexual
characteristics do not match the person's mental idea of his or her gender.
SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER correct answers A personality disorder involving a
pervasive pattern of indifference to interpersonal relationships and a restricted range of
emotional expression in social settings.
SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER correct answers a personality disorder
characterized by detachment from, and great discomfort in, social relationships; odd perceptions,
thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER correct answers Same symptoms of schizophrenia but
lasting one month but no more than six.
CONVERSION DISORDER correct answers a rare somatoform disorder in which a person
experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be
found. Has been traced to two etiological mechanisms: Primary Gain (keeping an inner conflict
out of consciousness) and secondary gain (avoiding an unpleasant activity). Alleviated under
hypnosis.
FACTITIOUS DISORDER correct answers an illness with no identifiable physical cause, in
which the patient is believed to be intentionally producing or faking symptoms in order to
assume a sick role
HYPOCHONDRIASIS correct answers A somatoform disorder characterized by excessive
preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illnesses.
MENTAL RETARDATION correct answers A Developmental Disorder (IQ=70 or below) and
onset is prior to 18. Impairments in daily living (communication, self-care, academic, work, etc).
Four subtypes: Mild Mental Retardation=50/55-70, Moderate=35/40-50/55, Severe=20/25-35/40
and Profound below 20
READING DISORDER correct answers Reading performance significantly below the standard
for that age level. (Learning Disorder)
ENURESIS correct answers An Elimination Disorder where voiding of uring during day/night
that is usually voluntary and cannot be explained by a medical condition or substance use.
ADHD correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder usually seen by age 7 (4x higher in
boys) of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder
involving recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, and hostile behaviors toward authority.
CONDUCT DISORDER correct answers A Disruptive Behavior Disorder involving a persistent
pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated. Onset prior to
age 10.
,PICA correct answers An Eating Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood that involves persistent
eating of non-nutritive substances.
RUMINATION DISORDER correct answers An Eating Disoder to Infancy or Early Childhood
that involves repeated regurgitaiton, rechewing of food without apparent nausea or disgust
STUTTERING correct answers Speech pattern in which long pauses are injected into sentences,
or one sound or phrase is repeated. Onset is normally between the ages of 2 and 7 but can remit
again by age 16.
TOURETTE'S DISORDER correct answers A disorder characterized by multiple motor tics
(e.g., eye-blinking, skipping, deep knee bends) and one or more vocal tics (e.g., grunts, barks,
sniffs, snorts, coughs, utterance of obscenities).
AUTISTIC DISORDER correct answers Pervasive Developmental Disorder where there are
three defining features: impairment of social interaction, impairment of communication,
restricted, repetitive, stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER correct answers Childhood disorder where
developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or
attachment figures.
ACUTE STRESS DISORDER correct answers an anxiety disorder in which fear and related
symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last less than a month (similar to
PTSD).
PTSD correct answers person has been exposed to a traumatic event which is persistently re-
experienced. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general
responsivenss. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal. Duration is >1 month
ADJUSTMENT DISORDER correct answers A disorder characterized by a maladaptive reaction
to one or more identifiable psychosocial stressors.
DYSTHYMIC DISORDER correct answers A mood disorder involving a pattern of chronic
depressed mood that lasts for at least two years in adults and one year in children.
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER correct answers One or more Major Depressive Episodes
without a history of Manic, HypoManic or Mixed Episodes. Must have presence of depressed
mood for at least 2 weeks.
SOCIAL PHOBIA correct answers A persistent fear of social or performance situations that may
cause embarrassmentor humiliation as the result of scrutiny or evaluation by others.
SPECIFIC PHOBIA correct answers fear of objects or specific situations or events
, PANIC DISORDER correct answers Two or more unexpected panic attacks
BIPOLAR I DISORDER correct answers A mood disorder in which a person has episodes of
Manic(excited, hyperactive, energetic, grandiose behavior) and also Mixed Episodes
BIPOLAR II DISORDER correct answers a mood disorder in which a person alternates between
major depressive episodes and hypomania episodes
AGORAPHOBIA correct answers an abnormal fear of open or public places
CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER correct answers A Mood Disorder characterized by fluctuating
hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms for at least 2 years in
adults and 1 year in children.
BULIMIA NERVOSA correct answers An Eating Disorder; recurrent episodes of binging and
purging (massive eating in private, hiding out then throwing up or laxative usage), looks normal
in weight (often) and is obsessed with maintaining weight not necessarily losing weight ;
symptoms include: bruising on hand, suspicious behavior, binging/purging, smell from skin and
mouth, lank hair, rotting teeth (eventually), puffy skin; Onset: late adolescence, more white
middle-class females, but rising in white males.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA correct answers An Eating Disorder involving a fear of gaining weight,
refusal to maintain minimal normal body weight, disturbed perception of body image and
amenorrhea in females.
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER correct answers An anxiety disorder characterized by
unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsession) and/ or actions (compulsions).
PREMATURE EJACULATION correct answers A Sexual Dysfunction in males where the
orgasm and ejaculation occur with minimal sexual stimulation.
PARAPHILIA correct answers Recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behavior that involves
unusual objects, activities, or situations.
VAGINISMUS correct answers involuntary muscle spasms in the outer part of the vagina that
make intercourse impossible
SOMATIZATION DISORDER correct answers history of physical complaints which are
psychological in origin prior to age 30 (For a diagnosis, at least 4 pain, 2 GI, 1 sexual and 1
pseudoneurological).
DYSPAREUNIA correct answers Painful sexual intercourse
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER correct answers when a person's biological sexual
characteristics do not match the person's mental idea of his or her gender.
