PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM 5 FINAL STUDY
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED ITEMS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Panic Attack. Answer: Intense fear w/ somatic/cognitive
symptoms: abrupt onset w/ peak in min
- cardiac
- sweating
- trembling
- SOB
- choking
- chest pain
- GI
- feeling faint
- feeling detached
- fear of losing control
- fear of dying
- tingling/numbness
- chills/hot flushes
◉ Agoraphobia. Answer: >2 situations feared/avoided:
- using public transportation
,- being in open spaces
- being in enclosed spaces
- standing in line/being in a crowd
- being outside of home alone
Situations are feared/avoided because of thoughts that escape might
be difficult/unavailable if incapacitating/embarrassing symptoms
develop
Can develop w/ or w/o PD
◉ Specific Phobia. Answer: Excessive, persistent and disproportional
fear of an object/situation
- fear invariably occurs when exposed to the stimulus OR person
avoids situation
- fear causes marked distress/impairment and NOT accounted by
different disorder
◉ Social Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Excessive, persistent and
unrealistic fear of social situations involving possible scrutiny by
others due to fear of negative evaluation
- "Performance only": fear restricted to speaking/performing in
public
,◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Persistent uncontrolled
anxiety about multiple events for >6 mos w/ symptoms:
- restless, on edge
- dec conc
- muscle tension
- fatigued
- irritability
- insomnia
◉ Separation Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Developmentally
inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from
major attachment figure
Experience marked distress (mental/physical):
- anticipated/actual separation
- harm befalling major attachment figure/self that leads to
separation
- going out because of separation fears
◉ Selective Mutism. Answer: Refusal to speak in specific situations
despite fluent speech in other contexts
- Not due to lack of language knowledge/communication disorder
Duration: >1 mo
, ◉ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Answer: 1. Recurrent:
- obsessions = intrusive recurrent thoughts/urges/images that inc
distress
- compulsions = repetitive behaviors/mental acts that dec distress
2. Obsessions/compulsions are time consuming or
distressful/disruptive
3. Symptoms are not explained by another disorder
W/ absent insight (delusional beliefs): convinced that OCD beliefs
are true
◉ Hoarding Disorder. Answer: - Difficulty parting w/ possessions
due to perceived need to save items or distress about discarding
them
- Accumulation clutters living areas and substantially compromises
their intended use
- Causes distress/impairment
- NOT better explained by another disorder
W/ absent insight (delusional beliefs): beliefs/behaviors are not
problematic despite contrary evidence
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED ITEMS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Panic Attack. Answer: Intense fear w/ somatic/cognitive
symptoms: abrupt onset w/ peak in min
- cardiac
- sweating
- trembling
- SOB
- choking
- chest pain
- GI
- feeling faint
- feeling detached
- fear of losing control
- fear of dying
- tingling/numbness
- chills/hot flushes
◉ Agoraphobia. Answer: >2 situations feared/avoided:
- using public transportation
,- being in open spaces
- being in enclosed spaces
- standing in line/being in a crowd
- being outside of home alone
Situations are feared/avoided because of thoughts that escape might
be difficult/unavailable if incapacitating/embarrassing symptoms
develop
Can develop w/ or w/o PD
◉ Specific Phobia. Answer: Excessive, persistent and disproportional
fear of an object/situation
- fear invariably occurs when exposed to the stimulus OR person
avoids situation
- fear causes marked distress/impairment and NOT accounted by
different disorder
◉ Social Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Excessive, persistent and
unrealistic fear of social situations involving possible scrutiny by
others due to fear of negative evaluation
- "Performance only": fear restricted to speaking/performing in
public
,◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Persistent uncontrolled
anxiety about multiple events for >6 mos w/ symptoms:
- restless, on edge
- dec conc
- muscle tension
- fatigued
- irritability
- insomnia
◉ Separation Anxiety Disorder. Answer: Developmentally
inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from
major attachment figure
Experience marked distress (mental/physical):
- anticipated/actual separation
- harm befalling major attachment figure/self that leads to
separation
- going out because of separation fears
◉ Selective Mutism. Answer: Refusal to speak in specific situations
despite fluent speech in other contexts
- Not due to lack of language knowledge/communication disorder
Duration: >1 mo
, ◉ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Answer: 1. Recurrent:
- obsessions = intrusive recurrent thoughts/urges/images that inc
distress
- compulsions = repetitive behaviors/mental acts that dec distress
2. Obsessions/compulsions are time consuming or
distressful/disruptive
3. Symptoms are not explained by another disorder
W/ absent insight (delusional beliefs): convinced that OCD beliefs
are true
◉ Hoarding Disorder. Answer: - Difficulty parting w/ possessions
due to perceived need to save items or distress about discarding
them
- Accumulation clutters living areas and substantially compromises
their intended use
- Causes distress/impairment
- NOT better explained by another disorder
W/ absent insight (delusional beliefs): beliefs/behaviors are not
problematic despite contrary evidence
