diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders 5
adjustment disorder - ANSWER an emotional disturbance caused by ongoing stressors
within the range of common experience
agraphobia - ANSWER a fear of being in places or situations in which escape may be
difficult or impossible
Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized
by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
anorexia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
antisocial - ANSWER against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER a psychological disorder marked
by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention,
hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by
significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and
repetitive behaviors
Avoidant - ANSWER attachment style in which they seek little contact with their caregiver
and are not distressed when the caregiver leaves
binge eating disorder - ANSWER significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress,
disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks
bulimia nervosa
bipolar disorder - ANSWER A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the
hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
boarderline - ANSWER is part of cluster B and is characterized by instability of affect,
identity, and relationships, as well as spitting behaviors, manipulation, impulsiveness, fear of
abandonment; often tries self-injury and my be suicidal. extreme risk taking, impulsive, self-injury,
suicidal, intense anxiety, consistently low mood and unstable relationships due to intense mistrust.
body dysmorphic disorder - ANSWER involves excessive preoccupation with an imagined
defect in physical appearance
bulimia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating,
usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
conduct disorder - ANSWER A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the
basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated
conversion disorder - ANSWER A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences
very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.
Cyclothymia - ANSWER disorder that consists of mood swings from moderate depression to
hypomania and lasts two years or more
mental disorders 5
adjustment disorder - ANSWER an emotional disturbance caused by ongoing stressors
within the range of common experience
agraphobia - ANSWER a fear of being in places or situations in which escape may be
difficult or impossible
Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized
by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
anorexia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain
leads people to starve themselves
antisocial - ANSWER against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER a psychological disorder marked
by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention,
hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by
significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and
repetitive behaviors
Avoidant - ANSWER attachment style in which they seek little contact with their caregiver
and are not distressed when the caregiver leaves
binge eating disorder - ANSWER significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress,
disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks
bulimia nervosa
bipolar disorder - ANSWER A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the
hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
boarderline - ANSWER is part of cluster B and is characterized by instability of affect,
identity, and relationships, as well as spitting behaviors, manipulation, impulsiveness, fear of
abandonment; often tries self-injury and my be suicidal. extreme risk taking, impulsive, self-injury,
suicidal, intense anxiety, consistently low mood and unstable relationships due to intense mistrust.
body dysmorphic disorder - ANSWER involves excessive preoccupation with an imagined
defect in physical appearance
bulimia nervosa - ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating,
usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
conduct disorder - ANSWER A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the
basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated
conversion disorder - ANSWER A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences
very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.
Cyclothymia - ANSWER disorder that consists of mood swings from moderate depression to
hypomania and lasts two years or more
