Unit 8 AP Psych Psychological
Disorders & Therapy questions with
correct answers.
Agoraphobia ANS - A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
Antisocial personality disorder ANS - A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of
conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or
a clever con artist
Anxiety disorders ANS - psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or
maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
Bipolar disorder ANS - A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. was once known as Manic Depression.
Catatonia ANS - a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state
for long periods
Conversion disorder ANS - A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific
genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
compulsions ANS - The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors
Delusions ANS - False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Dissociative amnesia ANS - The sudden loss of memory for significant personal information
Dissociative disorders ANS - Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous
memories, thoughts, and feelings. the person may become "detached" from themselves
, Dissociative fugue ANS - The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history, accompanied by an
abrupt departure from home and the assumption of a new identity. (fugue is "to flee")
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) ANS - A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or
more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder
diathesis stress theory ANS - an individual is born with a genetic predisposition towards a mental health
problem- the problem is only expressed if the individual is exposed to certain environmental triggers.
dopamine ANS - neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement, attention, alertness; lack of
dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia
DSM-V ANS - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: A reference for coding
psychiatric disorders or conditions. Organized by symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorder ANS - An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense,
apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Hallucinations ANS - False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external
visual stimulus
Hypochondriasis ANS - Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Major depressive disorder ANS - A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason,
experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminishes interest
or pleasure in most activities
Mood disorders ANS - mental disorders that have mood disturbance as their predominant feature (ex.
bipolar & major depressive)
Negative symptoms ANS - Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits, such as flattened
emotions, social withdrawal, apathy, impaired attention, and poverty of speech
Disorders & Therapy questions with
correct answers.
Agoraphobia ANS - A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
Antisocial personality disorder ANS - A personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of
conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or
a clever con artist
Anxiety disorders ANS - psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or
maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
Bipolar disorder ANS - A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. was once known as Manic Depression.
Catatonia ANS - a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state
for long periods
Conversion disorder ANS - A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific
genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found
compulsions ANS - The person's need to perform repetitive behaviors
Delusions ANS - False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Dissociative amnesia ANS - The sudden loss of memory for significant personal information
Dissociative disorders ANS - Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous
memories, thoughts, and feelings. the person may become "detached" from themselves
, Dissociative fugue ANS - The sudden loss of memory for one's personal history, accompanied by an
abrupt departure from home and the assumption of a new identity. (fugue is "to flee")
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) ANS - A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or
more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder
diathesis stress theory ANS - an individual is born with a genetic predisposition towards a mental health
problem- the problem is only expressed if the individual is exposed to certain environmental triggers.
dopamine ANS - neurotransmitter that influences voluntary movement, attention, alertness; lack of
dopamine linked with Parkinson's disease; too much is linked with schizophrenia
DSM-V ANS - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: A reference for coding
psychiatric disorders or conditions. Organized by symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorder ANS - An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense,
apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Hallucinations ANS - False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external
visual stimulus
Hypochondriasis ANS - Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Major depressive disorder ANS - A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason,
experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminishes interest
or pleasure in most activities
Mood disorders ANS - mental disorders that have mood disturbance as their predominant feature (ex.
bipolar & major depressive)
Negative symptoms ANS - Schizophrenic symptoms that involve behavioral deficits, such as flattened
emotions, social withdrawal, apathy, impaired attention, and poverty of speech
