This document consists of a chapter-by-chapter revision. Summaries (where applicable) are in the
form of (colour-coded headers):
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in Grey
Comparison and other Tables in Green
Multipath Model - Etiology in Pink
Each chapter has a Test-bank of 100 Multiple choice questions with answers as well as 3-essay type
questions with answers.
Definitions in red
Time-frames / age of onset in green
,Contents
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour ............................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behaviour .......................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behaviour ...................................................... 46
Chapter 4 - The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology ................................................................ 67
Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders ................................................ 89
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders ................................................................................... 89
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder .................................................................................................... 90
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ........................................................................................................... 91
Hoarding Disorder ......................................................................................................................... 91
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Disorder........................................................................................ 92
Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder ............................................................................................... 92
Anxiety disorders ............................................................................................................................... 93
Panic Attack ................................................................................................................................... 94
Panic Disorder ............................................................................................................................... 95
Generalised Anxiety Disorder ........................................................................................................ 96
Social Anxiety Disorder .................................................................................................................. 96
Agoraphobia .................................................................................................................................. 97
Selective Mutism ........................................................................................................................... 97
Separation Anxiety Disorder .......................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 6: Stress Disorders................................................................................................................. 119
Trauma- and stressor-related disorders .......................................................................................... 119
Acute Stress Disorder .................................................................................................................. 119
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder .................................................................................................... 120
Adjustment Disorders .................................................................................................................. 122
Psychophysiological Disorders......................................................................................................... 123
Coronary Heart Disease ............................................................................................................... 124
Hypertension ............................................................................................................................... 124
Migraine, Tension and Cluster Headaches .................................................................................. 124
Asthma ........................................................................................................................................ 125
Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders .................................................................. 146
Dissociative Disorders ..................................................................................................................... 146
Dissociative Amnesia ................................................................................................................... 147
Depersonalisation/Derealization Disorder .................................................................................. 148
Dissociative Identity Disorder ...................................................................................................... 148
Somatic symptom and related disorders......................................................................................... 149
, Somatic Symptom Disorder ......................................................................................................... 150
Illness Anxiety Disorder ............................................................................................................... 151
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) ............................................ 151
Factitious Disorder (On Self or Another Person) ......................................................................... 152
Malingering ................................................................................................................................. 152
Chapter 8: Mood Disorders................................................................................................................. 175
Chapter 9: Suicide ............................................................................................................................... 196
Chapter 10: Eating Disorders .............................................................................................................. 216
Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders................................................................................................. 236
Alcohol Use Disorder ....................................................................................................................... 236
Alcohol Intoxication ......................................................................................................................... 237
Alcohol Withdrawal ......................................................................................................................... 237
Cannabis Intoxication ...................................................................................................................... 237
Cannabis Withdrawal ...................................................................................................................... 238
Common features for Substance/medication-Induced Mental Disorder ........................................ 238
Gambling Disorder........................................................................................................................... 239
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia .................................................................................................................. 260
Schizophrenia .................................................................................................................................. 261
Brief Psychotic Disorder .................................................................................................................. 263
Schizophreniform Disorder ............................................................................................................. 263
Schizoaffective Disorder .................................................................................................................. 263
Delusional Disorder ......................................................................................................................... 263
Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders ............................................................................................... 286
Delirium ........................................................................................................................................... 288
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder ......................................................................................................... 288
Major Neurocognitive Disorder ....................................................................................................... 289
Delirium ........................................................................................................................................... 290
Due to Traumatic Brain Injury ......................................................................................................... 291
Chapter 14: Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria Disorders .................................................... 312
Sexual dysfunctions ......................................................................................................................... 312
Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology .......................................................................................... 333
General Personality Disorder........................................................................................................... 333
CLUSTER A – Odd and eccentric behaviour ..................................................................................... 334
Paranoid Personality Disorder ..................................................................................................... 334
Schizoid Personality Disorder ...................................................................................................... 335
Schizotypal Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 335
, CLUSTER B – Dramatic, emotional or erratic behaviours ................................................................ 336
Antisocial Personality Disorder .................................................................................................... 336
Borderline Personality Disorder .................................................................................................. 336
Histrionic Personality Disorder .................................................................................................... 337
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 338
CLUSTER C – Anxious or fearful behaviours..................................................................................... 338
Avoidant Personality Disorder ..................................................................................................... 338
Dependent Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 338
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder................................................................................ 339
Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence ....................................................................... 362
Intellectual Disability....................................................................................................................... 362
Neurodevelopmental disorders ...................................................................................................... 363
Autism Spectrum Disorder .......................................................................................................... 363
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder .................................................................................... 365
Elimination disorders ...................................................................................................................... 366
Enuresis ....................................................................................................................................... 366
Encopresis ................................................................................................................................... 367
Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders ............................................................................ 367
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ..................................................................................................... 368
Intermittent Explosive Disorder .................................................................................................. 369
Conduct Disorder ........................................................................................................................ 370
Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology ........................................................... 393
form of (colour-coded headers):
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in Grey
Comparison and other Tables in Green
Multipath Model - Etiology in Pink
Each chapter has a Test-bank of 100 Multiple choice questions with answers as well as 3-essay type
questions with answers.
Definitions in red
Time-frames / age of onset in green
,Contents
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour ............................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behaviour .......................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behaviour ...................................................... 46
Chapter 4 - The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology ................................................................ 67
Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders ................................................ 89
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders ................................................................................... 89
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder .................................................................................................... 90
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ........................................................................................................... 91
Hoarding Disorder ......................................................................................................................... 91
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Disorder........................................................................................ 92
Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder ............................................................................................... 92
Anxiety disorders ............................................................................................................................... 93
Panic Attack ................................................................................................................................... 94
Panic Disorder ............................................................................................................................... 95
Generalised Anxiety Disorder ........................................................................................................ 96
Social Anxiety Disorder .................................................................................................................. 96
Agoraphobia .................................................................................................................................. 97
Selective Mutism ........................................................................................................................... 97
Separation Anxiety Disorder .......................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 6: Stress Disorders................................................................................................................. 119
Trauma- and stressor-related disorders .......................................................................................... 119
Acute Stress Disorder .................................................................................................................. 119
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder .................................................................................................... 120
Adjustment Disorders .................................................................................................................. 122
Psychophysiological Disorders......................................................................................................... 123
Coronary Heart Disease ............................................................................................................... 124
Hypertension ............................................................................................................................... 124
Migraine, Tension and Cluster Headaches .................................................................................. 124
Asthma ........................................................................................................................................ 125
Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders .................................................................. 146
Dissociative Disorders ..................................................................................................................... 146
Dissociative Amnesia ................................................................................................................... 147
Depersonalisation/Derealization Disorder .................................................................................. 148
Dissociative Identity Disorder ...................................................................................................... 148
Somatic symptom and related disorders......................................................................................... 149
, Somatic Symptom Disorder ......................................................................................................... 150
Illness Anxiety Disorder ............................................................................................................... 151
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) ............................................ 151
Factitious Disorder (On Self or Another Person) ......................................................................... 152
Malingering ................................................................................................................................. 152
Chapter 8: Mood Disorders................................................................................................................. 175
Chapter 9: Suicide ............................................................................................................................... 196
Chapter 10: Eating Disorders .............................................................................................................. 216
Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders................................................................................................. 236
Alcohol Use Disorder ....................................................................................................................... 236
Alcohol Intoxication ......................................................................................................................... 237
Alcohol Withdrawal ......................................................................................................................... 237
Cannabis Intoxication ...................................................................................................................... 237
Cannabis Withdrawal ...................................................................................................................... 238
Common features for Substance/medication-Induced Mental Disorder ........................................ 238
Gambling Disorder........................................................................................................................... 239
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia .................................................................................................................. 260
Schizophrenia .................................................................................................................................. 261
Brief Psychotic Disorder .................................................................................................................. 263
Schizophreniform Disorder ............................................................................................................. 263
Schizoaffective Disorder .................................................................................................................. 263
Delusional Disorder ......................................................................................................................... 263
Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders ............................................................................................... 286
Delirium ........................................................................................................................................... 288
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder ......................................................................................................... 288
Major Neurocognitive Disorder ....................................................................................................... 289
Delirium ........................................................................................................................................... 290
Due to Traumatic Brain Injury ......................................................................................................... 291
Chapter 14: Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria Disorders .................................................... 312
Sexual dysfunctions ......................................................................................................................... 312
Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology .......................................................................................... 333
General Personality Disorder........................................................................................................... 333
CLUSTER A – Odd and eccentric behaviour ..................................................................................... 334
Paranoid Personality Disorder ..................................................................................................... 334
Schizoid Personality Disorder ...................................................................................................... 335
Schizotypal Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 335
, CLUSTER B – Dramatic, emotional or erratic behaviours ................................................................ 336
Antisocial Personality Disorder .................................................................................................... 336
Borderline Personality Disorder .................................................................................................. 336
Histrionic Personality Disorder .................................................................................................... 337
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 338
CLUSTER C – Anxious or fearful behaviours..................................................................................... 338
Avoidant Personality Disorder ..................................................................................................... 338
Dependent Personality Disorder ................................................................................................. 338
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder................................................................................ 339
Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence ....................................................................... 362
Intellectual Disability....................................................................................................................... 362
Neurodevelopmental disorders ...................................................................................................... 363
Autism Spectrum Disorder .......................................................................................................... 363
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder .................................................................................... 365
Elimination disorders ...................................................................................................................... 366
Enuresis ....................................................................................................................................... 366
Encopresis ................................................................................................................................... 367
Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders ............................................................................ 367
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ..................................................................................................... 368
Intermittent Explosive Disorder .................................................................................................. 369
Conduct Disorder ........................................................................................................................ 370
Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology ........................................................... 393
