Psychological Disorders Quiz

For the past 8 months, Susan has had persistent and excessive bouts of anxiety.  She is really anxious a lot of the time, but the reason for her anxiety is not something specific.  What is she probably suffering from?

• Social Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• A Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Peter is deathly afraid of spiders.  Whenever he sees one, he screams and runs out of the room and will not return until he sees evidence that it has been killed.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Social Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• A Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Brian is always worried about making a fool of himself because he always seems to have bad luck.  He gets intensely anxious about situations where he might say something wrong or be scrutinized, like giving a presentation at work.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Social Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• A Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Edward really hates germs.  He always seems worried about whether his hands are clean.  He takes it to the extreme, going through the process of adding soap seven times when he washes his hands.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Social Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• A Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

If you could describe Sharon in one word, it would probably be sad.  You've known her a couple years and while she's not always glum, it seems like the majority of the time she doesn't seem very passionate about anything and rarely seems happy. What is she probably suffering from?

• Major Depressive Disorder
• Dysthymic Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• General Anxiety Disorder

Eugene has seemed really off the past few weeks.  He's been really irritable and when he's not, he seems pretty down.  He keeps refusing to go see a movie with you that you know he'd really like and looks like he's not getting any sleep.  He's also gained a few pounds and has started giving away some of his things to people in the office. What is he probably suffering from?

• Major Depressive Disorder
• Dysthymic Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• General Anxiety Disorder

Harley is all over the place.  One day she'll be running around and completing major projects that don't even seem possible.  The next day, she won't even move from her chair and has nothing nice to say about herself.  What is she probably suffering from?

• Major Depressive Disorder
• Dysthymic Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• General Anxiety Disorder

Karen is always watching her back.  She says that the FBI is out to get her because she didn't fill out her census paperwork.  The reason why she won't is that she thinks she's the lost Russian princess, Anastasia.  What is she probably suffering from?

• Paranoid Type Schizophrenia
• Disorganized Type Schizophrenia
• Catatonic Type Schizophrenia
• Undifferentiated Type Schizophrenia

Seth has been really inappropriate lately.  Last week he was laughing while at a friend's funeral and then randomly started crying while you were watching a comedy movie with him.  He can't seem to put together coherent sentences lately, either. What is he probably suffering from?

• Paranoid Type Schizophrenia
• Disorganized Type Schizophrenia
• Catatonic Type Schizophrenia
• Undifferentiated Type Schizophrenia

Lately, Hodor hasn't been saying anything...except repeating back everything that you say like he's a toddler.  You told him to knock it off, but he can't seem to.  You're starting to get a little worried about him. What is he probably suffering from?

• Paranoid Type Schizophrenia
• Disorganized Type Schizophrenia
• Catatonic Type Schizophrenia
• Undifferentiated Type Schizophrenia