AP Psychology Psychological Disorders

An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of

• mania.
• a delusion.
• a specific phobia.
• a dissociative disorder.

Obsessions are

• persistent, irrational fears of specific objects, activities, or situations.
• false beliefs of persecution or grandeur.
• periodic episodes of intense dread accompanied by frightening physical sensations.
• offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.

In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild optimism?

• panic disorder
• bipolar disorder
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• schizophrenia

The separation of conscious awareness from painful memories, thoughts, and feelings is most characteristic of ________ disorders.

• bipolar
• obsessive-compulsive
• generalized anxiety
• dissociative

An anxiety disorder characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness.

• Panic Disorder

• Phobia

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Social Anxiety Disorder

An anxiety disorder characterized by sudden bouts of intense, unexplained anxiety, often associated with physical symptoms like choking sensations or shortness of breath.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Phobia

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Panic Disorder

An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions.

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Phobia

• Panic Disorder

A dissociative disorder characterized by loss of memory in reaction to a traumatic event.

• dissociative amnesia

• personality disorder

• fugue

• multiple-personality disorder

A rare and controversial dissociative disorder in which an individual experiences two or more distinct and alternating personalities.

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Amnesia

• Dissociative Fugue

• Personality Disorder

A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behaviors.

• Social withdrawal

• Multiple-Personality Disorder

• Schizophrenia

• Antisocial Personality Disorder