psych disorders

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

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

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

Tara did something really weird the other day.  You went to visit her and the whole time you were there she said her name was Buck.  She was acting like a really vulgar dude the whole time.  It was funny at first, but she wouldn't stop the joke so you just took off.  What is she probably suffering from?

• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative Fugue
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Undifferentiated Type Schizophrenia

Logan always seems to be causing drama.  He is in and out of relationships all the time, is mean to his friends and family, never passes on doing a dare no matter how dangerous it is, and floats back and forth between feeling like he's awesome or that he sucks.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

Jeffrey is an interesting guy.  He doesn't seem to care about breaking the rules and has a good amount of friends because he seems cool and can be pretty charming.  But sometimes it seems like he doesn't care about people or what he does to them.  What is he probably suffering from?

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

What do we use to diagnosis and classify disorders?

• Trained professionals (psychologist and counselors) do it

• The DSM-5

• Research Papers

• Intuition

Which disorder is characterized by an individual having an unrealistic, inflated sense of their own importance?

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Avoidant Personality Disorder

• Narcissistic Personality Disorder

• Schizotypal 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