Abnormal Behavior

Disordered, distorted thinking often demonstrated through delusions and/or hallucinations.

• Learned Helplessness

• Histrionic Personality Disorder

• Schizophrenic Disorders

• OCD

Little regard for feelings of others. View the world as hostile, must look out for themselves

• Schizophrenia

• Learned Helplessness

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Tardive Dyskinesia

Isaac has an intense fear of injections. Although he realizes that this fear is irrational, he becomes fearful just going into a doctor's office for a check-up. Which disorder do these symptoms describe?

• Agoraphobia

• Specific Phobia

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: 

•  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•  generalized anxiety disorder.
•  post-traumatic stress disorder.
• dysthymic disorder.

The DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?

• treating psychological disorders
• identifying causes of psychological disorders
• classifying psychological disorders
• distinguishing between sanity and insanity

Which of the following describes the idea that psychological disorders can be diagonsed and treated?

• Taijin-kyosfusho

• The DSM

• The medical model

• The biospcyosocial approach

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

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

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