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WorksheetsPsychological Disorders Quiz
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is the main characteristic of adjustment disorders?
Complete detachment from reality
Milder reactions than PTSD but still impairing
Severe reactions to life stress
Inability to form attachment relationships
Which disorder involves re-experiencing trauma and increased vigilance?
Prolonged grief disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Adjustment disorder
Acute stress disorder
What is a key feature of prolonged grief disorder?
Persistent belief contrary to reality
Severe reaction immediately following a terrifying event
Intense longing for the deceased
Inability to recall personal information
What is a common outcome for survivors of acute stress disorder?
Onset of schizophrenia
Development of dissociative identity disorder
Complete recovery without any further issues
Development of PTSD
What is a characteristic of disinhibited social engagement disorder?
Child experiences hallucinations
Child exhibits severe anxiety over having a disease
Child avoids all social interactions
Child shows no inhibitions in approaching adults
What is depersonalization?
Inability to form attachment relationships
Persistent belief in having a disease
Alteration in perception causing loss of sense of reality
Loss of memory of all personal information
What is dissociative amnesia characterized by?
Inability to recall personal information
Sudden travel away from home
Belief in being possessed by spirits
Development of multiple personalities
What is the main feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief contrary to reality
Multiple personalities coexisting within one body
Severe anxiety over having a disease
What is malingering?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Deliberate faking of a disorder for gain
Persistent belief in having a disease
What is illness anxiety disorder?
Severe anxiety over belief in having a disease
Persistent belief contrary to reality
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
What is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)?
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Disorder involving a disruptive preoccupation with imagined defects in appearance
Development of multiple personalities
What is a characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent, intrusive thoughts and repetitive actions
Persistent belief contrary to reality
Inability to recall personal information
What is trichotillomania?
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Urge to pull out one's own hair
Development of multiple personalities
What is schizophrenia characterized by?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Disturbances in thinking, perception, and behavior
What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Deficiency in speech content
Delusions and hallucinations
Lack of interest in social interactions
Inability to experience pleasure
What is anhedonia?
Deficiency in speech content
Inability to experience pleasure
Lack of interest in social interactions
Apathy and inability to initiate activities
What is catatonia?
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
Disorder of movement involving immobility or agitation
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
Psychotic disorder with symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder
What is delusional disorder?
Persistent belief contrary to reality without other schizophrenia symptoms
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
What is a major depressive episode?
Persistent belief in having a disease
Severe experience of depression lasting at least two weeks
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
What is bipolar I disorder characterized by?
Alternation of major depressive episodes with full manic episodes
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is cyclothymic disorder?
Persistent belief in having a disease
Chronic mood disorder with alternating mood elevation and depression
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is the learned helplessness theory of depression?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Anxiety and depression result from perceived lack of control over stress
What is cognitive therapy?
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
Treatment involving altering negative thinking styles
What is a personality disorder?
Persistent belief in having a disease
Development of multiple personalities
Enduring maladaptive pattern causing significant impairment
Inability to recall personal information
What is paranoid personality disorder?
Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is borderline personality disorder?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Pattern of instability in relationships, self-image, and impulses
Persistent belief in having a disease
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
What is histrionic personality disorder?
Pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking
Persistent belief in having a disease
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
Pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy
Persistent belief in having a disease
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
What is avoidant personality disorder?
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Development of multiple personalities
Pattern of social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy
What is dependent personality disorder?
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive behavior
Development of multiple personalities
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control
What is the main feature of schizophrenia?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Disturbances in thinking, perception, and behavior
What is catatonic immobility?
Disturbance of motor behavior with motionlessness
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
Psychotic disorder with symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder
What is delusional disorder?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief contrary to reality without other schizophrenia symptoms
Persistent belief in having a disease
What is a major depressive episode?
Severe experience of depression lasting at least two weeks
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is bipolar I disorder characterized by?
Alternation of major depressive episodes with full manic episodes
Persistent belief in having a disease
Inability to recall personal information
Development of multiple personalities
What is cyclothymic disorder?
Development of multiple personalities
Persistent belief in having a disease
Chronic mood disorder with alternating mood elevation and depression
Inability to recall personal information
What is the learned helplessness theory of depression?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Anxiety and depression result from perceived lack of control over stress
What is cognitive therapy?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Treatment involving altering negative thinking styles
What is a personality disorder?
Development of multiple personalities
Inability to recall personal information
Persistent belief in having a disease
Enduring maladaptive pattern causing significant impairment
Who publishes the DSM-V
The U.S. Department of Education
Globodyne Industries
The American Psychological Association
The Canadian Institute of Politeness
What is the definition of a psychological disorder according to the APA?
A condition characterized by genetic and emotional disturbances
A condition characterized by social and emotional disturbances
A condition characterized by physical and emotional disturbances
A condition characterized by cognitive and emotional disturbances
