Psychology Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders Study Questions

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Psychology Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders Study questions

Section 1--What Are Psychological Disorders? 1. What is “normal” and “abnormal?“

2. As a behaviorist, I have a HUGE problem with classification. What does the chapter’s text suggest about classification of people and disorders people may have?

3. What is DSM-IV and how is it used?

Section 2--Anxiety Disorders 1. What is anxiety?

2. Explain what a phobia is and give examples of it.

3. Explain what Panic disorders are and give an example of them.

4. Explain what Obsessive-Compulsive disorders are and give an example of it. 5. Explain what Post-Traumatic Stress disorders are and give an example of it.

Section 3--Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders 1. Define and give an example of somatoform or hysteria.

2. Define and give an example of a Conversion disorder.

3. Define and give an example of Hypochondriasis.

4. Under Dissociative Disorders, define and give an example of amnesia, fugue, and dissociative identity disorders.

Section 4--Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders 1. Define Schizophrenia. 2. List various examples of Schizophrenia.

3. List and define the various causes of Schizophrenia.

4. What is a mood disorder?

5. Define and give an example of a Major Depressive disorder.

6. Define and give an example of a Bipolar disorder.

7. Define and give an example of a Seasonal Affective disorder.

8. What does the research indicate about suicide? Section 5--Personality Disorders and Drug Addiction 1. Define Personality disorders.

2. Define and give an example of a Antisocial Personality.

3. What does the research indicate about drug addiction?.

4. Of the addictions, which ones are the most common?

5. Is their a direct correlation between drug addiction and personality disorders? Explain.