Anxiety that is seemingly unrelated to any realistic, known factor
What is free-floating anxiety?
100
Judy is extremely happy one moment and then very upset the next. This is disorder is likely what Judy is suffering from.
What is a bipolar disorder?
100
Seeing or hearing things that do not really exist.
What are hallucinations?
100
Disorder where a person adopts a persistent, rigid, and maladaptive pattern of behavior that interferes with normal social interactions.
What is a personality disorder?
100
This eating disorder is a condition where a person reduces their eating to a point where their body weight loss is 15% or more below the ideal body weight.
What is anorexia nervosa?
200
Disorder where intruding and often recurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior or mental act.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
200
Judy has recently become very depressed and it happens all at once. Judy has no idea what is causing this disorder.
What is major depression?
200
A severe psychotic disorder in which the person is not able to distinguish fantasy from reality and experiences disturbances in emotions, thinking, behavior, and perception.
What is schizophrenia?
200
A psychotic disorder in which the primary symptom is one or more delusions.
What is a delusional disorder.
200
This eating disorder is a condition where a person develops a cycle of "bingeing", or overeating enormous amounts of food in one sitting, and then using unhealthy methods to get rid of the food in order to avoid weight gain.
What is bulimia nervosa?
300
This is intense panic that is very sudden and multiple physical symptoms of stress occur.
What is a panic attack?
300
Judy has a cycle of happiness and sadness that has occurred for just over two years.
What is cyclothymia?
300
A type of schizophrenia in which the person has periods of statue-like mobility that is mixed with occasional talking and/or energetic, frantic movement.
What is catatonic?
300
Disorder where a person has no morals or conscience and often behaves in an impulsive manner without regard for the consequences of that behavior.
What is an antisocial personality disorder?
300
An irrational, persistent fear of something.
What is a phobia?
400
Disorder that results from being exposed to a major stressor. Symptoms include anxiety, reliving the event, poor sleep, dissociation, and concentration problems that last for more than one month.
What is posttraumatic stress disorder?
400
Judy's doctor has diagnosed her chronic depression that has been going on for almost three years.
What is dysthymia?
400
Type of schizophrenia where the person suffers from delusions of grandeur, jealousy, and persecution, along with hallucinations.
What is paranoia?
400
A maladaptive personality pattern where the person is , unstable, moody, often clings to others, and lacks a clear sense of identity.
What is a borderline personality disorder?
400
A lack of emotional responsiveness, often part of schizophrenia.
What is the flat effect?
500
Disorder where a person has feelings of dread or impending doom long with physical symptoms of stress, lasting 6 months or more.
What is a generalized anxiety disorder?
500
During the winter months, Judy has a mood disorder that is caused by her body's reaction to the low level of light.
What is seasonal affective disorder?
500
Type of schizophrenia where a person's behavior is bizarre and childish, and speech, thinking, and motor actions are very disordered.
What is disorganized?
500
Extreme self-importance, paranoia, and fear of being unable to cope by oneself of the paranoid, narcissistic, and dependent personalities.
What are the possible causes of personality disorders?
500
This is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders.
What is the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"?