Personality Disorders
Schizophrenia & Dissociative Disorders
Anxiety & Mood Disorders
Key Concepts & Diagnoses
100

This personality disorder is characterized by a lack of conscience for wrongdoing and no respect for the rights of others

antisocial personality disorder

100

Speech that is so full of unrelated words and phrases it's called a "word salad" is likely a symptom of this disorder.

schizophrenia

100

Persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tension mark this anxiety disorder.

generalized anxiety disorder

100

Disruptive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations are characteristic of this.

phobia

200

Someone with this personality disorder might display dramatic, attention-getting behaviors.

histrionic personality disorder

200

Believing you are the President of the United States or the "King of the Universe" are examples of these.

delusions

200

A sudden episode of intense apprehension, where one might feel agitated and unable to catch their breath.

panic attack

200

Clinical psychologists and psychiatrists use this manual to categorize psychological disorders.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

300

This personality disorder involves being so detached from emotional relationships that one avoids intimate interactions.

schizoid personality disorder

300

This symptom of schizophrenia involves rigid muscle movement, paralysis, or waxy flexibility.

catatonia

300

Alternating between hopelessness and an overexcited, unreasonably optimistic state is characteristic of this disorder.

bipolar disorder

300

Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least this long.

two weeks

400

Repeated arrests for damaging property and a lack of remorse could indicate this personality disorder.

antisocial personality disorder

400

A disorder in which an individual exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.

dissociative disorders

400

A period of abnormally high emotion and activity.

mania

400

Feelings of personal worthlessness are a likely characteristic of this mood disorder.

major depressive disorder

500

Which Disorder is best illustrated by this cartoon? 


Bipolar

500

This movie caused a growth in the diagnosis of this disorder.


dissociative identity disorder

500

Major depression is associated with the lack of these two neurotransmitters

serotonin and norepinephrine

500

Which two types of factors interact to determine mental health.

behavioral and biological factors