Name That Disorder
This disorder involves alternating periods of mania and depression.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Excessive worry about many things, often without a clear cause.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
"Sara can't stop washing her hands. She knows it’s irrational but feels compelled to repeat it 20 times."
What is OCD?
The prefrontal cortex, which helps with focus and impulse control, is underactive in this disorder.
What is ADHD?
On The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper is a brilliant physicist with difficulty understanding social cues, interpreting sarcasm, or making eye contact. He prefers rigid routines and fixates on specific interests like trains and comic books.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
This mood disorder is characterized by sadness and a loss of interest in activities that lasts about two weeks and is very severe.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Recurrent eating followed by purging behavior.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
"Mark speaks in a child’s voice one moment, then becomes another 'personality' entirely."
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
This neurotransmitter is often low in depression.
What is Serotonin?
In Black Swan, Nina is a ballet dancer obsessed with perfection. She severely restricts her food intake, is extremely underweight, and becomes increasingly anxious about maintaining control over her body and performance.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
This disorder is characterized by the need to be taken care of, leading to submissive and clinging behaviors and fear of separation.
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
Hyperactivity, impulsivity, and trouble sustaining attention.
What are symptoms of ADHD?
Jamie feels amazing and energized for days, barely sleeps, and then crashes into deep depression.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The amygdala becomes overactive in this trauma-based disorder.
What is PTSD?
In the animated series BoJack Horseman, BoJack is a washed-up TV star who shows signs of deep sadness, hopelessness, irritability, self-isolation, and substance abuse. He often questions his worth and struggles to maintain relationships.
What is Depression?
A person with this disorder experiences intense fear in social situations.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech.
What are symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Jake is afraid to leave their home alone, even for short distances, due to the fear of having a panic attack in public. They may avoid going to the grocery store, using public transportation, or attending social events.
What is Agoraphobia?
An imbalance of dopamine is associated with this disorder characterized by hallucinations.
What is Schizophrenia?
In the series This Is Us, the character Jack Pearson’s son Kevin develops a prescription drug addiction after a knee injury. Later, he reveals flashbacks of intrusive memories, nightmares, and emotional numbing related to his father's death and childhood trauma.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This disorder involves the disregard of others and violating the rights of others. They also have a lack of remorse and deceitfulness.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
An inability to remember important personal info after trauma.
What are symptoms of Dissociative Amnesia?
Lena saves old newspapers, broken electronics, and garbage, and refuses to throw anything away.
What is Hoarding Disorder?
This disorder can cause disruptions in the brain’s ability to integrate memory and identity.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
In the movie Mean Girls, the character Regina is fixated on her image and social status. She uses her influence to control others, often resorting to manipulation and cruelty to maintain her dominance and a constant need for admiration.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?