Psychological Disorders --FLASHCARDS

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For the past 8 months, Susan has had persistent and excessive bouts of anxiety. She is really anxious a lot of the time, but the reason for her anxiety is not something specific.

What is she probably suffering from?

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Peter is deathly afraid of spiders. Whenever he sees one, he screams and runs out of the room and will not return until he sees evidence that it has been killed.

What is he probably suffering from?

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A Specific Phobia

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Eugene has seemed really off the past few weeks. He's been really irritable and when he's not, he seems pretty down. He keeps refusing to go see a movie with you that you know he'd really like and looks like he's not getting any sleep. He's also gained a few pounds and has started giving away some of his things to people in the office.

What is he probably suffering from?

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Harley is all over the place. One day she'll be running around and completing major projects that don't even seem possible.

The next day, she won't even move from her chair and has nothing nice to say about herself.

What is she probably suffering from?

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Bipolar Disorder

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Rey doesn't remember some crucial stuff from her early life, including her parents.

What is she probably suffering from?

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Forrest's family is really worried. The other day he just got up, put on his shoes, and took off running.

It took a week until they found him and he said that he didn't remember them and that he was actually named Dan and was a professional runner.

What is he probably suffering from?

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Dissociative Fugue

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What is Tara probably suffering from when she acts like a different person and insists her name is Buck?

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Peter is deathly afraid of spiders. Whenever he sees one, he screams and runs out of the room and will not return until he sees evidence that it has been killed.

What is he probably suffering from?

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A Specific Phobia

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What is a psychological disorder?

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A harmful dysfunction in which behaviors are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing and atypical

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An atypical behavior is one that:

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Is so different it violates a norm.