Psychological Disorders

An extreme fear of being in an open, public place is called what?

• Acrophobia

• Claustrophobia

• Monophobia

• Agoraphobia

If schizophrenia runs in a person's family, what are the individual's odds of getting the disorder?

• 1 in 1,000

• 1 in 100

• 1 in 10

• 1 in 5

Long-term institutionalization due to schizophrenia may lead to what?

Which is NOT a type of anxiety disorder?

• Obsessives-Compulsive

• Panic

• Post-traumatic

• Somatoform

Which best describes disorganized schizophrenia?

• Involves only hallucinations and delusions

• symptoms are completely gone

• incoherent language, inappropriate emotions & poor motor behavior

• motionless for long periods of time

With dissociative identity disorder, the main personality is known as the ____________

A person who has generalized anxiety disorder would have which of the following?

• Vague feeling of being in danger

• Muscle tension

• Poor appetite

• Difficulty sleeping

If I have a headache and run around telling everyone I have the plague, then I am demonstrating symptoms of what?

• Conversion Disorder

• Hypochondrias

• Generalized Anxiety

• Schizophrenia

Which disorder is characterized by an inability to establish meaningful relationships, assuming social responsibilities and treating people as objects?

• Major Depressive Disorder

• SAD

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Avoidant Personality Disorder

Which neurotransmitter is most likely associated with schizophrenia?