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Psychology Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders Study questions
Section 1--What Are Psychological Disorders?
1. What is “normal” and “abnormal?“
2. As a behaviorist, I have a HUGE problem with classification. What does the chapter’s
text suggest about classification of people and disorders people may have?
3. What is DSM-IV and how is it used?
Section 2--Anxiety Disorders
1. What is anxiety?
2. Explain what a phobia is and give examples of it.
3. Explain what Panic disorders are and give an example of them.
4. Explain what Obsessive-Compulsive disorders are and give an example of it.
5. Explain what Post-Traumatic Stress disorders are and give an example of it.
Section 3--Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
1. Define and give an example of somatoform or hysteria.
2. Define and give an example of a Conversion disorder.
3. Define and give an example of Hypochondriasis.
4. Under Dissociative Disorders, define and give an example of amnesia, fugue, and
dissociative identity disorders.
Section 4--Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders
1. Define Schizophrenia.
2. List various examples of Schizophrenia.
3. List and define the various causes of Schizophrenia.
4. What is a mood disorder?
5. Define and give an example of a Major Depressive disorder.
6. Define and give an example of a Bipolar disorder.
7. Define and give an example of a Seasonal Affective disorder.
8. What does the research indicate about suicide?
Section 5--Personality Disorders and Drug Addiction
1. Define Personality disorders.
2. Define and give an example of a Antisocial Personality.
3. What does the research indicate about drug addiction?.
4. Of the addictions, which ones are the most common?
5. Is their a direct correlation between drug addiction and personality disorders? Explain.