Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders Review

antisocial personality disorder

anxiety disorders
behaviorist model
biological model
bipolar disorder
borderline personality disorder
cognitive model
delusions
DSM IV-TR
dysthymia
generalized anxiety disorder
hallucinations
magnification
major depression
mood disorders
obsessive compulsive disorder
panic disorder
paranoid
personality disorders
phobias
psychoanalytical model
psychopathology
schizophrenia
seasonal affective disorder

1. _____________ is the study of abnormal behavior.

2. The __________________ model of explaining behavior states that behavior is
caused by biological changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic systems of the
body.

3. The ______ is a manual written and used primarily by psychologists and
psychiatrists as a guide in diagnosing and assessing psychological disorders.

4. _______________ are disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or
unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness.

5. The ________________ model is an explanation of disordered behavior as being
learned just like normal behavior.

6. _________ are irrational, persistent fears of an object, situation, or social activity.

7. The _______________ typically explains disordered behavior as the result of
repressing thoughts and memories in the unconscious mind.

8. The ___________________ model explains abnormal behavior as resulting from
illogical thinking patterns.

9. ___________________ is a disorder in which intruding, recurring thoughts or
obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic
behavior (compulsion).

10. _______________ is a disorder in which panic attacks occur frequently enough to
cause the person difficulty in adjusting to daily life.

11. __________________ is a disorder in which a person has feelings of dread and
impending doom along with physical symptoms of stress that lasts six months or
more.

12. The tendency to interpret situations as far more dangerous, harmful or important
than they actually are is called ______________________.

13. ____________________ are disorders in which mood is severely disturbed.

14. _________________ is a moderate depression that lasts for two years or more and
is typically a reaction to some external stressor.

15. Severe depression that comes on suddenly and seems to have no external cause is
called _____________________________.

16. Severe mood swings between major depressive episodes and manic episodes is
called _________________________.

17. ____________________ is a severe disorder in which the person suffers from
disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, hallucinations, and is unable to distinguish
between reality and fantasy.

18. False beliefs held by a person are called _____________________.

19. False sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices that do not really exist are called
_________________________.

20. ______________________ is a type of schizophrenia in which the person suffers
from delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations.

21. ________________ are disorders in which a person adopts a persistent, rigid, and
maladaptive pattern of behavior that interfere with normal social interactions.

22. A personality disorder in which a person has no morals or conscience and often
behaves in an impulsive manner with out regard for the consequences of that behavior
is called _____________________.

23. A maladaptive personality pattern in which the person is moody, unstable, lacks a
clear sense of identity, and often clings to others is called
_______________________.

24. _______________________ is a mood disorder caused by the bodys reaction to
low levels of sunlight in the winter months.