Mental Health Overview Quiz

Persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance, experienced 75-100% of the time, lasting at least 6 months, and causing significant distress.

A mental illness characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and other abnormal behaviors; symptoms often include blunted affect, alogia, anhedonia, asociality, avolition, apathy.

Mismatch between assigned sex at birth and experienced gender identity, causing significant distress.

ADHD is comprised of three subtypes: Predominantly Inability, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive, and Combined presentation.

ADHD symptoms in adults often manifest as difficulty concentrating, impulsivity, hyperactivity (often internal), disorganization, and emotional dysregulation.

A personality disorder characterized by a disregard for social norms, rights of others, and manipulative behavior.

A personality disorder marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, and difficulties with self-image.

Negative impacts of the illness include shortened life expectancy, self-harm, harm to others, social isolation, cognitive issues, health problems (heart, hygiene), and medication side effects (weight gain, diabetes).

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) involves harming others, while introversion is simply a preference for solitude.

Schizophrenia is largely caused by inherited genes (70-80%) with environmental factors also playing a part (womb conditions, stress, childhood trauma, etc).

Gender dysphoria refers to a significant distress caused by a mismatch between one's assigned sex at birth and their experienced gender identity. Gender nonconformity, on the other hand, simply means expressing gender in ways that don't align with societal expectations.

While introverts prefer solitude and often find enjoyment in being alone, those with ASPD derive pleasure from harming or manipulating others.

A symptom characterized by a lack of emotional expression, often appearing as a flat affect, monotone voice, and reduced facial expressions.

Environmental factors that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia often involve stress or trauma during crucial developmental stages. These factors range from oxygen deprivation during fetal development to childhood trauma, bullying, and even exposure to an urban environment.

ADHD is characterized by dysregulation of attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, leading to difficulties with self-control, time management, and completing tasks.

Antipsychotic medications used to manage schizophrenia often lead to weight gain, which can ultimately contribute to obesity and diabetes.

A 'Favorite Person' is an individual who becomes the primary source of validation, assurance, and happiness for someone with BPD, often accompanied by extreme jealousy and codependency.

BPD is characterized by intense and fluctuating emotions, instability in relationships, a sense of emptiness, impulsivity, and a fear of abandonment. It also involves a distorted self-image and a tendency towards self-sabotage.

Alcohol is easily accessible, socially accepted, and produces a quick and noticeable effect. It's also relatively inexpensive and widely available, contributing to its widespread abuse.

Conduct disorder is a precursor to ASPD, typically diagnosed in childhood, and characterized by aggressive behavior, rule-breaking, and a disregard for others. ASPD emerges later, in adulthood, with a more ingrained pattern of manipulation and disregard for social norms.