Psychology of Mental Health Disorders
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What is the main characteristic of Dissociative Amnesia?

  • Persistently feeling like a stranger to oneself and their surroundings
  • Loss of identity and travel to a new location
  • Multiple personality disorder
  • Memory loss of a traumatic event (correct)

    • Which personality disorder is characterized by a lack of respect for the rights of other people?

  • Antisocial personality disorder (correct)
  • Avoidant personality disorder
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Narcissistic personality disorder

    • What is the main characteristic of Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

  • Excessive concern about their appearance (correct)
  • Restricting eating to lose weight
  • Imagined symptoms of illness
  • Sudden experience of blindness, laryngitis, or paralysis

    • What is the main characteristic of Anorexia Nervosa?

    <p>Restricting eating to lose weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Paranoid personality disorder?

    <p>Distrust of other people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Conversion Disorder?

    <p>Sudden experience of blindness, laryngitis, or paralysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Dissociative Identity Disorder?

    <p>Multiple personality disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder?

    <p>Perfectionism so extreme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Social Phobia?

    <p>Fear of being embarrassed or humiliated in front of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

    <p>OCD involves compulsive behaviors, while GAD does not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of Panic Attack?

    <p>Triggered by a specific situation, occurring right after exposing a fear situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Postpartum Depression?

    <p>A depression that occurs within two years of childbirth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of Schizophrenia?

    <p>Delusions, hallucinations, and inappropriate behavior/emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of Dysthymia?

    <p>A mild depression that lasts for 2 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of Bipolar Disorder?

    <p>High and low mood swings, difficulty sleeping, and aggressive behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of Agoraphobia?

    <p>A fear of public spaces and open spaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Types of Disorders

    • Animal phobia: fear of animals
    • Natural environment phobias:
      • Heights
      • Storms
      • Water
      • Dark
    • Situational phobias:
      • Enclosed spaces (claustrophobia)
      • Elevators
      • Flying
      • Dentists
      • Driving
      • Tunnels
      • Bridges
    • Blood-Injection-Injury phobia:
      • Blood
      • Injections
      • Injuries
      • Medical procedures
    • Social Phobia:
      • Fear of embarrassing or humiliating oneself in front of others
      • Fear of public speaking

    Anxiety Disorders

    • Panic Attack:
      • Triggered by a specific situation
      • Occurs right after exposing a fear situation
      • Shaken and frightened
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
      • Long-lasting anxiety not focused on any particular object or situation
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):
      • Obsessions: uncontrollable thoughts, images, occur over and over in mind
      • Compulsions: repetitive behavior, feels driven to do and cannot seem to stop

    Mood Disorders

    • Major Depressive Disorder (Depression):
      • Overwhelming sadness
      • Thoughts of suicide
      • Changes in appetite
      • Disturbed sleep
      • Lasts for at least two weeks
    • Dysthymia:
      • Mild depression that lasts for two years
    • Postpartum Depression:
      • Occurs within two years of childbirth
      • Physical and mental exhaustion
    • Seasonal Affective Disorder:
      • Mood affected by season change
    • Bipolar Disorder:
      • High (mania) vs low (depression)
      • Difficulty sleeping
      • Aggressive behavior

    Psychotic Disorders

    • Schizophrenia:
      • Delusions: false beliefs
      • Hallucinations: false perceptions
      • Inappropriate behavior/emotions
    • Paranoid Schizophrenia:
      • Delusions and hallucinations often support the delusions
    • Catatonic Schizophrenia:
      • Excitement vs flat emotions
      • Involves schizophrenia
    • Disorganized Schizophrenia:
      • Bizarre behavior
      • Delusions and hallucinations

    Dissociative Disorders

    • Dissociative Amnesia:
      • Memory loss of a traumatic event
    • Dissociative Fugue:
      • Loss of identity and travel to a new location
    • Dissociative Identity Disorder:
      • Multiple personalities
    • Depersonalization Disorder:
      • Feeling like a stranger to oneself and surroundings

    Other Disorders

    • Illness Anxiety Disorder/Hypochondria:
      • Imagined symptoms of illness
    • Conversion Disorder:
      • Suddenly experiencing blindness, laryngitis, paralysis
    • Psychophysiological Disorder:
      • Aka psychosomatic, leads to aggravated real medical conditions
    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder:
      • Excessively concerned about one's appearance, may lead to eating disorder

    Eating Disorders

    • Anorexia Nervosa:
      • Restricting eating to lose weight
    • Bulimia Nervosa:
      • Eating too much in a short period
    • Compulsive Overeating:
      • Eating large amounts of food whether hungry or not

    Personality Disorders

    • Paranoid Personality Disorder:
      • Distrust of others, suspicious in relationships
    • Schizoid Personality Disorder:
      • Preferring to be alone, avoiding interactions
    • Schizotypal Personality Disorder:
      • Magical thinking, fearing social interactions, thinking others are harmful
    • Borderline Personality Disorder:
      • Intense but unstable relationships, outbursts of anger and violence
    • Histrionic Personality Disorder:
      • Depending on attracting others, seeking approval
    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
      • Self-importance, need to be admired, selfish, insensitive
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder:
      • Lacking respect for others' rights, criminal
    • Avoidant Personality Disorder:
      • Avoiding relationships due to fear of rejection
    • Dependent Personality Disorder:
      • Clingy, needing others to take care of them
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder:
      • Perfectionism to an extreme degree

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    This quiz covers various mental health disorders, including types of schizophrenia, dissociative disorders, and anxiety disorders. Test your knowledge of their characteristics and symptoms.

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