Types of Mental Disorders
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What is the main characteristic of a person with a Compulsive personality?

  • Suspicious, rigidity, envy, hypersensitivity, excessive self-importance
  • Being hostile expressed in indirect and non-violent ways
  • Strong and uncontrolled behavior
  • Excessive concern in conforming to the rules and regulations (correct)

    • What is the term for a person with an IQ of 41 to 75?

  • Idiot
  • Moron (correct)
  • Imbecile
  • Dull-minded

    • What is the type of phobia that involves a morbid fear of particular objects or situations?

  • Acrophobia (correct)
  • Conversion Neurosis
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Schizophrenia

    • What is the main characteristic of a person with Schizophrenia?

    <p>Delusions and hallucinations and loss of contact with reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person with an IQ of 141 or above?

    <p>Genius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Durham Rule related to?

    <p>Criminal Responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of disorder characterized by actions that are repeated for unexplained reasons?

    <p>Obsessive-Compulsive disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person with a Passive-Aggressive personality?

    <p>Being hostile expressed in indirect and non-violent ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of hallucination in the context of perception disorders?

    <p>Erroneous perception without an external object or stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of delusion involves the belief that someone is in love with the individual?

    <p>Erotomanic delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of psychoneurosis?

    <p>Obsessions, fears, or phobias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mental retardation typically associated with?

    <p>Low IQ below 70</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between hallucination and illusion?

    <p>Hallucination involves an external stimulus, while illusion does not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of delusion involves the belief that one is the greatest person in the world?

    <p>Grandiose delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of psychosis?

    <p>Withdrawal from reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of delusion involves the belief that one has done something terribly wrong?

    <p>Guilt delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Greek origin of the term 'Schizophrenia'?

    <p>Schidzein phren</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of Schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur?

    <p>Paranoid Schizophrenia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Catatonic Schizophrenia?

    <p>Extremely withdrawn, negative, isolated, and obvious psychomotor disturbances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality dimension is characterized by cold, cruelty, social insensitivity, and disregard for danger?

    <p>Psychoticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medical definition of mental disorder?

    <p>Prolonged departure of the individual from their natural mental state arising from illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the legal definition of mental disorder?

    <p>Covers nothing more than what a person does and the particular act that is the subject of judicial investigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of Schizophrenia exhibits symptoms of more than one type, but without a clear predominance of a particular set of diagnostic characteristics?

    <p>Undifferentiated Schizophrenia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Residual Schizophrenia?

    <p>Having no motivation or interest in everyday life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Types of Mental Disorders

    • Psychoneurosis: a mental disorder with no physical basis, characterized by obsessions, fears, or phobias, and emotional unhealthiness
    • Psychosis: a serious mental and emotional disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality, and can be caused by encephalitis, intoxication, cerebral arteriosclerosis, senile brain disease, mania, dementia praecox, or split personality

    Psychosomatic Illness

    • Interrelationship of mind, body, and desire

    Mental Retardation (MR)

    • A condition of limited ability with a low IQ (usually below 70) and difficulty adapting to everyday life
    • Characterized by limited ability exhibited during the developmental period (by age 18)

    Perception Disorders

    • Hallucination: erroneous perception without an external object or stimulus, which can be visual or auditory
    • Illusion: false interpretation of an external stimulus, which can be manifested through sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell
    • Delusion: a faulty belief motivated by individual needs and having no basis in reality, which can be of various types, including erotomanic, grandiose, jealous, persecutory, reference, or guilt delusion type

    IQ Categories and Equivalent Capacities

    • 1-20: Idiot, equivalent to a 1-3-year-old child
    • 21-40: Imbecile, equivalent to a 3-6-year-old child
    • 41-75: Moron, equivalent to a 6-8-year-old child
    • 76-90: Dull-minded, equivalent to a 9-11-year-old child
    • 91-120: Normal (Average), equivalent to an 11-14-year-old child
    • 121-130: Superior, above average capacity
    • 131-140: Talented, high development
    • 141 and above: Genius, very high development

    Classification of Personality Disorders

    • Compulsive: excessive concern with conforming to rules and regulations
    • Passive-Aggressive: hostile expressed indirectly and non-violently
    • Paranoid: suspicious, rigid, envious, hypersensitive, and excessively self-important
    • Hysteria: strong and uncontrolled behavior

    Classification of Neurotic Disorders

    • Conversion Neurosis: emotional distress converted into physical symptoms
    • Obsessive-Compulsive: actions repeated for unexplained reasons
    • Phobia: morbid fear of a particular object or situation

    Types of Phobias

    • Acrophobia: fear of high places
    • Agoraphobia: fear of open spaces
    • Malgophobia: fear of pain
    • Astraphobia: fear of storms, thunder, and lightning
    • Many others, including Claustrophobia, Gynophobia, Pyrophobia, and Zoophobia

    Schizophrenia

    • A mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and loss of contact with reality
    • Derived from the Greek terms "schidzein" (split) and "phren" (mind)

    Kinds of Schizophrenia

    • Simple Schizophrenia: gradual deterioration of intellectual function, emotional disturbances, and depression
    • Paranoid Schizophrenia: delusions of persecution or grandeur, with or without auditory hallucinations
    • Hebephrenic Schizophrenia: severe disintegration of personality, with inappropriate giggling, smiling, and bizarre language
    • Residual Schizophrenia: lack of motivation or interest in everyday life
    • Catatonic Schizophrenia: extreme withdrawal, negativism, isolation, and psychomotor disturbances
    • Undifferentiated Schizophrenia: exhibiting symptoms of multiple types, without a clear predominance of a particular set of diagnostic characteristics

    Personality Dimensions That Affect Human Behavior

    • Psychoticism: cold, cruel, socially insensitive, and disregard for danger
    • Extraversion: dictates condition ability, principal factor in anti-social behavior
    • Neurotism: reflects an innate biological predisposition to react physiologically to stressful or upsetting events, representing emotional instability

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