Understanding Psychological Disorders Quiz
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What is the medical model's belief about psychological disorders?

  • They have physical causes that can be diagnosed and cured through treatment (correct)
  • They can never be treated effectively
  • They have no physical origin and are only due to social factors
  • They are solely influenced by genetic factors

    • What characterizes panic disorder?

  • Hyperactive and wildly optimistic state
  • Sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror (correct)
  • Intense fear of social situations
  • Excessive focus on negative thoughts

    • Which disorder is characterized by enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?

  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Conversion Disorder
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder (correct)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    • What is the hallmark feature of dissociative disorders?

    <p>Loss of contact with reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder involves overeating compulsively?

    <p>Binge Eating Disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which disorder does a person interpret normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease?

    <p>Conversion Disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What psychological disorder is characterized by excessive worry or fear?

    <p>Social Anxiety Disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder involves unwanted repetitive thoughts or actions?

    <p>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which disorder does a person experience sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror?

    <p>Panic Disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of PTSD?

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

    Which disorder involves loss of contact with reality, including hallucinations?

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

    What characterizes an anxiety disorder?

    <p>Excessive worry or fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder involves enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?

    <p>Personality Disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining feature of dissociative identity disorder?

    <p>Multiple personalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key symptom of somatic symptom disorder?

    <p>Genuine physical symptoms without physiological basis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinguishing feature of binge eating disorder?

    <p>Compulsive overeating</p> Signup and view all the answers

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