AP Psych. Psychological Disorders EXAM [100% Correct]
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Psychological disorders
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Psychological Disorders
AP Psych. Psychological Disorders
EXAM [100% Correct]
Acrophobia *Ans*excessive fear of heights
Agoraphobia *Ans*excessive, irrational fesr of being in public places
Anti-Social Personality Disorder *Ans*type of personality disorder characterized by callous attitudes
toward others and ...
AP Psych. Psychological Disorders
EXAM [100% Correct]
Acrophobia *Ans*✨excessive fear of heights
Agoraphobia *Ans*✨excessive, irrational fesr of being in public places
Anti-Social Personality Disorder *Ans*✨type of personality disorder characterized by callous attitudes
toward others and by antisocial and irresponsible behavior
Anxiety Disorders *Ans*✨class of psychological disorders characterized by excessive inappropriate
anxiety reactions
Anxiety Sensitivity *Ans*✨fear of fear, involving excessive concern that anxiety symptoms will spin
out of control
Attributional Style *Ans*✨a person's characteristic way of explaining outcomes of events in his or her
life
Biopsychosocial Model *Ans*✨one integrative model for explaining abnormal behavior patterns in
terms of the interactions of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors
Bipolar Disorder *Ans*✨type of mood disorder characterized by mood swings from extreme elation
(mania) to severe depression
Borderline Personality Disorder *Ans*✨type of personality disorder characterized by unstable
emotions and self-image
Catatonic Type *Ans*✨subtype of schizo characterized by bizarre movements, postures, or grimaces
, Claustrophobia *Ans*✨excessive fear of enclosed spaces
Conversion Disorder *Ans*✨type of somatoform disorder characterized by a change or a loss of a
physical function that cannot be explained by medical causes
Culture-Bound Syndromes *Ans*✨psychological disorders found only in one or few cultures
Cyclothymic Disorder *Ans*✨mood disorder characterized by a chronic pattern of relatively mild
mood swings
Delusions *Ans*✨fixed but patently false beliefs, such as believing that one is being haunted by
demons
Depressive Attributional Style *Ans*✨characteristic way of explaining negative events in terms of
internal, stable, and global causes
Dhat Syndrome *Ans*✨a culture-bound syndrome found in India in which men develop intense fears
about losing semen
Diathesis *Ans*✨vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder
Diathesis-Stress Model *Ans*✨type of biopsychosocial model that relates the development of
disorders to the combination of a diathesis, or predisposition, usually genetic in origin, and exposure to
stressful events or life circumstances
Disinhibition Effect *Ans*✨removal of normal restraints or inhibitions that serve to keep impulsive
behavior in check
Disorganized Type *Ans*✨a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by confused behavior and
disorganized delusions among other features
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