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Abnormal Psychology Exam #3

A form of anxiety which emerges when there is distance between the client and an object of attachment.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Separation Anxiety

Social Anxiety Disorder

The inability to speak, occurring intermittently, and in situations where speaking is expected.

Social Anxiety Disorder

Selective Mutism

Specific Language Disorder

A form of mid-grade anxiety which is persistent and often free-floating.

Panic Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Intermittent Anxiety Disorder

Which of the following is not one of the listed symptoms of panic attacks?

Racing Heart

Feeling of Losing Control

Constipation

A panic-type disorder where anxiety is triggered by (a) the fear that something bad will happen and (b) that one will not be able to escape from this emergency.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Agoraphobic Disorder

Specific Phobia

A pattern of behavior which is typical in anxiety disorders and creates marked dysfunction and distress.

Aggression

Avoidance

Apathy

A disorder characterized by post-traumatic symptoms which last no longer than a few months.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dissociative Amnesia

Acute Stress Disorder

A disorder characterized by hesitation and withdrawal in relationships, triggered by a history of neglect or abandonment.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Social Anxiety

A disorder characterized by a lack of “stranger danger” in children and indiscriminate attachment in adults.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Social Anxiety

A disorder in which the client is having difficulty managing their stress resulting from normally stressful life transitions and events.

Acute Stress Disorder

Panic Disorder

Adjustment Disorder

A pattern of behavior which involves an inability to throw out useless objects and/or a pattern of “excessive acquizition” such as bargain-hunting at tag sales.

Hoarding Disorder

Compulsive Shopping

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

A disorder characterised by relentless, intrusive, anxiety-provoking thoughts which motivate repetitious and highly ritualized coping behaviors.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Tic Disorder

A disorder characterized by an intense urge or “itch” to pull out one's hair, which causes anxiety and agitation if it is resisted.

Trichotillomania

Excoriation

Body Dysmorphia

A disorder characterized by persistent, disproportionate anxiety that one's physical symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness.

Somatic Symptoms Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A disorder characterized by a persistent, disproportionate anxiety that one may develop or acquire a serious illness.

Somatic Symptoms Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A disorder characterized by falsified or exaggerated symptoms apparently to get attention and care from playing the “sick role.”

Hypochondriasis

Somatic Symptoms Disorder

Factitious Disorder

A disorder characterized by physical symptoms, such as parasthesias, which are “psychosomatic,” i.e., caused by extreme stress.

Conversion Disorder

Delusional Disorder

Somatic Symptoms Disorder

A disorder characterized by obsessive rumination on perceived bodily “flaws” when in fact such flaws are either minor or nonexistent, which then motivates excessive checking or reassurance-seeking behavior.

Somatic Symptoms Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A form of memory loss which is psychogenic and often involves temporary loss of identity information.

Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Passacaglia

A dissociative state in which one feels as though they are having an “out of body” experience.

Depersonalization

Derealization

Demarcation

A disorder formerly known as “multiple personality disorder.”

Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Schizophrenia

As a group, sexual disorders are diagnosed when:

the behavior is taboo

we rule out biological, medical, and substance-related causes

we identify a specific physiological cause

Paraphilias are:

disorders involving atypical forms of sexual interest and arousal

disorders characterized by sexual behaviors which are dangerous to the individual or to others

sexual acts which are immoral

A paraphilia would be diagnosed IF:

the behavior deviates from social norms

the focus of the sexual behavior was an exaggeration of normal sexual behavior

the focus of the sexual behavior unhealthily restricts the individual's ability to foster healthy and productive sexual relationships

A paraphilia in which the focus of sexual arousal is either an object or a non-genital part of the human body.

Transvestic Disorder

Fetishistic Disorder

Exhibitionistic Disorder

A paraphilia in which sexual gratification cannot be achieved unless the individual is cross-dressing – NOT to be confused with cross-dressing as part of a sub-culture or form of personality expression.

Transvestic Disorder

Gender Identity Disorder

Gender Dysphoria

A paraphilia which involves exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting and nonconsenting others.

Transvestic Disorder

Fetishistic Disorder

Exhibitionistic Disorder

A paraphilia which involves intruding on the privacy of unsuspecting and nonconsenting others.

Voyeuristic Disorder

Fetishistic Disorder

Exhibitionistic Disorder

A paraphilia which involves sexual gratification achieved through the infliction of physical pain on others.

Sexual Sadism Disorder

Sexual Masochism Disorder

Frotteuristic Disorder

Niche sexual subcultures, such as BDSM, can be distinguished from paraphilic disorders because they:

involve behaviors and interests which deviate from accepted social norms

involve consenting adults

involve elements of sadistic or masochistic sexual behavior

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