Unit 8 Part 1 Myers' Psychology for the AP
Course UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychological Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.
Medical Model - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
DSM 5 - CORRECT ANSWER A classification system that describes the features used to diagnose
each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the disorder can be distinguished from other, similar
problems.
Anxiety Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological disorders characterized by distressing,
persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder in which a person is
continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.
Panic Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long
episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or
other frightening sensations.
Phobia - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and
avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) - CORRECT ANSWER A disorder characterized by
unwanted repetitive thoughts and/ or actions.
Course UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychological Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.
Medical Model - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
DSM 5 - CORRECT ANSWER A classification system that describes the features used to diagnose
each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the disorder can be distinguished from other, similar
problems.
Anxiety Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological disorders characterized by distressing,
persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder in which a person is
continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.
Panic Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long
episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or
other frightening sensations.
Phobia - CORRECT ANSWER An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and
avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) - CORRECT ANSWER A disorder characterized by
unwanted repetitive thoughts and/ or actions.
