PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS SCIENCE
SELF AND SOCIETY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● medical model. Answer: concept that diseases, in this case
psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed,
treated, and in most cases cured, often through treatment in a hospital
●● attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Answer:
psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or
more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and
impulsivity
●● DSM-5. Answer: American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used
system for classifying psychological disorders.
●● anxiety disorders. Answer: Psychological disorders characterized by
distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce
anxiety.
, ●● generalized anxiety disorder. Answer: An anxiety disorder in which a
person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic
nervous system arousal.
●● panic disorder. 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.
●● panic attack. Answer: sudden onset of intense panic in which
multiple physical symptoms of stress occur, often with feelings that one
is dying
●● phobia. Answer: An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent,
irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.
●● social anxiety disorder. Answer: an anxiety disorder involving the
extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or scrutinized
by others in social situations
●● obsessive-compulsive disorder. Answer: Anxiety disorder
characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational
beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere
with daily life.
SELF AND SOCIETY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● medical model. Answer: concept that diseases, in this case
psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed,
treated, and in most cases cured, often through treatment in a hospital
●● attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Answer:
psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or
more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and
impulsivity
●● DSM-5. Answer: American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used
system for classifying psychological disorders.
●● anxiety disorders. Answer: Psychological disorders characterized by
distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce
anxiety.
, ●● generalized anxiety disorder. Answer: An anxiety disorder in which a
person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic
nervous system arousal.
●● panic disorder. 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.
●● panic attack. Answer: sudden onset of intense panic in which
multiple physical symptoms of stress occur, often with feelings that one
is dying
●● phobia. Answer: An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent,
irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.
●● social anxiety disorder. Answer: an anxiety disorder involving the
extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or scrutinized
by others in social situations
●● obsessive-compulsive disorder. Answer: Anxiety disorder
characterized by persistent and uncontrollable thoughts and irrational
beliefs that cause the performance of compulsive rituals that interfere
with daily life.
