Abnormal Psychology 18th Edition Test Bank

Mood Disorders {Ans: Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.}Agorophobia {Ans: fear of being in a place or situation in which escape is difficult or impossible}Dissociative Identity Disorder {Ans: A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder.}New Generation antipsychotics {Ans: treat both the positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia}Bipolar Disorder {Ans: A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.}Dissociative Fugue {Ans: disorder in which one travels away from home and is unable to remember details of his past, including often his identity}