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Module 05 Written Assignment – Disorders Worksheet
Instructions: For each disorder in the tables below, identify the major symptoms and characteristics
in 2-4 sentences
. Feel free to refer to your readings and course materials. Be sure to list your references in APA format.

Anxiety Disorders

Major Symptoms/Characteristics

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety disorder symptoms vary, but common ones include difficulty sleeping (inability to sleep, restless sleep), difficulty dealing with uncertainty, and panic attacks. They are unable to relax because they interpret settings and occurrences as threatening.

Phobias

Phobias are fearful reactions to situations, living creatures, or objects that are excessive, extreme, or irrational. Dizziness, elevated heart rate, nausea, and even a sense of unreality are among the symptoms of Phobias.

Specific Phobia

Specific phobias are irrational fears of objects or circumstances that represent little or no real risk but cause anxiety and avoidance. Specific phobias can trigger severe physical and psychological reactions, impairing one’s capacity to perform properly at work, school, or in social situations.

Social Phobia

Irrational worry brought on by social engagement is known as social phobia. Blushing, nausea, heavy perspiration, trembling, and shaking are all signs of social phobia.

Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia, like many phobias, has many symptoms in common with anxiety. Fear is the most common symptom of agoraphobia, however the fear can be fairly severe. Fear of being alone in a situation, being in crowded areas, losing control in public, and not being able to leave a location are some of the symptoms of agoraphobia (such as an elevator).

Panic Disorder

When someone suffers from panic disorder, they experience recurrent or persistent panic attacks for no apparent reason. A sensation of impending doom or peril, dread of loss of control or death, rapid/pounding heart rate, and sweating are all common symptoms of panic attacks.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by a pattern of unpleasant thoughts and fears that cause you to engage in repetitive behaviors. Obsessions and compulsions can cause distress by interfering with regular activities. Consistent, unwelcome thoughts, desires, or visions, as well as compulsive or ritualistic action to get rid of the thoughts, are all symptoms. These symptoms are exacerbated by stress.

MoodDisorders

Major Symptoms/Characteristics

Major Depression

Severe and persistent low mood, intense sadness, or a sense of hopelessness are the most obvious signs and characteristics of major depression. Irritability is a common symptom of major depression.

Bipolar Disorder

Although the symptoms of bipolar disorder vary, many people experience extreme mood swings, ranging from emotional highs to emotional lows with more normal moods in between. Unpredictable mood and behavior causes tremendous distress and makes life difficult.

Schizophrenia

Major Symptoms/Characteristics

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is characterized by a variety of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional issues. Delusions, hallucinations, or confused speech are common signs and symptoms that indicate a reduced capacity to perform.

Personality Disorders

Major Symptoms/Characteristics

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Antisocial personality disorder is defined by a long-term habit of disdain for others’ rights, which frequently crosses the line and results in violations. Antisocial personality disorder patients can be charming and entertaining, but they can deceive and exploit others. People with this disorder are uncaring and do not feel sorry when their activities harm others.

Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative identity disorder is a severe kind of dissociation, a mental process in which a person’s ideas, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity are disconnected. Memory loss of specific time periods, events, persons, and personal information may be one of the signs and symptoms of dissociative disorders, depending on the type; a feeling of being cut off from yourself and your feelings.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a type of dissociative identity. The most noticeable sign of dissociative identity disorder is a person’s identity being split involuntarily between two or more different identities that function with or without awareness of the person’s typical personality.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of changing moods, self-image, and behavior across time. Impulsive behavior and relationship issues are examples of these signs. Anger, despair, and anxiety episodes can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days in people with borderline personality disorder.

References:
Cherry, K. (n.d.). Explore a list of psychological disorders from the DSM-5. Verywell Mind. Retrieved May 5, 2022, from https://www.verywellmind.com/a-list-of-psychological-disorders-2794776