AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Threatening to do harm to yourself or another person:
A
Deviant
B
Distress
C
Dysfunction
D
Danger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental health condition marked by a long-term pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious (paranoia). People with PPD often believe that others are trying to demean, harm or threaten them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anosognosia, also called “lack of insight, ” is a symptom of severe mental illness experienced by some that impairs a person’s ability to understand and perceive his or her illness. It is the single largest reason why people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder refuse medications or do not seek treatment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) Borderline personality disorder (BPD) Histrionic personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paranoia can be one symptom of these mental health problems: paranoid schizophrenia – a type of schizophrenia where you experience extreme paranoid thoughts. delusional disorder (persecutory type) – a type of psychosis where you have one main delusion related to being harmed by others. paranoid personality disorder.

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