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Module 05 Written Assignment - Disorders Worksheet
Instructions: For each disorder in the tables below, identify the major symptoms and characteristics. Feel free to
refer to your readings and course materials. Be sure to list your references in APA format.
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
The person must experience at least three of the following: muscle tension,
fatigue, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, irritability, and restlessness
Anxiety is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable nervousness, unease,
apprehension, and worry.
Phobias
The major symptom is the panic attack.
Phobias are characterized by a persistent, exaggerated, irrational fear of
certain objects or situations and by efforts to avoid the object or situation.
Specific Phobia
Social Phobia
Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Mood Disorders
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
Personality Disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
References
Jaffe, S. A., & Schub, T. B. (2016). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. CINAHL Nursing Guide,
McDougal, D. S. (2016). Phobias. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Health,
Witthauer, C., Ajdacic-Gross, V., Meyer, A. H., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Preisig, M., & Lieb, R.
(2016). Associations of specific phobia and its subtypes with physical diseases: an adult community
study. BMC Psychiatry, 161-10. doi:10.1186/s12888-016-0863-0
Module 05 Written Assignment - Disorders Worksheet
Instructions: For each disorder in the tables below, identify the major symptoms and characteristics. Feel free to
refer to your readings and course materials. Be sure to list your references in APA format.
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
The person must experience at least three of the following: muscle tension,
fatigue, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, irritability, and restlessness
Anxiety is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable nervousness, unease,
apprehension, and worry.
Phobias
The major symptom is the panic attack.
Phobias are characterized by a persistent, exaggerated, irrational fear of
certain objects or situations and by efforts to avoid the object or situation.
Specific Phobia
Social Phobia
Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Mood Disorders
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
Personality Disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Major Symptoms/Characteristics
References
Jaffe, S. A., & Schub, T. B. (2016). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. CINAHL Nursing Guide,
McDougal, D. S. (2016). Phobias. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Health,
Witthauer, C., Ajdacic-Gross, V., Meyer, A. H., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Preisig, M., & Lieb, R.
(2016). Associations of specific phobia and its subtypes with physical diseases: an adult community
study. BMC Psychiatry, 161-10. doi:10.1186/s12888-016-0863-0