Introduction to Psychology

Category and description Examples Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Somatoform disorders (physical symptoms that do not
have a clear physical cause and thus must be
psychological in origin)

Conversion disorder Pain disorder Hypochondriasis Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Factitious disorders (conditions in which a person acts as
if he or she has an illness by deliberately producing,
feigning, or exaggerating symptoms)

Sexual disorders

Sexual dysfunctions including erectile and orgasmic disorders Paraphilias Gender identity disorders Sexual abuse

Eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa

Sleep disorders

Narcolepsy Sleep apnea

Impulse-control disorders

Kleptomania (stealing) Pyromania (fire lighting) Pathological gambling (addiction)

Personality disorders

Cluster A (odd or eccentric behaviors)

Paranoid personality disorder Schizoid personality disorder Schizotypal personality disorder

Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic behaviors)

Antisocial personality disorder Borderline personality disorder Histrionic personality disorder