Psychological disorders are fascinating to most of us, as theyare to those who have them -- and it's an unusual one of us whodoesn't at times suspect we have a disorder ourselves (especiallyafter studying Intro to Psych!). Consider Russell Crowe's powerfuland heartbreaking depiction in A Beautiful Mind ofPrinceton Professor and Nobel Laureate John Nash who suffers withschizophrenia, or Jack Nicholson's sad portrayal of a romancefiction novelist with OCD in As Good as it Gets -- the waypeople with psychological disorders think and experience life isintriguing to us, though frightening and often very sad.
Psychological disorders can be categorized into four generalareas -- anxiety disorders, personality disorders, mood disorders,and schizophrenia.
Let's first take a look at the anxiety-related disorders and howthey may relate to one another.
Why might people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder orPanic Disorder develop a lot of phobias? What specific kinds oflearning might be involved? (Many of us have phobias to snakes ormice -- why would someone with very high anxiety develop many suchphobias? Try to base your proposals on psychological theories, not\"common sense.\")
