Match the following psychiatric symptoms or disorders with their correct descriptions/definitions.

-Persistent idea, emotion, or urge

Question

Match the following psychiatric symptoms or disorders with their correct descriptions/definitions.

-Persistent idea, emotion, or urge

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Obsession refers to a persistent idea, emotion, or urge that intrudes into consciousness and causes marked distress.

Answer: E
 Compulsion refers to a repetitive behavior or mental act that is performed in response to an obsession or in a stereotypical way.

Answer: G
 Delusion refers to a fixed false belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence.

Answer: H
 Dissociation refers to a disruption of the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, and behavior.

Answer: I
 Hallucination refers to a sensory experience that is not based on external stimuli, but is perceived as real.

Answer: J
 Mania refers to a distinct period of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and increased energy or activity lasting at least one week.

Answer: K
 Mutism refers to a total inability or refusal to speak.

Match the Following Psychiatric Symptoms or Disorders with Their Correct