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| deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. |
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| a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness |
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| the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital. |
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| The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, with an updated "text revision" a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. |
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| psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety |
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| generalized panic disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. |
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| an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking or other frightening sensations. |
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| an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. |
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| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions) |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience. |
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| Positive psychological change as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises. |
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| a psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause. |
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| a rate somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found. |
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| a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease. |
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| disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. |
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| DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) |
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| A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder. |
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| psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. Major depressive and bipolar disorder are common mood disorders. |
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| major depressive disorder |
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| a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. |
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| a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. |
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| a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (formerly called manic depressive) |
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| a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. |
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| false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders |
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paranoia- preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations, often with themes of persecution or grandiosity.
disorganized- disorganizes speech or behavior, or flat or inappropriate action.
catatonic-immobility, extreme negativism, and or parrotlike repeating of another's speech/movements.
undifferentiated- many and varied symptoms
residual- withdrawal, after hallucinations and delusions have disappeared |
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| psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. |
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| expresses anxiety such as a fearful sensitivity to rejection that predisposes them to this disorder |
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| Schizoid Personality Disorder |
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| Expresses eccentric behaviors, such as the emotionless disengagement. |
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| histrionic personality disorder |
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| exhibits dramatic or impulsive behavior |
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| narcissistic personality disorder |
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| self focused and self inflating |
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