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Diagnostic & Statistical Manual
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(DSM-IV) Classifies psychological disorders by their symptoms.
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Panic Disorder
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When an individual experiences repeated attacks of intense anxiety along with severe chest pain
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Symptoms must occur for at least 6 months; not associated with a specific event
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Phobias
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Intense, irrational fear responses to a specific stimuli
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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(OCD) is a compound disorder of thought and behavior
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Obsessions
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Persistent, intrusive, unwanted thoughts
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Compulsions
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Ritualistic behaviors performed repeatedly that reduce tension
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
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(PTSD) Result of experienced trauma
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Somatization Disorder
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When a person who complains about vague and unverifiable medical conditions, which do not result from any physical cause
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Conversion Disorder
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(Hysteria) Characterized by loss of bodily function without physical damage
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Hypochondriasis
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Person unrealistically interprets physical signs as evidence of serious diseases
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Dissociative Amnesia
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Loss of memory for a traumatic event or period of time that is too painful for an individual to remember
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Dissociative Fugue
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Memory loss for anything having to do with personal memory
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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(DID or multiple personality disorder) Where a person has two or more distinct personalities
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Major Depressive Disorder
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(Unipolar Depression) Involves intense depressed mood, reduced interest or pleasure in activities, loss of energy
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Depression w/ Seasonal Pattern
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(Seasonal affective disorder) Type of depression that recurs in different times of the year-Usually winter
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Bipolar Disorder
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Characterized by mood swings alternating between periods of major depression and mania
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Learned Helplessness
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Feeling of futility and passive resignation that results from inability to avoid repeated aversive events
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Psychosis
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Lack of touch with reality evidenced by highly disordered thought processes
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Delusions
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Erroneous beliefs that are maintained even when compelling evidence to the contrary is presented
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Hallucinations
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False sensory perceptions; seeing something that is not there
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Disorganized schizophrenia
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Incoherent speech, inappropriate mood, hallucinations and delusional
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Paranoid schizophrenia
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Characterized by delusions of grandeur, persecution and reference
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Catatonic schizophrenia
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Characterized by disordered movement patterns
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Undifferentiated/Simple Schizophrenia
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Marked by disturbances of thought or behavior and emotion that do not fit neatly into any other category
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Personality Disorders
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Long-standing, maladaptive thoughts and behavior patterns that are troublesome to others, harmful, etc
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Paranoid
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Pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust, envious
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Schizoid
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Poor capacity for forming social relationships, shy withdrawn behavior
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Schizotypal
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Odd thinking; often suspicious and hostile
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Histronic
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Excessively over dramatic; seeking attention, overreact, egocentric
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Narcissistic
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Unrealistically self-important, manipulative, lacking expects special treatment
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Borderline
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Emotionally unstable, impulsive, unpredictable, irritable
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Antisocial
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Violate others rights without guilt, manipulative, exploitive, self-indulgent, irresponsible,
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Avoidant
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Excessively sensitive to rejection and humiliation, desires acceptance, but socially withdraws
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Dependent
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Lacking self confidence, subordinates our needs, allows others to make their own decisions
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Obsessive-Compulsive
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Preoccupied with rules, schedules, details; conventional, serious, emotional, insensitive
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ADHD
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(Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) Unable to focus attention, easily distracted, impulsive
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Autism
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Lack of response to others, impairment in verbal and nonverbal communications, limited interest/activity
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