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22 Cards in this Set
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psychological disorder |
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors |
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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) |
a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one of three key systems: extreme hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsively |
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medical model |
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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DSM-IV-TR |
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, updated as a 2000 "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders |
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anxiety disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors |
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generalized anxiety disorder |
an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of automatic nervous system arousal |
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panic disorder |
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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phobias |
an anxiety disorder marked by persistent, irrational fear, and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation |
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obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) |
an anxiety characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts(obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions) |
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post-traumatic stress disorder(PSTD) |
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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post-traumatic growth |
positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crisis |
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somatoform disorders |
psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic(bodily) form without apparent physical cause |
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conversion disorder |
a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found |
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hypochondriasis |
a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease |
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dissociative disorders |
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated(dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings |
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dissociative identity disorder(DID) |
a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities |
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mood disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes |
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major depressive disorder |
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, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities |
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mania |
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, widely optimistic state |
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bipolar disorder |
a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy go depression and the overexcited state of mania |
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personality disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by the inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
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antisocial personality disorder |
a personality disorder in which the person(usually a male) exhibits the conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist |
