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Abnormal Behavior

Behavior that is atypical maladaptive, socially unacceptable, or produces emotional discomfort

Anxiety Disorder

Any of a number of disorders that produce pervasive feelings of anxiety

Panic Disorder

Anxiety disorder in which an individual experiences numerous panic attacks (four or more in a four-wheel period) that are characterized by overwhelming terror and often a feeling of unreality or of depersonalization

Agoraphobia

An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or in which help might not be available, such as stores, theaters, and trains (often goes with panic disorder)

Phobia

Any of a number of anxiety disorders that are characterized by a persistent fear of and consequent avoidance of a specific object or situation

Social anxiety

Anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent, irrational fear of performing some specific behavior (such as taking it eating) in the presence of other people

Specific phobia

Anxiety disorder characterized by an irrational fear of specific situations or objects, such as heights, small closed places , strangers or animals

Generalized anxiety disorder

A chronic state of free-floating anxiety or worry that has persisted for at least 6 months

Obsessive compulsive disorder

anxiety disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted, and unshakable thoughts and/or irresistible, habitual repeated actions

Post traumatic stress disorder

Anxiety disorder that typically follows a traumatic event or events, and is characterized by a reliving of that event, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event or numbing of general responsiveness , and increased arousal

Basal ganglia

A group of brain structures that lie under the cerebral cortex and function as "way stations" between the input of sensory messages and resulting cortically initiated motor or cognitive outputs

Somatic symptom disorder

Type of somatic symptom disorder characterized by multiple and recurrent physical symptoms that have no physical cause

Illness anxiety disorder

A somatic disorder in which the individual is excessively fearful of contracting a serious illness or of dying

Conversion disorder

Somatic symptom disorder that is manifested as a sensory or motor system disorder for which there is no known organic cause

Dissociative disorders

Group of disorders. Including psychogenic amnesia, depersonalization derealization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder, in which the thoughts and feelings that generate anxiety are separated or dissociated from conscious awareness

Dissociative amnesia

An inability to recall important autobiographical information after a traumatic or stressful episode

Depersonalization derealization disorder

A persistent detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, or body sensations

Major depressive disorder

The persistent feeling of intense sadness, loss, and worthlessness often accompanied by thoughts of suicide

Mania

A mood state characterized by expanded self-esteem, reduced need for sleep, excessive talking about extravagant ideas, and delusions

Hypomania

A mood characterized by persistent and pervasive elevated mood (a mood state less severe than mania)

Delusion

An exaggerated and rigidity held belief that has little or no basis in fact

Hallucination

False perception that lacks a sensory basis. Can be produced by hallucinogenic drugs, fatigue or sensory deprivation (auditory hallucinations can be associated with severe psychotic disorders)

Learned helplessness

A diminished ability to learn an avoidance response following exposure to unavoidable aversive stimulation

Schizophrenia

Class of severe and disabling mental disorders that are characterized by extreme disruptions of perceptions, thought's, emotions, and behavior (dsm-5 include disorganized, catatonic, paranoid, undifferentiated, and residual schizophrenia)