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Abnormal Behavior |
Behavior that is atypical maladaptive, socially unacceptable, or produces emotional discomfort |
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Anxiety Disorder |
Any of a number of disorders that produce pervasive feelings of anxiety |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Specific phobia |
Anxiety disorder characterized by an irrational fear of specific situations or objects, such as heights, small closed places , strangers or animals |
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Generalized anxiety disorder |
A chronic state of free-floating anxiety or worry that has persisted for at least 6 months |
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Obsessive compulsive disorder |
anxiety disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted, and unshakable thoughts and/or irresistible, habitual repeated actions |
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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 |
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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 |
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Somatic symptom disorder |
Type of somatic symptom disorder characterized by multiple and recurrent physical symptoms that have no physical cause |
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Illness anxiety disorder |
A somatic disorder in which the individual is excessively fearful of contracting a serious illness or of dying |
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Conversion disorder |
Somatic symptom disorder that is manifested as a sensory or motor system disorder for which there is no known organic cause |
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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 |
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Dissociative amnesia |
An inability to recall important autobiographical information after a traumatic or stressful episode |
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Depersonalization derealization disorder |
A persistent detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, or body sensations |
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Major depressive disorder |
The persistent feeling of intense sadness, loss, and worthlessness often accompanied by thoughts of suicide |
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Mania |
A mood state characterized by expanded self-esteem, reduced need for sleep, excessive talking about extravagant ideas, and delusions |
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Hypomania |
A mood characterized by persistent and pervasive elevated mood (a mood state less severe than mania) |
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Delusion |
An exaggerated and rigidity held belief that has little or no basis in fact |
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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) |
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Learned helplessness |
A diminished ability to learn an avoidance response following exposure to unavoidable aversive stimulation |
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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) |