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psychological disorders |
a syndrome marked by clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior |
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medical model |
the carpet that diseases, in 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-5 |
the american psychiatric associations diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; widely used system for classifying psychological disorders |
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anxiety disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety |
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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 frighting sensations. |
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phobia |
an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation |
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OCD |
a disorder characterized by unwanted receptive thoughts, actions or both |
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PTSD |
a disorder characterized by hounding memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumping anxiety, numbness or feeling, and or insomnia |
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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 another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure |
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bipolar disorder |
a mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the over excited state of mania |
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mania |
a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgement is common |
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schizophrenia |
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression |
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psychosis |
a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions |
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delusions |
false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders |
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dissociative disorders |
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separate (dissociative) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings |
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dissociative identity disorder |
a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities |
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personality disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
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antisocial disorder |
a personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist |
