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a behavior that is deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional.
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Psychological disorder
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a psychological disorder characterized by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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holds that psychological disorders are illnesses that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a psychiatric hospital
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Medical model
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a short name for the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which provides widely used system of classifying psychological disorders
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DSM-IV-TR
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involve distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors
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Anxiety disorders
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a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal for no apparent reason
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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an episode of intense dread accompanied by chest pain, dizziness, or choking. It is essentially an escalation of the anxiety associated with generalized anxiety disorder
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Panic disorder
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an anxiety disorder in which a person has a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
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Phobia
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an anxiety disorder in which the person experiences uncontrollable and repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and actions (compulsions)
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia lasting four weeks or more following a traumatic experience
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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positive psychological changes that may result from dealing with extremely challenging circumstances
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Post-traumatic growth
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psychological disorders in which bodily symptoms occur without apparent physical cause
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Somatoform disorders
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a rare somatoform disorder in which anxiety presumably is converted into a physical symptom such as blindness or paralysis
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Conversion disorder
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a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease
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Hypochondriasis
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a separation of conscious awareness from one's previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
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Dissociative disorders
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a dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities; formerly called multiple personality disorder
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
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characterized by emotional extremes
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Mood disorders
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the mood disorder that occurs when a person exhibits the lethargy, feelings of worthlessness, or loss of interest in family, friends, and activities characteristic of depression for more than a two-week period for no discernible reason
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Major depressive disorder
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the wildly optimistic, euphoric, hyperactive state that alternates with depression the the bipolar disorder
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Mania
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the mood disorder in which a person alternates between depression and the euphoria of manic state
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Bipolar disorder
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the group of severe disorders whose symptoms may include disorganized and delusional thinking, inappropriate emotions and actions, and disturbed perceptions
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Schizophrenia
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false beliefs that often are symptoms of psychotic disorders
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Delusions
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characterized by inflexible and enduring maladaptive character traits that impair social functioning
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Personality disorders
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a personality disorder in which the person is aggressive, ruthless, and shows no sign of a conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing
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Antisocial personality disorder
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