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psychological disorder
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deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns
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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one ore more of three key symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness
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medical model
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the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, and treated
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DSM IV TR
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Fourth Edition - Text Revised used for classifying psychological disorders
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anxiety disorders
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psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense and apprehensive
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panic disorder
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an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror with chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations
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phobia
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an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
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obsessive compulsive disorder
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an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions
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post traumatic stress disorder
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an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, jumpy anxiety, insomnia which lasts for more than four weeks
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post-traumatic growth
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positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises
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hypochondria
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a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as a symptoms of a disease
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dissociative disorder
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disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
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dissociative identity disorder
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a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
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somatoform disorder
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psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause
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conversion disorder
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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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mood disorders
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psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
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major depressive disorder
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a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of clinical depression symptoms
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mania
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a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
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bipolar disorder
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a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and overexcited state of mania
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schizophrenia
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a group of sever disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions
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delusions
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false beliefs, of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
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personality disorder
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psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
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antisocial personality disorder
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a personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members
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