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psychological disorders |
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. |
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medical model |
concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated. assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and cured thru therapy. |
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bio-psycho-social perspective |
incorporates biological, pyschological, and social cultural levels of analysis |
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DSM-IV |
a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders |
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neurotic disorder |
a long term tendency to be in a negative emotional state |
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psychotic disorder |
causes abnormal thinking and perceptions |
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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 |
anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal |
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panic disorder |
an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes- long episodes of intense dread |
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phobia |
an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear ad avoidance of a specific object/situation |
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obsessive-compulsive disorder |
anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions |
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mood disorders |
disorders characterized by emotional extremes |
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major depressive disorder |
the person experiences prolonged hopelessness and lethargy until usually rebounding to noramlity |
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mania |
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state |
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bipolar disorder |
mood disorder in which the person alternates between depression and mania |
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dissociative diorders |
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts and feelings |
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dissociative identity disorder |
disorder in which a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities |
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schizophrenia |
a group of severe disorder characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and action |
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delusions |
false beliefs, often persecution of grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders |
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personality disorders |
disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
