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1. failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
2. deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure 3. impulsivity or failure to plan ahead 4. irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults 5. reckless disregard for safety of self or others 6. consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain steady work or honor financial obligations 7. lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another The manual lists the following additional necessary criteria: * The individual is at least 18 years of age. * There is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age 15 years. * The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a Manic Episode. |
anti-social disorder
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characterized primarily by emotional dysregulation, extreme "black and white" thinking, or "splitting" (believing that something is one of only two possible things, and ignoring any possible "in-betweens"),
* P - Paranoid ideas * R - Relationship instability * A - Angry outbursts, affective instability, abandonment fears * I - Impulsive behaviour, identity disturbance * S - Suicidal behaviour * E - Emptiness |
Borderline Personality Disorder
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The symptoms include:
* Constant seeking of reassurance or approval. * Excessive dramatics with exaggerated displays of emotions. * Excessive sensitivity to criticism or disapproval. * Inappropriately seductive appearance or behavior. * Excessive concern with physical appearance. * A need to be the center of attention (self-centeredness). * Low tolerance for frustration or delayed gratification. * Rapidly shifting emotional states that may appear shallow to others. * Opinions are easily influenced by other people, but difficult to back up with details. * Tendency to believe that relationships are more intimate than they actually are. * Make rash decisions * Threaten or attempt suicide to get attention |
Histrionic Personality Disorder
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1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance
2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love 3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by other special people 4. requires excessive admiration 5. strong sense of entitlement 6. takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends 7. lacks empathy 8. is often envious or believes others are envious of him or her 9. arrogant affect. |
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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A personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, and emotional coldness.
# Emotional coldness, detachment or reduced affection. # Limited capacity to express either positive or negative emotions towards others. # Consistent preference for solitary activities. # Very few (if any) close friends or relationships, and a lack of desire for such. # Indifference to either praise or criticism. # Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities. # Indifference to social norms and conventions. # Preoccupation with fantasy and introspection. # Lack of desire for sexual experiences with another person |
Schizoid Personality Disorder
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a person suffers brief attacks of intense terror and apprehension that cause trembling and shaking, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. One who is often plagued by sudden bouts of intense anxiety might be said to be afflicted by this disorder.
Normal changes in heartbeat, such as when climbing a flight of stairs will be noticed by a panic sufferer and lead them to think something is wrong with their heart |
Panic Anxiety Disorder
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This category involves a strong, irrational fear and avoidance of an object or situation. The person knows the fear is irrational, yet the anxiety remains.
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Phobia Anxiety Disorder
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Individuals with this disorder experience intense fear of being negatively evaluated by others or of being publicly embarrassed because of impulsive acts. Almost everyone experiences "stage fright" when speaking or performing in front of a group.
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Social Phobia Anxiety Disorder
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characterized by long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any particular object or situation. In other words it is unspecific or free-floating. People with this disorder feel afraid of something but are unable to articulate the specific fear. They fret constantly and have a hard time controlling their worries.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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a type of anxiety disorder primarily characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions. Obsessions are distressing, repetitive, intrusive thoughts or images that the individual often realizes are senseless. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors that the person feels forced or compelled into doing, in order to relieve anxiety.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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an anxiety disorder which results from a traumatic experience, such as being involved in battle, rape, being taken hostage, or being involved in a serious accident. The sufferer may experience flashbacks, avoidant behavior, and other symptoms.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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a psychological condition arising in response to a terrifying event.
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Acute Stress Disorder
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* Hypersensitivity to criticism or rejection
* Self-imposed social isolation * Extreme shyness in social situations, though feels a strong desire for close relationships[2] * Avoid interpersonal relationships * Feelings of inadequacy * Low self-esteem * Mistrust of others * Extreme shyness/timidness * Emotional distancing related to intimacy * Highly self-conscious * Self-critical about their problems relating to others * Problems in occupational functioning * Lonely self-perception * Feeling inferior to others * Chronic substance abuse/dependence[3] * Creation of a fantasy world |
Avoidant
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* sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's customary place of work, with inability to recall one's past,
* confusion about personal identity, or the assumption of a new identity, or * significant distress or impairment. |
Fugue Dissociative disorder
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damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs.
Retrograde Traumatic anterograde |
Amnesia Dissociative disorder
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a controversial diagnosis described in the DSM IV, as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss which is beyond normal forgetfulness.
# depression # anxiety (sweating, rapid pulse, palpitations) # phobias # panic attacks # physical symptoms (severe headaches or other bodily pain) # fluctuating levels of function, from highly effective to disabled # time distortions, time lapse, and amnesia # sexual dysfunction # eating disorders # post traumatic stress # suicidal preoccupations and attempts # episodes of self-mutilation # psychoactive substance use/abuse[4 |
Dissociative identity disorder
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he experience of feelings of loss of a sense of reality. A sufferer feels that he or she has changed and the world has become less real — it is vague, dreamlike, or lacking in significance. It can sometimes be a rather disturbing experience, since many feel that indeed, they are living in some sort of 'dream'.
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Depersonalization Disorder
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mental illness in which a patient manifests a psychiatric condition as a physical complaint.
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Somatization
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a DSM-IV diagnosis that describes neurological symptoms such as extreme weakness, paralysis, sensory disturbance, and attacks that may resemble a known organic disease such as epilepsy or dystonia but which cannot be currently attributed to neurological disease.
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Conversion Disorder
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a mental disorder, which involves a disturbed body image. It is generally diagnosed in those who are extremely critical of their physique or self image, despite the fact there may be no noticeable disfigurement or defect.
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Body Dysmorphic
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an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.
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Hypochondriasis
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a psychiatric condition defined by periods of extreme mood. These moods can occur on a spectrum ranging from debilitating depression to unbridled mania.
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Bi Polar
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a chronic, but less extreme, form of bipolar disorder that consists of short periods of mild depression alternating with short periods of hypomania. The onset of each phase is separated by short periods of normal mood.
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cyclothymic disorder
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is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living.
* Feelings of overwhelming sadness and/or fear, or the seeming inability to feel emotion (emptiness). * A decrease in the amount of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, daily activities. * Changing appetite and marked weight gain or loss. * Disturbed sleep patterns, such as insomnia, loss of REM sleep, or excessive sleep (hypersomnia). * Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day. * Fatigue, mental or physical, also loss of energy. * Intense feelings of guilt, nervousness, helplessness, hopelessness, worthlessness, isolation/loneliness and/or anxiety. * Trouble concentrating, keeping focus or making decisions or a generalized slowing and obtunding of cognition, including memory. * Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), desire to just "lie down and die" or "stop breathing", recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide. * Feeling and/or fear of being abandoned by those close to one. |
Depression
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a form of the mood disorder of depression characterized by a lack of enjoyment/pleasure in life that continues for at least two years. It differs from clinical depression in the severity of the symptoms. Dysthymia can, though it does not always, prevent a person from functioning or affect sleep patterns and daily activities.
sufferers exhibit fairly mild symptoms on a day-to-day basis; however, over a lifetime it can have severe effects, such as high rates of suicide, work impairment, and social isolation. The symptoms of patients with _________ are not as severe as those associated with major depression, but the duration of these symptoms is much longer. |
Dysthymic Disorder
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Patients with ______ may experience an extreme loss of motor ability or constant hyperactive motor activity. ________ patients will sometimes hold rigid poses for hours and will ignore any external stimuli. Patients with catatonic excitement can die of exhaustion if not treated.
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Catatonic Schizophrenia
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This type is characterized by prominent disorganized behavior and speech (see formal thought disorder), and flat or inappropriate emotion and affect. Furthermore, the criteria for the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia must not have been met. This type of schizophrenia is also known as hebephrenia, and is named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe, in reference to the typical age of onset in puberty.
Unlike the paranoid subtype of schizophrenia, delusions and hallucinations are not the most prominent feature, although fragmentary delusions and hallucinations may be present. |
Disorganized Schizophrenia
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a type characterized by the presence of prominent psychotic symptoms but not classifiable as catatonic, disorganized, or paranoid.
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Undifferentiated Pshcizophrenia
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A chronic stage in the development of a schizophrenic disorder in which there has been a clear progression from an early stage (comprising one or more episodes with psychotic symptoms meeting the general criteria for schizophrenia described above) to a later stage characterized by long-term, though not necessarily irreversible, "negative" symptoms.
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residual schizophrenia
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