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DSM-IV |
the fifth version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statiscal Manual of Mental Disorders |
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anxiety |
a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger |
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phobia |
an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation |
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panic disorder |
an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks |
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panic disorder |
an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks |
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post-traumatic stress disorder |
disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks |
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somatoform disorder |
a condition in which there is no apparent physical cause |
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conversion disorder |
changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function |
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dissociative disorder |
disorder in which a person experiences alterations in memory, identity, or consciousness |
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dissociative amnesia |
the inability to recall important personal events or information; is usually associated with stressful events |
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dissociative fugue |
a dissociative disorder in which a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is unable to recall the past |
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dissociative identity disorder |
a person exhibits two or more personality states, each with its own patterns of thinking and behaving |
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schizophrenia |
group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions |
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delusions |
false beliefs that a person maintains in the face of contrary evidence |
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hallucinations |
perceptions that have no direct external cause |
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major depressive disorder |
severe form of lowered mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthlessness and diminished pleasure or interest in many activities |
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personality disorders |
maladaptive or inflexible ways of dealing with others and one's environment |
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antisocial personality |
a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and lack of conscience |
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psychological dependence |
use of a drug to such an extent that a person feels anxious and nervous without it |
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addiction |
pattern of drug abuse characterized by an overwhelming and compulsive desire to obtain and use the drug. |
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tolerance |
physical adaptation to a drug so that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original effect |
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withdrawal |
the symptoms that occur after a person discontinues the use of a drug to which he or she has become addicted |
