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19 Cards in this Set
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Psychological disorder
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Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
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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, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital
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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, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
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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 and accompanying 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, activity, or situation
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
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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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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 another medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods or diminished interest or pleasure in most activities, along with at least four other 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 a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania
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Schizophrenia
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A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behaviors
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Psychosis
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A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions
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Delusions
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False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
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Dissociative disorders
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Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
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A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
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Personality Disorders
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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 a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist
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