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18 Cards in this Set
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Psychological Disorder
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A pattern of behavior of a mental process that causes serious personal suffering or interferes with a person's ability to cope with everyday life
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Culture Bound Syndrome
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Clusters of symptoms that define or describe an illness in a particular culture
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Anxiety
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A psychological state characterized by tension and apprehension foreboding, and dread
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Phobia
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An excessive, irrational fear out o fproportion to the actual danger
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Simple Phobia
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An anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent irrational fear of a specific object or situation
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Panic Attack
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An episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and other frightening sensations, such as chest pain, rapid heartbeat, or choking
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Agoraphobia
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A fear of crowded, public places
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Obsession
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A recurring thought or image that seems to be beyond control
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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A disorder that follows a distressing event outside the range of normal human experience and is characterized by intense fear, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, and reliving the event
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Social Phobia
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An irrational fear of social situations in which one might be exposed to the close scutiny of others
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Dissociation
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A split in consciousness
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Depersonalization
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A dissociative disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent feelings that one is unreal or is detached from one's own experiences or body
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Somatization
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The expression of psychology distress through physical symptoms
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Depression
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A psycohlogical disorder characterized by extreme sadness, an inability to concentrate, and feelings of helplessness and dejection
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Bipolar disorder
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A disorder in which a person's mood inappropriately alternates between extremes of elation and depression
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Mania
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A mood characterized by extreme elation and hyperactivity
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Schizophrenia
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A group of severe psychotic disorders characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotion, and behavior
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Catonic Stupor
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An immobile, expressionless, coma-like state associated with schizophrenia
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