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Psychological disorder |
Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. |
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ADHD |
A psychological disorder, discovered by age 7 with symptoms of extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. |
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Medical model |
Concept that diseases (psychological disorders) have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, or cured by going to the hospital. |
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DSM-IV- TR |
The american Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (4th edition) |
A widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. |
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Anxiety disorders |
Psychological disorder characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. |
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Generalized anxiety disorder |
Excessive anxiety under most circumstances and worry about anything. |
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Panic disorder |
An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dreading. During which a person experiences terror,accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening |
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Phobia |
persistant & unreasonable fears of particular objects, activities, or situations; people with a phobia often avoid the object or thoughts |
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OCD |
repeated, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts that cause anxiety, often |
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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 |
positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life |
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Somatoform disorder |
psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause. |
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Conversion disorder |
a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis |
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Hypochondriasis |
a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease |
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Dissociative disorders |
in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. |
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Mood disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder. |
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Major depressive disorder |
a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly low spirits and bad moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. |
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Mania |
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly, optimistic state. |
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Bipolar disorder |
a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (Formerly called manic-depressive) |
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Schizophrenia |
a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. |
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Delusions |
false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. |
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Personality disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. |
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Antisocial |
personality disorder a personality disorder in which the 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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