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Insanity |
the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. |
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Hallucinations |
an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
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Delusions |
an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
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Affect |
observable expression of emotion.
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Neurosis |
a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality. Compare with psychosis.
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Psychosis |
a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder |
depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light.
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Conversion Disorder |
mental health condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation.
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Anorexia |
an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
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Bulimia |
an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
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