Psychology Vocabulary 4

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anxiety disorder with fear of having panic attack in public without being able to stop it

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Agoraphobia

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dissociative disorder involving sudden and unexpected travel away from home, extensice amnesia, and identity confusion

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Dissociative Fugue

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sudden escalating emotional state with extreme euphoria, excitement, physical energy, and rapid thoughts and speech

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Manic Episode

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false or distorted perception that seems vividly real to the person experiencing it

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Hallucination

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repeated, intrusive, and uncontrollable irrational thoughts or mental images that cause extreme anxiety & distress

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Obsessions

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symptoms that reflect excesses or distortions of normal functioning, including delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thoughts and behavior

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Positive Symptoms

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ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes

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Schizophrenia

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mood disorder involving periods of depression with periods of extreme excitement

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Bipolar Disorder

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personality disorder with instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, and marked impulsively

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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personality disorder with persuasive pattern of disregarding and violating rights of others

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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symptoms that reflect defects or deficits in normal functioning, including flat affect, alogia, and avolition

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Negative Symptoms

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mood disorder which episodes of depression occur during fall & winter and subside during spring & summer

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

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dissociative disorder involving partial or total inability to recall important personal information

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Dissociative Amnesia

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falsely held belief that persists in spite of compelling contradictory evidence

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Delusion

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mood disorder with moderate but frequent mood swings that are not severe enough to qualify as bipolar disorder

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Clyclothymic Disorder

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mood disorder involving chronic, low-grade feelings of depression producing discomfort but does not impair ability to function

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Dysthymia

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anxiety disorder with chronic & persistent symptoms of anxiety develop in response to extreme physical or psychological trauma

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PTSD

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repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to prevent or reduce anxiety

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Compulsions

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dissociative disorder with memory disruptions and presence of two or more distinct idenities or personalities

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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mental disorders with disruptions in mood cause impaired cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning

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Mood Disorders