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pathological concern of individuals with the appearace of functioning of their bodies, usually in the absense of any identifiable medical condition

disorder in which individuals feeld etached from themselves or their surroundings and feel reality, experience, and identity may disintegrate

somatoform disorder involving severe anxiety over belief in having a diseease process witout any evident physical cause

somatoform disorder involving extreme and long-lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause evident

somatoform disorder featuring true pain but for which psychological factors play an important role in onset, severity, or maintenance

physical malfunctioning, such as blindness or paralysis, suggesting neurological impairment but with no organic pathology to account for it

somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance

situation in whcih the individual loses a sense of the reality of the external world

dissociative disorder in which feelings of depersonalization are so severe they dominate the individual's life and prevent normal functioning

dissociative disorder featuring the inability to recall personal info: usually of a stressful or traumatic nature

loss of memory of all personal info, including identity

memory loss limited to specific times and events, particularly traumatic events

dissociative disorder featuring sudden, unexpected travel away from home, along with an inability to recall the past, soemtimes with assumption of a new identity

altered state of consciousnesss in which people firmly beleive they are possessed by spirits; considered a disorder only where there is distress and dysfunction

disorder in whcih as many as 100 personalities or fragments of personalities coexist within one body and mind. Formerly known as multiple personality disorder

shorthand term for alter ego, one of the different personalities or identies in dissociative identity disorder

an enduring maladaptive pattern for relating to the environment and self, exhibiting in a range of contexts that cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress

a cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder involving pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent

a cluster A (odd or ecentric) personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions

a cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits featuring acute discomfort with, and reducted capacity for, close relationships, as well as cognitive or perceptual distortios and eccentricities of behavior

a cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others.

a non-DSM-IV-TR category similar to antisocial personality disorder but with less emphasis on overt behavior. indicators include superficial charm, lack of remorse, and other personality characteristics

a cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personalit disorder involving a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image, affect, and control over impulses

a promising treatment for borderline personality disorder that inolves exposing the client to stressors in a controlled situation, as well as helpign the client regulate emotions and cope with stressors that might trigger suicidal behavior

a cluster B (dramatic emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking

a cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of grandiosity in fantasy or behavior, need for admiration, and lack of empathy

a cluster C (anxious and fearful) personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to critism

a cluster C (anxious and fearful) personality disorder characterized by a person's pervasive and excessive ened to be taken are of, a condition that elads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation

A cluster C (anxious and fearful) personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and metnal and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency

developmental disorder featuring maladaptive levels of inattention, execssive activity, and impulsiveness

reading, mathematics, or written expression performance substantially below the level expected relative to the person's age, intelligence quotient score, and education

reading performance significantly below the standard for that age level

individual's problems in spoken communication, as measured by significantlt low scores on standardized tests of expressive language relative to nonverbal intelligence test scores

developmental disorder characterized by the individual's consistent failure to speak in specific social situations despite speaking in other situations

disruption in early development involving involuntary motor movements or vocalizations

one of several wide-ranging, significant, and long lasing dysfunctions that appear before the age of 18

pervasive developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social relationships and restricted or unusual behaviors but without the language delays seen in autism

progressive neurological developmental disorder featuring constant hand-wringing, mental retardation, and impaired motor skills

pervasive developmental disorder indolving severe regression in language, adaptive behavior, and motor skills after a 2 to 4 year period of normal development

pervasive developmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in social interactions and communication and restricted patterns of behavior, interest, and activity

diagnosis received when one achieves a significantly below-average score on a test of intelligence and by limitations in the ability to function in areas of daily life

recessive gene disorder involving the inability to break down a food chemical whose buildup causes mental retardation, seizures, and behaviot problems

x-linked gene disorder characterized by mental retardation, signs of cerebral palsy, and self-injurous behaviors

prenatal medical procedure that allows the detection of abnormalities in the developing fetus. it involves removal and analysis of amniotic fluid from the mother

a genetic test conductied during early pregnancy that samples cells foulnd in the placenta and assesses possible genetic or chromosomal problems in the fetus

pattern of abnormality caused by a defect in the X chromosome resulting in mental retardation, learning problems, and unusual physical characteristics

mild form of mental retardation that may be caused largely by environmental influences

rapid onset reduced clarity of consciousness and cognition with confusion, disorientation, and deficits in memory and language

gradual onset deterioration of brain functioning, involving memory loss, inability to recognize objects or faces, and problems in planning and abstract reasning

inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of dementia or other brain disorders

type of agnosia characterized by a person's inability to recognize even familiar faces

facial agnosia

disease of the cerebra cortex taht causes an atypical form of senile dementia, discovered in 1906 by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer

progressive brain disorder involving loss of cognitive functioning, caused by blockage of blood flow to the brain, that appears concurrently with other neurological signs and symptoms

impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain damage caused by a stroke, Alzheimer's disease, or other illness or trauma

degenerative brain disorder principally affecting motor performance, associated with reduction in dopamine, dementia may be a result as well

Genetic disorder marked by involuntar limb movements and progressing to dementia

Rare neurological disorder that results in presenile dementia

in genetics, genes that lead to neary a 100% chance of developing the accociated disorder

genes that only slightly increase the risk of developing the disorder but in contrast to the deterministic genes, these are more common

deterioration in the ability to transfer info from short to long term memory, in the absence of other dementia symptoms, as a result of head trauma or drug abuse