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major depression
- feelings of worthlessness, fatigue, loss of interest
- disturbances in mood
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dysthymia
chronic depression lasting at least 2 years
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manic depression
bipolar disorder
affective disorder characterized by mood swins of mania/depression
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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Episodes of depression occuring seasonaly; in the fall and winter
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gerneralized anxiety disorder
- most common anxiety disorder
- chronic worry about everyday problems, inability to relax
- does not interfere with social interactions or emplyment
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panic disorder (PD)
- sudden attacks of intense feeling-loss of control-often that death is imminent
- physical symptoms mimic a hear attack
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posttraumatic stress disorder
results from an extreme traumatic experience
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obsessive-compulsive disorder
- anxiety disorder
- senseless obsessions, repeated cmpulsions, interfering with daily life
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hypochondriasis
preoccupation with toughts of disease
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autism
- developmental disability
- difficulty with verbal/nonverbal communication, inability to relate
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dyslexia
difficulty understanding written or spoken words
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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
hyperactivity, impulsive, lack of control
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anorexia nervosa
bulima nervosa
substance abuse disorders
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schizophrenia
- disease of brain chemistry
- disorted perception of one's environment
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psychotherapy
treatment of psychiatric disorders using verbal and nonverbal interactions with patients
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behavioral therapy
techniques to decrease or stop unwated behavior
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congnitive therapy
treatment to change unwanted patterns of thinking
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psychotropic drugs
medications used to treat mental illness
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antianxiety agents
anxiolytic agents
drugs used to reduce anxiety
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neuroleptic agents
drugs used to treat psychosis-schizophrenia
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