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Psychological Disorder
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns.
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DSM
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Presently distributed in an updated "text revision"
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Anxiety Disorders
psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autoomic nervous system arousal.
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Panic Disorder
an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intencse fread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations.
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Phobia
an anxiety disorder marked by a persistan, irrational fear and acoidance of a specfic object or situation.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions.
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Mood Disorders
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.
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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 depressed moods, feeling of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activites.
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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.
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Dissociative Orders
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
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Schizophrenia
a group of severe disorder 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 pattern that impair social functioning.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
a personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members
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