Chapter 12 Psych
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 paranoid | type of schizophrenia in which the person suffers from delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations |
| schizophrenia | severe disorder in which the person suffers from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, hallucinations, and inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality |
| bipolar disorder | severe mood swings between major depressive episodes and manic episodes |
| manic | having the quality of excessive excitement, energy, and elation or irritability |
| cognitive psychologists | psychologist who study the way people think, remember, and mentally organize information |
| major depression | severe depression that comes on suddenly and seems to have no external cause |
| mood disorders | disorders in which mood is severely disturbed |
| generalized anxiety disorder | disorder in which a person has feelings of dread and impending doom along with physical symptoms of stress, lasting six months or more |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder | disorder in which intruding, recurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior |
| personality disorders | disorders in which a person adopts a persistent, rigid, and maladaptive pattern of behavior that interferes with normal social interactions |
| psychopathology | study of abnormal behavior |
| culture-bound syndromes | disorders found only in particular cultures |
| psychological disorders | any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life |
| panic disorder | disorder in which panic attacks occur frequently enough to cause the person difficulty in adjusting to daily life |
| panic attack | sudden onset of intense panic in which multiple physical symptoms of stress occur, ofter with feelings that one is dying |
| specific phobia | fear of objects or specific situations or events |
| social phobia | fear of interacting with others or being in social situations that might lead to a negative evaluation |
| hallucinations | false sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices that do not really exist |
| phobia | an irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity |
| delusions | false beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness |
| anxiety disorders | disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness |
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