Disorders for Abnormal Psychology Exam 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 separation anxiety disorder | excessive anxiety (or panic) whenever the child is separated from the parent |
| oppositional defiant disorder | arguing repeatedly with adults, losing temper, swearing, and feeling anger/resentment |
| conduct disorder | bulling, violating basic rights of others, displaying aggression, destroying property, stealing, running away |
| ADHD | inability to focus attention, or overactive and impulsive behavior, or both |
| enuresis | repeated bed-wetting or wetting of clothes |
| encopresis | repeatedly defecating in inappropriate places |
| autism | unresponsiveness to others, poor communication skills, and highly repetitive and rigid behavior |
| Asperger's syndrome | social impairment but high levels of cognitive function and language |
| mental retardation | below-average intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior |
| sexual dysfunction | persistent inability to function normally in some area of the sexual response cycle |
| hypoactive sexual desire disorder | lack of interest in sex (and lack of sexual activity) |
| sexual aversion disorder | aversion and avoidance of interplay (involves feelings of disgust) |
| male orgasmic disorder | repeated inability to reach orgasm |
| vaginismus | involuntary contractions of muscles around the vagina preventing entry of the penis |
| dyspareunia | severe pain during sexual activity |
| paraphilia | recurrent and intense sexual urges toward non-human objects, children, nonconsenting adults, or experiences of suffering |
| fetishism | recurrent and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve the use of a nonliving object, often to the exclusion of all other stimuli |
| dementia | severe problems in memory (and in at least one other cognitive function) |
| Alzheimer's disease | most common form of dementia |
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