 | Term | Definition |
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psychological disorder |
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns |
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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity |
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medical model |
concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured |
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DSM- IV |
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
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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 |
anxiety disorder in which a person in continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal |
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panic disorder |
anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations |
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phobia |
anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation |
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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions |
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience |
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mood disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes |
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major depressive disorder |
mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activites |
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mania |
mood disorder marked by hyperactive, wildly optimitic state |
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bipolar disorder |
mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania |
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schizophrenia |
group of disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions |
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delusions |
false beliefs, often persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders |
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personality disorders |
psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
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antisocial personality disorder |
personality disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing |
