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| 6370126543 | Hallucinations | perceptions experienced in the absence of external stimuli | 0 | |
| 6370126544 | Delusions | fixed but patently false beliefs, such as believing that one is being haunted by demons | 1 | |
| 6370126545 | Culture-Bound Syndromes | psychological disorders found only in one or few cultures | 2 | |
| 6370126546 | Dhat Syndrome | a culture-bound syndrome found in India in which men develop intense fears about losing semen | 3 | |
| 6370126547 | Medical Model | framework for understanding abnormal behavior patterns as symptoms of underlying physical disorders or diseases | 4 | |
| 6370126548 | Biopsychosocial Model | one integrative model for explaining abnormal behavior patterns in terms of the interactions of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors | 5 | |
| 6370126549 | Diathesis-Stress Model | type of biopsychosocial model that relates the development of disorders to the combination of a diathesis, or predisposition, usually genetic in origin, and exposure to stressful events or life circumstances | 6 | |
| 6370126550 | Diathesis | vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder | 7 | |
| 6370126551 | Psychological Disorders | abnormal behavior patterns charactized by disturbances in behavior, thinking, perceptions, or emotions that are associated with significant personal distress | 8 | |
| 6370126552 | Anxiety Disorders | class of psychological disorders characterized by excessive inappropriate anxiety reactions | 9 | |
| 6370126553 | Phobias | excessive fears of particular objects or situations | 10 | |
| 6370126554 | Social Phobia | type of anxiety disorder involving excessive fear of social situations | 11 | |
| 6370126555 | Specific Phobia | phobic reactions involving specific situations or objects | 12 | |
| 6370126556 | Acrophobia | excessive fear of heights | 13 | |
| 6370126557 | Claustrophobia | excessive fear of enclosed spaces | 14 | |
| 6370126558 | Agoraphobia | excessive, irrational fesr of being in public places | 15 | |
| 6370126559 | Panic Disorder | type of anxiety disorder involving repeated episodes of sheer terror called panic attacks | 16 | |
| 6370126560 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | type of anxiety disorder involving persistent and generalized anxiety and worry | 17 | |
| 6370126561 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | type of anxiety disorder involving the repeated occurrence of obsessions and/or compulsions | 18 | |
| 6370126562 | Anxiety Sensitivity | fear of fear, involving excessive concern that anxiety symptoms will spin out of control | 19 | |
| 6370126563 | Dissociative Disorders | class of psychological disorders involivng changes in conscousness, memory, or self-identity | 20 | |
| 6370126564 | Somatoform Disorders | class of psychological disorders involving physical ailments or complaints that cannot be explained by organic causes | 21 | |
| 6370126565 | Dissociative Identity Disorder | type of dissociative disorder characterized by the appearance of multiple personalities in the same individual | 22 | |
| 6370126566 | Conversion Disorder | type of somatoform disorder characterized by a change or a loss of a physical function that cannot be explained by medical causes | 23 | |
| 6370126567 | Hypochondriasis | somatoform disorder in which there is excessive concern that one's physical complaints are signs of underlyring serious illness | 24 | |
| 6370126568 | Secondary Gain | the reward value of having a psychological or physical symptom, such as release from ordinary responsibilities | 25 | |
| 6370126569 | Mood Disorders | class of psychological disorders involving disturbances in mood states, such as major depression and bipolar disorder | 26 | |
| 6370126570 | Major Depressive Disorder | most common type of depressive disorder, characterized by periods of downcast mood, feeling of worthlessness, and loss in interest in pleasurable activities | 27 | |
| 6370126571 | Seasonal Affective Disorder | type of major depression that involves a recurring pattern of winter depressions followed by elevations of mood in the spring and summer | 28 | |
| 6370126572 | Dysthymic Disorder | type of psychological disorder characterized by mild by chronic depression | 29 | |
| 6370126573 | Bipolar Disorder | type of mood disorder characterized by mood swings from extreme elation (mania) to severe depression | 30 | |
| 6370126574 | Manic Episodes | periods of mania, or unusually elevated mood and extreme restlessness | 31 | |
| 6370126575 | Cyclothymic Disorder | mood disorder characterized by a chronic pattern of relatively mild mood swings | 32 | |
| 6370126576 | Learned Helplessness Model | view that depression results from the perception of a lack of control over the reinforcements in one's life that may result from exposure to uncontrollable negative events | 33 | |
| 6370126577 | Attributional Style | a person's characteristic way of explaining outcomes of events in his or her life | 34 | |
| 6370126578 | Depressive Attributional Style | characteristic way of explaining negative events in terms of internal, stable, and global causes | 35 | |
| 6370126579 | Disinhibition Effect | removal of normal restraints or inhibitions that serve to keep impulsive behavior in check | 36 | |
| 6370126580 | Schizophrenia | severe and chronic psychological disorder characterized by disturbances in thinking, perception, emotions, and behavior | 37 | |
| 6370126581 | Psychotic Disorder | psychological disorder, such as schizophrenia, characterized by a break with reality | 38 | |
| 6370126582 | Thought Disorder | breakdown in the logical structure of thought and speech, revealed in the form of a loosening of associations | 39 | |
| 6370126583 | Positive Symptoms | symptoms of schizophrenia involving behavioral excesses, such as hallucinations and delusions | 40 | |
| 6370126584 | Negative Symptoms | behavioral deficits associated with schizophrenia, such as withdrawal and apathy | 41 | |
| 6370126585 | Disorganized Type | a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by confused behavior and disorganized delusions among other features | 42 | |
| 6370126586 | Catatonic Type | subtype of schizo characterized by bizarre movements, postures, or grimaces | 43 | |
| 6370126587 | Waxy Flexibility | feature of catatonic schizo in which people rigidly maintain the body position or posture in which they were placed by others | 44 | |
| 6370126588 | Paranoid Type | most common subtype of schizo, characterized by appearance of delusional thinking accompanied by frequent auditory hallucinations | 45 | |
| 6370126589 | Personality Disorders | class of psychological disorders characterized by rigid personality traits that impair people's ability to adjust to the demands they face in the environment and that interfere with their relationships with others | 46 | |
| 6370126590 | Narcisstic Personality Disorder | a type of personality disorder characterized by a grandiose sense of self | 47 | |
| 6370126591 | Paranoid Personality Disorder | type of personality disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others | 48 | |
| 6370126592 | Schizoid Personality Disorder | type of personality disorder characterized by social aloofness and limited range of emotional expression | 49 | |
| 6370126593 | Borderline Personality Disorder | type of personality disorder characterized by unstable emotions and self-image | 50 | |
| 6370126594 | Anti-Social Personality Disorder | type of personality disorder characterized by callous attitudes toward others and by antisocial and irresponsible behavior | 51 |
