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13261499213psychological disordera syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour0
13261499214attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity1
13261499215medical modelthe concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital2
13261499216DSM-5the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders3
13261499217anxiety disorderspsychological disorder characterised by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviours that reduce anxiety4
13261499218generalised anxiety disorderan anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal5
13261499219panic disorderan 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 sensations6
13261499220phobiaan anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation7
13261499221social anxiety disorderintense fear of social situations, leading to avoidance of such8
13261499222agoraphobiafear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic9
13261499223obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)a disorder characterised by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)10
13261499224posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)a disorder characterised by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience11
13261499225posttraumatic growthpositive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises12
13261499226mood disorderspsychological disorders characterised by emotional extremes13
13261499227major depressive disordera mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure14
13261499228maniaa mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state15
13261499229bipolar disordera mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania16
13261499230ruminationcompulsive fretting; overthinking about our problems and their causes17
13261499231schizophreniaa psychological disorder characterised by delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech, and/or diminished or inappropriate emotional expression18
13261499232psychosisa psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions19
13261499233delusionsfalse beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders20
13261499234hallucinationfalse sensory experience, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus21
13261499235somatic symptom disordera psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause22
13261499236conversion disordera disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found23
13261499237illness anxiety disordera disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease24
13261499238dissociative disordersdisorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings25
13261499239dissociative identity disorder (DID)a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities26
13261499243personality disorderspsychological disorders characterised by inflexible and enduring behaviour patterns that impair social functioning27
13261499244antisocial personality disordera personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist28

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