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6439784073Psychological disorderdefined by four criteria: maladaptive, disturbing to others, unusual, irrational0
6439784074Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disordersreference book that describes the symptoms of everything considered to be a disorder1
6439784075Anxiety disorderscategory including OCD, PTSD, phobias and panic attacks2
6439784076Specific phobiaintense unwarranted fear of a specific situation or object3
6439784077Agoraphobiafear of open, public spaces4
6439784078Social phobiafear of a situation in which one could embarrass oneself in public5
6439784079Generalized anxiety disordercondition where a person experiences constant uneasiness and nervousness6
6439784080Panic disordercondition where a person suffers from acute episodes of intense anxiety7
6439784081Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)condition where persistent thoughts cause someone to feel the need to engage in a particular action8
6439784082Post-traumatic stress disorderinvolves flashbacks or nightmares about a troubling event that cause anxiety9
6439784083Somatoform disordersoccur when a person manifests a psychological problem through physiological symptoms10
6439784084Hypochondriasiscondition where a person has frequent physical complaints for minor illnesses, they believe they are indicative of a more severe illness11
6439784085Conversion disordercondition where a person will report the existence of a severe physical problem, such as blindness or paralysis, and they will in fact be paralyzed.12
6439784086Dissociative disordersinvolve a disruption in conscious process13
6439784087Psychogenic amnesiacondition where a person cannot remember things but no physiological basis for the disruption in memory is found14
6439784088Dissociative identity disordercondition where a person has several personalities rather than one integrated personality15
6439784089Mood or affective disorderscondition where a person experiences extreme or inappropriate emotions16
6439784090Major depressioncommon cold of disorders, characterized by lengthy periods of unhappiness and lethargy17
6439784091Seasonal affective disordercondition where a person experiences depression but only during certain times of the year, most often winter when there is less sunlight18
6439784092Bipolar disordermood disorder involving depressed and manic episodes19
6439784093Schizophrenic disorderscharacterized by disordered, distorted thinking often demonstrated through delusions and/or hallucinations20
6439784094Delusions of persecutionbelief that people are out to get you21
6439784095Delusions of grandeurbelief that you have greater influence and power than you do22
6439784096Disorganized schizophreniaoften have an odd use of language and may display inappropriate emotion23
6439784097Paranoid schizophreniacharacterized by delusions of persecution24
6439784098Catatonic schizophreniaoften engage in odd movements or remain motionless for periods of time25
6439784099Tardive dyskinesiamuscle tremors and stiffness caused by extensive use of anti-psychotic drugs26
6439784100Personality disorderswell-established, maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect people's ability to function27
6439784101Antisocial personality disordercondition where a person has little regard for the feelings of others; believe people need to look out for themselves28
6439784102Dependent personality disordercondition where person relies too much on the attention and help of others29
6439784103Paranoid personality disordercondition where a person feels constantly persecuted30
6439784104Narcissistic personality disordercondition where a person sees themselves as the center of the universe31
6439784105Obsessive compulsive personality disordercondition where person is overly concerned with certain thoughts and behaviors, but not debilitated to the extent of someone with OCD32

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