70610666 | Normal | something most people do; the common or average thing | |
70610667 | Abnormal | deviation from what is considered normal | |
70610668 | Anxiety | a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger | |
70610669 | General Anxiety Disorder | fearing unknown and unforseen circumstances; unable to enjoy life | |
70610670 | Phobia | an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation | |
70610671 | Phobic Disorder | severe anxiety is focused on a particular object that is out of proportion to the real danger | |
70610672 | Panic Disorder | an anxiety disorder that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks; a feeling of helpless terror | |
70610673 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | a person suffering acute anxiety thinks the same thing over and over and has to perform irrational actions | |
70610674 | Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome | disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks | |
70610675 | Major Depressive Disorder | severe form of depression that interferes with functioning, concentration, and mental and physical well-being | |
70610676 | Bipolar Disorder | disorder in which an individual alternates between feelings of mania (euphoria) and depression | |
70610677 | Schizophrenia | a group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions | |
70610678 | Dissociative Disorder | a disorder in which a person experiences alterations in memory, identity, or consciousness | |
70610679 | Dissociative Amnesia | the ability to recall important personal events or information; is usually associated with stressful events | |
70610680 | Dissociative Fugue | a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is unable to recall the past | |
70610681 | Dissociative Identity Disorder | a person exhibits two or more personality states, each with its own patterns of thinking and behaving | |
70610682 | Antisocial | personality disorder; displays pattern of disregarding and violating the rights of others without feeling remorse | |
70610683 | Dependent | personality disorder; displays pattern of submissiveness and excessive need to be taken care of | |
70610684 | Histrionic | personality disorder; displays escessive emotions, excessively seeks attention | |
70610685 | Paranoid | personality disorder; distrusts others; percieves others as having evil motives | |
70610686 | Tolerance | physical adaption to a drug so that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original effect | |
70613503 | Withdrawal | the symptoms that occur after a person discontinues the use of a drug to which he or she has become addicted | |
70613504 | Psychological Dependence | use of a drug to such an extent that a person feels nervous and anxious without it; users come to depend so much on the feeling of well-being they obtain from the drug that they feel compelled to continue using it | |
70613505 | Stages of alcoholism | 1) the individual discovers that alcohol reduces their tensions, gives them self-confidence, and reduces social pressures 2) beverage becomes a drug 3) drinking compulsively |
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