Psychological Disorders
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| 767555287 | Deviant, Distressing, Dysfunctional | Three criteria for discerning behavior as disordered (three D's of disorders) | |
| 767555288 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | characterized by pervasive and excessive state of anxiety lasting at least six months | |
| 767555289 | Panic Attacks | episodes of extreme anxiety associated with perceptions of threat and occurring because of the fear of danger, inability to escape, embarrassment, or specific objects | |
| 767555290 | agoraphobia | intense fear of being in places where escape may be difficult or in which help might not be available should a panic attack occur | |
| 767555291 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | triggered by exposure to a catastrophic or horrifying event that poses serious harm or threat | |
| 767555292 | social phobia (social anxiety disorder) | pronounced fear of humiliation in the presence of others. marked by sever self-consciousness about appearance or behavior or both | |
| 767555293 | specific phobias | characterized by intense fear of particular objects or situations. marked by intense and immediate fear, even panic, when confronted with very particular situations or objects | |
| 767555294 | Obsession | unwanted thought, word, phrase, or image that persistently and repeatedly comes into a person's mind and causes distress | |
| 767555295 | compulsion | repetitive behavior performed in response to uncontrollable urges or according to a ritualistic set of rules | |
| 767555296 | impulse control disorder | related to OCD in which a person feels an intense repetitive desire to perform certain behaviors (gambling, hair pulling, shopping, fire setting) | |
| 767555297 | diathesis-stress model | combination of biological predispositions (diathesis) plus stress or an abusive environment | |
| 767555298 | major depressive disorder | characterized by pervasive low mood, lack of motivation, low energy, and feelings of worthlessness and guilt that last for at least two consecutive weeks | |
| 767555299 | dysthymia | form of depression that is milder than major depressive disorder but lasts longer | |
| 767555300 | Bipolar Disorder | characterized by substantial mood fluctuations, a cycle between very low and very high moods | |
| 767555301 | cyclothymia | milder but longer lasting form of bipolar disorder | |
| 767555302 | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | inability to focus for more than a few minutes, to remain still and quiet, to do careful work | |
| 767555303 | autism | characterized by severe language and social impairment along with repetitive habits and inward focused behaviors | |
| 767555304 | asperger's syndrome | impaired social interest and skills and restricted interests, have above average intelligence | |
| 767555305 | somatization disorder | somatoform disorders are marked by physical or bodily symptoms that mimic physical diseases, but have no know physical cause or medical basis | |
| 767555306 | dissociative identity disorder | development of at least two distinct personalities, each with its own memories, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions (split personality disorder) | |
| 767555307 | hypochondriasis | a pervasive debilitating fear of suffering from serious physical illness although none is found by a medical professional | |
| 767555308 | Schizoid personality disorder | wants a solitary life; disinterested in close, social relationships | |
| 767555309 | schizotypal personality disorder | isolated and asocial, has very odd thoughts and beliefs (might think stories in newspaper are written directly about them) | |
| 767555310 | paranoid personality disorder | extremely suspicious and mistrustful of other people in ways that are both unwarranted and not adaptive | |
| 767555311 | histrionic personality disorder | wants to be the center of attention, dramatic, seductive, flamboyant, and exaggerated behavior; emotional; intense; self-centered; shallow in emotions and relationships | |
| 767555312 | borderline personality disorder | out-of-control emotions; fear of abandonment; vacillate between idolizing and despising those who are close to them; likely to hurt themselves or suffer from eating and/or substance abuse disorders | |
| 767555313 | narcissistic personality disorder | extremely positive and arrogant self-image; attention is self-focused; exaggerated sense of self-importance and grandiosity | |
| 767555314 | antisocial personality disorder | impulsive, deceptive, violent, ruthless behavior, callous, engage in criminal behavior |
