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| 9423781018 | psychopathology | patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable for those who are affected or for those with whom they come in contact |  | 0 |
| 9423781019 | impaired functioning | difficulty in fulfilling appropriate and expected family, social, and work-related roles | 1 | |
| 9423781020 | biopsychosocial model | a view of mental disorders as caused by a combination of interacting biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors |  | 2 |
| 9423781021 | neurobiological model | a modern name for the medical model, in which psychological disorders are seen as reflecting disturbances in the anatomy and chemistry of the brain and in other biological processes | 3 | |
| 9423781022 | psychological model | a view in which mental disorder is seen as arising from psychological processes | 4 | |
| 9423781023 | sociocultural model | a way of looking at mental disorders in relation to gender, age, ethnicity, and other social and cultural factors | 5 | |
| 9423781024 | anxiety disorder | a condition in which intense feelings of apprehension are long-standing and disruptive |  | 6 |
| 9423781025 | phobia | an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fear of an object or situation that does not objectively justify such a reaction | 7 | |
| 9423781026 | specific phobia | an anxiety disorder involving fear and avoidance of heights, animals, and other specific stimuli and situations |  | 8 |
| 9423781027 | post-traumatic stress disorder | a pattern of adverse reactions following a traumatic and threatening event | 9 | |
| 9423781028 | social phobia | an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fears relating to social situations | 10 | |
| 9423781029 | agoraphobia | an anxiety disorder involving strong fear of being alone or away from the security of home | 11 | |
| 9423781030 | generalized anxiety disorder | a condition that involves relatively mild but long-lasting anxiety that is focused on any particular object or situation; also called free-floating anxiety | 12 | |
| 9423781031 | panic disorder | an anxiety disorder involving sudden panic attacks | 13 | |
| 9423781032 | panic attacks | attacks marked by intense heart palpitations, pressure or pain in the chest, dizziness or unsteadiness, sweating, and a feeling of faintness | 14 | |
| 9423781033 | obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) | an anxiety disorder involving repetitive thoughts and urges to perform certain rituals | 15 | |
| 9423781034 | obsessions | persistent, upsetting, and unwanted thoughts | 16 | |
| 9423781035 | compulsions | ritualistic, repetitive behaviors | 17 | |
| 9423781036 | somatoform disorders | psychological problems in which there are symptoms of a physical disorder without a physical cause |  | 18 |
| 9423781037 | conversion disorder | a somatoform disorder in which a person displays blindness, deafness, or other symptoms of sensory or motor failure without a physical cause | 19 | |
| 9423781038 | hypochondriasis | a somatoform disorder involving strong, unjustified fear of physical illness | 20 | |
| 9423781041 | dissociative disorders | rare conditions that involve sudden and usually temporary disruptions in a person's memory, consciousness, or identity | 21 | |
| 9423781042 | dissociative fugue | a dissociative disorder involving sudden loss of memory and the assumption of a new identity in a new locale | 22 | |
| 9423781043 | dissociative amnesia | a dissociative disorder marked by a sudden loss of memory |  | 23 |
| 9423781044 | dissociative identity disorder (DID) | a dissociative disorder in which a person reports having more than one identity; also called multiple personality disorder |  | 24 |
| 9423781045 | mood disorder | conditions in which a person experiences extreme moods, such as depression or mania; also called affective disorder | 25 | |
| 9423781046 | major depressive disorder | a mood disorder in which a person feels sad and hopeless for weeks or months | 26 | |
| 9423781047 | delusions | false beliefs, such as those experienced by people suffering from schizophrenia or extreme depression | 27 | |
| 9423781048 | dysthymic disorder | a mood disorder involving a pattern of comparatively mild depression that lasts for at least two years |  | 28 |
| 9423781049 | mania | an elated, very active emotional state | 29 | |
| 9423781050 | bipolar disorder | a mood disorder in which a person alternates between deep depression and mania; also called manic depression | 30 | |
| 9423781051 | bipolar II disorder | a mood disorder in which a person alternates between major depressive episodes and hypomania episodes |  | 31 |
| 9423781054 | seasonal affective disorder (SAD) | during months of shorter daylight, patients experience severe depression, accompanied by irritability and excessive sleeping |  | 32 |
| 9423781055 | schizophrenia | a severe and disabling pattern of disturbed thinking emotion, perception, and behavior |  | 33 |
| 9423781059 | hallucinations | a symptom of disorder in which people perceive voices or other stimuli when there are no stimuli present |  | 34 |
| 9423781060 | positive symptoms | schizophrenic symptoms such as disorganized thoughts, hallucinations, and delusions | 35 | |
| 9423781061 | negative symptoms | schizophrenic symptoms such as absence of pleasure, lack of speech, and flat effect |  | 36 |
| 9423781062 | paranoid schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner | 37 | |
| 9423781063 | disorganized schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions | 38 | |
| 9423781064 | catatonic schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement | 39 | |
| 9423781065 | undifferentiated schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by having positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not meet the specific criteria for the paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic subtypes |  | 40 |
| 9423781067 | personality disorders | long-standing, inflexible ways of behaving that create a variety of problems | 41 | |
| 9423781068 | paranoid personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by suspiciousness and distrust of others, all of whom are assumed to be hostile | 42 | |
| 9423781069 | schizoid personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by detachment from social relationships; restricted range of emotion |  | 43 |
| 9423781070 | schizotypal personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by detachment from, and great discomfort in, social relationships; odd perceptions, thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors | 44 | |
| 9423781072 | obsessive-compulsive personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control |  | 45 |
| 9423781074 | histrionic personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and preoccupation with being the center of attention; emotional shallowness; overly dramatic behavior | 46 | |
| 9423781075 | narcissistic personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with fantasies of success; arrogance | 47 | |
| 9423781076 | borderline personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by lack of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures |  | 48 |
| 9423781077 | antisocial personality disorder | a personality disorder characterized by shameless disregard for, and violation of, other people's rights | 49 | |
| 9423781081 | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | patients diagnosed with this disorder are impulsive and unable to concentrate on an activity as well as other children their age can | 50 | |
| 9423781085 | DSM-V | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; resource for diagnosing disorders, uses a 5 axis system |  | 51 |
