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Chapter 14
Psychological Disorders - PSYCH 203
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/12/2016

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Comorbidity
Definition
Existence of 2 or more disorders
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Binge Eating Disorder
Definition
Eating too much and not vomiting it back out
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Neurotransmitters
Definition
Chemicals that transmit information between Neurons
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Concordance rate
Definition
The rate that disorders appear between twins
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Epidemiology
Definition
Locations that a disorder shows up
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Eating Disorders
Definition
Disorders classified by obsession with weight and abnormal eating
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Prevalence
Definition
How many people have a certain disorder
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Phobic Disorder
Definition
Irrational fear of something that cant hurt you
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Major Depressive disorder
Definition
Persistent feelings of despair and sadness
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Anhednoia
Definition
The loss of the ability to experience pleasure
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Delusions
Definition
False beliefs that people have
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
Worrying for no reason or cause
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Dissociative Amnesia
Definition
Suddenly forgetting personal details about yourself
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
Disorder characterized by manic and depressive states
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Anxiety Disorders
Definition
Disorders classfied by excessive anxiety
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Panic Disorder
Definition
Random Anxiety attacks
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Schizophrenic Disorder
Definition
Thoughts that affect how you process information
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Agoraphobia
Definition
The fear of going to public places
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Definition
When a person have multiple complete personalities in them
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Medical Model
Definition
If you exhibit abnormal behaviour you have a disease
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Obsessive compulsory disorder
Definition
Constant thoughts and urges to do pointless rituals
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Hallucinations
Definition
Sensory perceptions become distorted or as i would call it ' Tripping Balls",

-rolling 500 micrograms deep in an acid trip at a music festival and having time of your life
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Anorexia
Definition
Fear of getting fat or gaining weight
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Bulimia
Definition
The disorder where a person binge eats then vomits it out (self purging)
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Diagnosis
Definition
Distinguishing one illness from another
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Etiology
Definition
The cause of an Illness
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Prognosis
Definition
The probable course of the illness
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Dissociative Disorders
Definition
People lose parts of their memory and forget who they are
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