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Psychological Disorders
major psychologial disorders
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/15/2009

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Term
Personality Disorder
Definition

Disorders in which there is an enduring pattern of behavior, thought, or perception that deviates from the expectations of one's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.

Term
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Definition

grandiose sense of self-importance

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narcissistic personality disorder
Definition
preoccupation with fantasies of success or power
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Definition
need for constant attention or admiration
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Narcissisitic Personality Disorder
Definition
respond badly to criticism or minor defeat
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Definition
feel entitled to favors w/o obligations
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Narcissisic Personality Disorder
Definition
exploit others selfishly
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Definition
have difficulty recognizing how others feel
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
Definition
long-standing pattern of irresponsible behavior indicating a lack of conscience and no sense of responsibility to others
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Antisocial Pers. Dis.
Definition
lying, stealing, and fighting w/o experiencing the emotions most ppl associate with these behaviors
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Antisocial Pers. Disord.
Definition
violate social norms
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Antisocial Pers. Disord.
Definition
actions marked by an indifference to the rights of others
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder

Definition
two types of personality disoders
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Dissociative Disorders
Definition
disorders in which there is a disruptio in the usually intgrated functions of conciousness, memory, identity, or perception.
Term

Dissociative amnesia

Definition
an inability to recall important personal info, usually a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness
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Dissociative amnesia
Definition
gaps in memory associated w. traumatic events such as suicide attempts or selfmutilation
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Dissociative Identity Dis.
Definition
to or more distinct personalities exist within the same individual that recurrently take control of behavior
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Dissociative Identity Dis
Definition
usually there is a primary identity that carries the individuals given name
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Dissociative Identity Dis.
Definition

alternate identities w. different names

 

frequent gaps in memory for personal history

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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Definition
often associated ith severe physical or sexual abuse, esp. during childhood.
Term
Anxiety Disorders
Definition
disorders in which prominent sypmtons are anxiety, worry, fear
Term

Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Identity Disoder

Definition
two types of Dissociative Disorders
Term
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition

excessive anxiety and worries abt a number of dif issues

 

individual can not control the worry

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Generalized anxiety dis
Definition

at least three of the following: restless, fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and disturbed sleep

 

 

worry not focused on one area

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Panic Disorder
Definition
recurrent unexpected panic attacks
Term
panic disorder
Definition
fear of having another apnic attack after months
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panic disor
Definition
attacks seems to come without warning and are not due to any psychological effect of a sustance
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Agoraphobia
Definition
an extreme fear of being in public places or open spaces from which escape may be difficult or embarassing
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agoraphobia
Definition
situtations avoided or produce extreme distress anxiety about having a panic attack
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social phobia
Definition
marked and persistent fear of social performance in situations in which embarrassment may occur
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social phobia
Definition

exposure to situation may lead to a panic attack

 

person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable

 

avoidance interferes w. person's normal routine and functioning

Term

obsessions

Definition

recurrent thoughts that are intrusice and inappropiate and cause marked anxiety and distress

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compulsions
Definition
repetitive behaviors or mental cts that the person feels driven to perform and according to rules taht must be applied rigidly
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OCD
Definition
obsessions and compulsions can not be controlled and are time consuming and interfere with normal life
Term

generalized anxiety disorder

panic disorder

agoraphobia

social phobia

ocd

Definition
5 tyes of anxiety disorders
Term

bipolar disorder

major depressive disorder

Definition

2 types of mood disorder

Term
manic episode
Definition
a distinct peros in which there is an abnormally elevated, expansive, and irritable mood
Term
mood disorders
Definition
disorders characterize by a disturbance of mood or emotion
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eating disorders
Definition
patterns of abnormal behavior in which a person doesnt eat, prevents body from digesting food, or combines bingeing and purging
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anorexia

bulimia

Definition
two types of eating disorders
Term
Schizophrenic Disorders
Definition
a severe form of pychopathgolgy in which personality seems to disintergrate, perception is distorted, emotions are blunted, thoughts are bizarrem and language is strange.
Term
schizophrenic sympstons
Definition
symptons: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior
Term
Schizo- disorganized
Definition
disorganized speech and/or behavior and flat inappropriate affect
Term
Schizo- catatonic
Definition

marked psychomotor disturbance: immobility or ecxessive motor activity

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catatonic
Definition
extreme negativityor mutism 
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catatonic
Definition
peculiar movement such as posturing, overly prominent gesturing or grimacing
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paranoid
Definition
presence of prominent delusionc or auditory hallucinations, typically regarding persecutions or grandiosity
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mentally ill
Definition
maladaptive, abnormal, unjustifiable, and disturbing behavior
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