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Abnormal Psych
Chapter 6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2012

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dissociative amnesia
Definition
partial or total loss of important personal informaiton sometimes occurring suddenly after a stressful or traumatic event, due to psychological, not physical factors
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localized amnesia
Definition
a failure to recall all the events that happend in specific short period, often centered on some highly painful or disturbing event
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selective amnesia
Definition
inability to remember certain details of an incident
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systemitzed amnesia
Definition
the loss of memory for certain categores of information
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depersonalization disorder
Definition
disorder characterized by feelings of unreality concerning the self and the environment
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dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Definition
multiple personality disorder
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hypochondriasis

(hypochondriac)

Definition

excessive preoccupation with fears of having a disease,

misinterpretation of bodily symptoms

 

*dispite medical assurances

 

duration at least 6 months

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body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Definition
preoccupation with an imagined defect in apprearance in the normal-appearing person or an excessive concern over a slight defect
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depersonalization disorder
Definition
disorder characterized by feelings of unreality concerning the self and the environment
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dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Definition
multiple personality disorder
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pain disorder
Definition
hypochondriasis
Term
body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Definition
preoccupation with an imagined defect in apprearance in the normal-appearing person or an excessive concern over a slight defect
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Somatoform Disorders
Definition

a catagory of psychological disorders characterized

by unusual physical

symptoms that occur but they're not

there

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Factitious Disorder
Definition
Disorder to fake illness to gain attention
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Personality Disorders
Definition
Chronic, pervasive problems getting along with people in different contexts.  They show little flexibility.  They try repeated maladaptive techniques
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