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| An unusual pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that is harmful to the self or to others. |
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| A group of disorders characterized by hallucination, delusion, cognitive impairment, mood disturbance, and social withdrawal. |
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| A false or distorted perception of objects or events. |
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| A false belief or opinion that is strongly held in spite of conclusive, contradictory evidence. |
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| An abnormal behavior, such as hallucination and delusion, that does not occur in healthy individuals but occurs in people with schizophrenia. |
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| A normal and expected behavior that is absent due to schizophrenia. |
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| The statistical probability that one individual will share a trait with another individual, typically a twin or other related person. |
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| The rapid eye movement that occurs when an individual is visually tracking a moving stimulus. |
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| Typical antipsychotic medication |
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| A dopamine antagonist that is used to treat schizophrenia or psychosis resulting from the use of dopamine agonists, such as cocaine and amphetamine. |
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| One of a major group of dopamine antagonists used in the treatment of psychosis. |
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| Atypical antipsychotic medication |
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| One of several newer medications used to treat schizophrenia that are not dopamine antagonists. |
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| A commonly prescribed dopamine antagonist, also known as Thorazine. |
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| A chronic disorder, characterized by involuntary, jerky movements, that occurs as the result of long-term treatment with antipsychotic medications. |
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| Major depressive disorder (MDD) |
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| A disorder in which intense feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness persist a minimum of two weeks. |
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| A mood disorder characterized by alternating cycles of mania and depression. |
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| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) |
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| A type of medication, used to treat major depressive disorder and related conditions, that interferes with the reuptake of serotonin at the synapse. |
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| Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) |
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| A treatment of mood disorders in which convulsions are produced by the passage of an electric current through the brain. |
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| An emotional state characterized by abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood. |
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| A simple salt that appears to stablize serotonin and norepinephrine levels in cases of bipolar disorder. |
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| Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| An anxiety disorder characterized by repetitive, intrusive thoughts and the need to engage in certain behaviors to control anxiety. |
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| An intrusive thought, feeling, or emotion with which a person is preoccupied; characteristic of obsessive compulsive disorder. |
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| An irresistible, repeated, impulse to perform an action; characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
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| The experience of intense feelings of impending doom and the need to escape accompanied by strong sympathetic arousal, including heart palpitations, sweating, trembling, and shortness of breath. |
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| A condition characterized by repeated panic attacks and worries about having panic attacks. |
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| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| An anxiety disorder arising in response to an extremely stressful event, characterized by intrusive memories, recurrent dreams, avoidance of stimuli associated with the stressful event, and heightened arousal. |
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| A severe lifetime disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction, range of interests, and communication. |
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| Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
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| A disorder first diagnosed in childhood, characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, or both. |
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| Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
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| A close relative of amphetamine that is prescribed to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
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| Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine or Dextrostat) |
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| A dopamine agonist used to treat some cases of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
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| A combination of amphetamine salts prescribed to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
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| Antisocial personality disorder (APD) |
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| A personality disorder diagnosed in adults, characterized by a failure to conform to social and legal codes of behavior and the violation of the rights of others. |
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| A condition characterized by an abnormal lack or remorse and empathy, often leading to the exploitation of others to meet personal goals. |
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