Term
|
Definition
| A significant dysfunction in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured |
|
|
Term
| ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) |
|
Definition
| A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, with an updated "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety |
|
|
Term
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
|
Definition
| An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictiable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation |
|
|
Term
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
|
Definition
| An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted and repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both |
|
|
Term
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
|
Definition
| An anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawl, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes (major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder) |
|
|
Term
| Major Depressive Disorder |
|
Definition
| A mood disorder in which a person experineces, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods or diminished intrest or pleasure in most activities, along with at least four other symptoms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A hyperactive, wildy optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behavoirs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| False beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations, often with themes of persecution or grandiosity |
|
|
Term
| Disorganized Schizophrenia |
|
Definition
| Disorganized speech or behavior, or flat or inappropriate emotion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Immobility (or excessive, purposeless movement), extreme negativism, and/or parrot-like repeating of another's speech or movements |
|
|
Term
| Undifferentiated Schizophrenia |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Withdrawl, after hallucinations and delusions have disappeared |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Disorders in which conciousness awareness becomes separated (disassociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings |
|
|
Term
| Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) |
|
Definition
| A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. (Multiple personality disorder) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An eating disorder in which a person (usually and adolescent female) maintains a starvation diet despite being significatnly (15 percent or more) underweight |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An eating disorder in which a person alternates binge eating (usually of high-calorie foods) with purging (by vomiting or laxative use) or fasting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging or fasting that marks bulimia nervosa |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning |
|
|
Term
| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
|
Definition
| A personality disorder in which a person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist |
|
|
