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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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Excessive, global, and persistent anxiety
(anxiety disorder) |
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Sudden episodes of extreme anxiety, escalating rapidly in intensity.
(anxiety disorder) |
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Frequent and unexpected panic attacks.
(anxiety disorder) |
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An irrational fear of a specific object or situation
(anxiety disorder) |
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Extreme, irrational fear of experiencing a panic attack in a public situation
(anxiety disorder) |
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Extreme, irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or (social anxiety disorder) scrutinized by others in social situations.
(anxiety disorder) |
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Chronic and persistent anxiety symptoms in response to an extreme physical or psychological trauma.
(anxiety disorder) |
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Intrusive, repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or urges to perform certain actions (compulsions).
(anxiety disorder) |
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| Irrational, uncontrollable, and disruptive anxiety. |
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| Are physical ailments that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors. |
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Is marked by a history of diverse physical complaints that appear to be psychological in origin.
(Somatoform Disorder) |
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Is characterized by a significant loss of physical function with no apparent organic basis, usually a single organ
system.
(Somatoform Disorder) |
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Hypochondriasis
(Hypochondria) |
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Is characterized by excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illnesses.
(Somatoform Disorder) |
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Extreme disruptions of awareness, memory, and personal identity
(Dissociative Disorder) |
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Inability to recall important personal information
(Dissociative Disorder) |
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Sudden travel away from home, extensive amnesia, and identity confusion.
(Dissociative Disorder) |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder |
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Extensive memory disruptions, along with the presence of two or more distinct personalities (Used to be called multiple personality disorder)
(Dissociative Disorder) |
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| Chronic disruptions in mood. |
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Extreme and persistent feelings of despondency, worthlessness, and hopelessness
(Mood Disorder) |
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Chronic low-grade feelings of depression
(mood Disorder) |
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| Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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Episodes of depression that recur during the fall and winter and remit during the spring and summer
(Mood Disorder) |
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Alternating depressive and manic episodes
(Mood Disorder) |
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Moderate but frequent mood swings.
(Mood Disorder) |
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| Severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thoughts. |
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| Paranoid Type (schizophrenic) |
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| Delusions and/or hallucinations, but virtually no cognitive impairment, disorganized behavior, or negative symptoms |
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| Catatonic Type (Schizophrenic) |
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| Highly disturbed movements or actions, waxy flexibility. |
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| Disorganized type (Schizophrenic |
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| Disorganized behavior and speech, and flat affect |
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| Undifferentiated type (schizophrenic) |
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| Combination of symptoms of the other three types |
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