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| an unpleasant emotional state characterized by physical arousal and feelings of tension, apprehension , and worry. |
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| a category of psychological disorders in which extreme anxiety is the main diagnostic feature and causes significant disruptions in the persons cognitive, behavioral, or interpersonal functioning. |
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| generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) |
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| An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, global, and persistent symptoms of anxiety; also called free floating anxiety |
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| a sudden episode of extreme anxiety that rapidly escalates in intensity. |
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| an anxiety disorder in which the person experiences frequent and unexpected panic attacks. |
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| a strong or irrational fear of something usually a specific object or situation, that does not necessarily interfere with the ability to function in daily life |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive and irrational fear of a specific object or situation that interferes with the ability to function in daily life; formally called simple phobia |
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| social phobia or social anxiety disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder involving the extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed judges, or scrutinized by other in a social situation. |
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| an anxiety disorder involving the extreme and irrational fear of experiencing a panic attack in a public situation and being unable to escape or get help. |
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| post traumatic stress disorder |
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| an anxiety diorder in which chronic and persistent symptoms of anxiety develop in response to an extreme physical or psychological trauma. |
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| OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) |
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| an anxiety disorder in which the symptoms of anxiety are triggered by intrusive, repetitive thoughts and urges to perform certain tasks |
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| repeated, intrusive, and uncontrollable irrational thoughts or mental images that cause extreme anxiety and distress |
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| repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to prevent or reduce anxiety. |
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| a category of mental disorders in which significant and persistent disruptions in mood or emotions cause impaired cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning; also called affective disorders. |
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| a mood disorder characterized by extreme and persistent feelings of despondency worthlessness, and hopelessness, causing impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning. |
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| a mood disorder involving chronic, low grade feelings of depression that produce subjective discomfort but do not seriously impair the ability to function. |
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| seasonal affective disorder (SAD) |
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| a mood disorder in which episodes of depression typically occur during the fall and winter and subside during the spring and summer. |
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| a mood disorder involving periods incapacitating depression alternating with periods of extreme euphoria and excitement; formerly called manic depression |
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| a sudden, rapidly escalating emotional state characterized by extreme euphoria, excitement, physical energy, and rapid thoughts of speech |
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| a mood disorder characterized by moderate but frequent mood swings that are not severe enough to qualify as bipolar |
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| a category of mental disorders characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviors |
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| an eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, an irrational fear of gaining weight, and distorted body self perception |
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| an eating disorder characterized by binges of extreme overeating followed by self induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, or other inappropriate methods to purge the excessive food and prevent weight gain. |
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| inflexible, maladaptive patterns of thoughts, emotions, behavior, and interpersonal functioning that are stable over and across situations, and deviate from the expectations of the individuals culture. |
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| paranoid personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of the motive of others without sufficient basis. |
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| pervasive pattern of disregarding and vil=olating the rights of others; such as individuals are also often referred to as psychopaths or sociopaths |
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| instability of interpersonal relationships, self image and emotions and marked impulsivity. |
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| a break or disruption in consciousness during which awareness, memory, and personal identity become separated or divided. |
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| a category of psychological disorders in which extreme and frequent disruptions of awareness, memory, and personal identity impair the ability to function |
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| a dissociative disorder involving the partial or total inability to recall important personal information |
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| a dissociative disorder involving sudden and unexpected travel away from home, extensive amnesia and identity confusion |
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| dissociative identity disorder (DID) |
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| a dissociative disorder involving extensive memory disruptions along with the presence of two or more distinct identities, or "personalities"; formerly called multiple personality disorder |
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| a psychological disorder in which the ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes. |
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| on schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect excesses or distortions of normal funtioning, including delusions, hallucinations and disorganized thoughts and behaviors. |
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| in schizophrenia symptoms that reflect defects or deficits in normal functioning, including flat affect, alogia, and avolition |
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| a falsely held belief that persists in spite of compelling contradictory evidence |
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| a false or distorted perception that seems vividly real to the person experiencing it. |
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| the view that schizophrenia is related to, and may by caused by, excessive activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain |
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| the view that schizophrenia is related to, and may by caused by, excessive activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain |
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