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01/06/2011

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DSM-IV
Definition
the fifth version of the American Psychiatric Assocation's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"
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anxiety
Definition
vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger
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phobia
Definition
intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation
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social phobia
Definition
fear they will embarass themselves in social settings
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somatoform disorder
Definition
condition in which there is no apparent physical cause
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schizophrenia
Definition
group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thought, emotions and perceptions
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hallucinations
Definition
perceptions that have no direct external cause
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tolerance
Definition
physical adaptation to a drug so that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original effect
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withdrawal
Definition
symptoms that occur after one stops using a drug he is addicted to
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word salad
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lots of words thrown together
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