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| deficits in general intellectual functioning and adaptive functioning |
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| a person's ability to adapt to the requirements of daily living and the expectations of his or her age and cultural group |
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| excessive psychomotor activity that may be purposeful or aimless, accompanied by physical movements and verbal utterances that are usually more rapid than normal |
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| a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development |
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| acting without reflection and without thought to the consequences of the behavior |
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| disruptive behavior disorders |
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| a disturbence of conduct severe enough to produce significant impairment in social, occupational, or academic functioning because of symptoms that range from oppositional defiant to moderate and severe conduct disturbances |
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| a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated. physical aggression is common |
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| personality characteristics that define an individual's mood and behavioral tendencies |
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| oppositional defiant disorder |
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| characterized by a pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that occurs more frequently than is usually observed in individuals of comparable age and developmental level, and interferes with social, academic, or occupational functioning |
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| the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics |
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| repeating one's own sounds or words |
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| repeating what others say |
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| repetitive sexual behaviors or fantasies that involve nonhuman objects, real or simulated suffering or humiliation, or nonconsenting partners |
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| characterized by recurrent, intense, sexual urges, behaviors, or sexually arousing fantasies, of at least a 6 month duration, involving the exposure of one's genitals to an unsuspecting stranger |
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| recurrent, intense, sexual urges or behaviors, or sexually arousing fantasies, of at least 6 months, involving the use of nonliving objects intimately associated with the human body |
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| fetish involving a man dressing as a woman |
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| recurrent preoccupation with intense sexual urges, behaviors, or fantasies of at least 6 months involving touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person |
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| recurrent sexual urges, behaviors, or fantasies of at least 6 months involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child |
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| recurrent, intense sexual urges, behaviors, or fantasies of at least 6 months involving the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer |
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| recurrent, intense sexual urges, behaviors, or fantasies of at least 6 months involving acts in which the psychological or physical suffering of the victim is sexually exciting to the person |
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| recurrent, intense sexual urges, behaviors, or fantasies of at least 6 months involving the act of observing an unsuspecting person naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity |
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| prolonged loss of appetite and abuse of self induced vomitting, diuretics, etc to loose weight |
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| excessive, insatiable appetite followed by abuse of self induced vomitting, diuretics, etc to loose weight |
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| self-induced vomitting, misuse of laxatives diuretics or enemas to rid the body of excessive calories |
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| paranoid personality disorder |
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| a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts |
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| schizoid personality disorder |
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| characterized primarily by a profound defect in the ability to form personal relationships or to respond to others in any meaningful, emotional way |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| a pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behavior that reflects a disregard for the rights of others |
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| borderline personality disorder |
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| characterized by a pattern of intense and chaotic relationships, with affective instability and fluctuating attitudes toward other people |
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| histrionic personality disorder |
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| characterized by colorful, dramatic, and extroverted behavior in excitable, emotional people |
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| narcissistic personality disorder |
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| persons with an exaggerated sense of self-worth and lack empathy for others |
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| avoidant personality disorder |
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| persons with this are extremely sensitive to rejection and may lead to a socially withdrawn life |
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| dependant personality disorder |
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| characterized by a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation |
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| obsessive compulsive personality disorder |
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| persons with this are very serious and formal and have difficulty expressing emotions, overly disciplined, perfectionist, and preoccupied with rules |
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| passive-agressive personality disorder |
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| a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations that begins by early adulthood and occurs in a variety of contexts |
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| the maltreatment of one person by another |
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| a pattern of coercive control founded on and supported by physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence of an intimate partner |
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