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Psychological Disorders
Chapter 11
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/19/2015

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Agoraphobia
Definition
Fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or embarrassing or in which help is unavailable in the event of a panic attack
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Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)
Definition
Condition marked by a lengthy history of irresponsible and/or illegal actions
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Anxiety Disorder
Definition
Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
Condition marked by a history of at least one manic episode
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Compulsion
Definition
Repetitive behavior or mental act performed to reduce or prevent stress
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Delusions
Definition
Strongly held fixed belief that has no basis in reality
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Diathesis-Stress Model
Definition
Perspective proposing that mental disorders are a joint product of a genetic vulnerability, called a diathesis, and stressors that trigger this vulnerability
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Definition
Condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states that recurrently take control of the persons behavior
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
Continual feeling of worry, anxiety, physical tension, and irritability across many areas of life functioning
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Hallucinations
Definition
Sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Definition
State in which a person experiences a lingering depressed mood or diminished interest in pleasurable activities, along with symptoms that include weight loss and sleep difficulties
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Mood Disorder
Definition
A group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature
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Obsession
Definition
Persistent idea, thought, or urge that is unwanted, causing marked distress
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Definition
Condition marked by repeated and lengthy immersion in obsessions, compulsions, or both
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Panic Disorder
Definition
Repeated and unexpected panic attacks, along with either persistent concerns about future attacks or change in personal behavior in an attempt to avoid them
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Personality Disorder
Definition
Condition in which personality traits, appearing first in adolescence, are inflexible, stable, expressed in a wide variety of situations, and lead to distress or impairment
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Phobia
Definition
Intense fear of an object or a situation thats greatly out of proportion to its actual threat
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Definition
Marked emotional disturbance after experiencing or witnessing a severely stressful event
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Psychological Disorder
Definition
Mental or behavioral pattern that causes either suffering or a poor ability to function in ordinary life
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Psychosis
Definition
Refers to an abnormal condition of the mind described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"
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Schizophrenia
Definition
Severe disorder of thought and emotion associated with a loss of contact with reality
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