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| A unique and long term pattern of inner experience and outward behavior that leads to consistent reactions across various situations. |
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| A very rigid pattern of inner experience and outward behavior that differs from the expectations of one's culture and leads to dysfunction. |
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| Paranoid Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder marked by a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others. |
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| Schizoid Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by persistent avoidance of social relationships and little expression of emotion. |
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| Schizotypal Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities. |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder marked by a general pattern of disregard for and violation of other people's rights. |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by repeated instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood and by impulsive behavior. |
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| Histrionic Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emtionality and attention seeking. |
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| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder marked by a broad pattern of graniosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. |
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| Avoidant Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelins of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaulation. |
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| Dependent Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of. |
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| Passive-Agressive Personality Disorder |
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| A personality disorder listed in versions of the DSM, marked by a pattern of negative attitudes and resistance to the demands of others. |
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| The field of psychology concerned with the mental health of elderly people. |
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| A syndrome makred by sever problems in memory and in at leeast one other cognitive function. |
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| A rapidly developing clouding of conscioursness, the person has great difficulty concentrating, focusing attention, and following an orderly sequence of thought. |
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| The mos common form of dementia, usually occuring after the age of 65. |
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| Dementia caused by a cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, which restrict blood flow to certain areas of the brain. |
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| The bran of psychology concerned with intersections between psychological practice and research and the judicial system. |
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| A legal process by which people accused of a crime are instead judged mentally unstable and sent to a mental health facility for treatment. |
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| Not guilty by reason of insanity |
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| A verdict stating that defendants are not guilty of committing a crime because they were insane at the time of the crime. |
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| A widely used legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed a crime if, because of a mental disorder, they did not know thenature of the act or did now know right from wrong. |
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| Irresistible Impulse Test |
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| A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time the committed a crime if they were driven to do so by an uncontrollable " fit of passion. " |
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| A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed a crime if their act was the result of a mental disorder or defect. |
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| American Law Institute Test |
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| A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time the committed a crime if, because of a mental disorder, they did not know right from wrong or could not resist an uncontrollable impulse to act. |
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| A verdict stating that defendants are guilty of committing a crime but are also suffering from a mental illness that should be treated during their imprisonment. |
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| A state of mental instability that leaves defndants unable to understand the legal charges and prceddings they are facing and unable to prepare an adequate defense. |
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| A legal process by which an indivdual can be forced to undergo mental health treatment. |
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| The legal right of patients, particularly those who are involuntarily committed, to receive adequate treatment. |
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| Right to Refuse Treatment |
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| The legal right of patients to refuse certain forms of treatment. |
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| A body of principles and rules for ethical behavior, designed to guide decisions and actions by members of profession. |
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| The prinicple that certain professionals will not divulge the information they obtain from a client. |
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| The principle that therapists must break confidentiality in order to protect a person who may be the intended victime of a client. |
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| Employee Assistance Program |
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| A mental health program offered by a business to its employees. |
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| An insurance program in which the insurance company decides the cost, method, provider, and length of treatment. |
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