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anxiety

overly responsive limbic system, leads to persistent worry

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histrionic PD

use appearance to gain attention, overly dramatic

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persistent depressive disorder

2 of the following: appetite problems, in/hypersomnia, low energy, low self-esteem, poor concentration, indecisive, hopeless

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major depressive disorder

2+ weeks of sadness, empty, feeling down, loss of interest/pleasure

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BPD

intense mood swings, uncertainty about self, intense fear of abandonment, also have unstable relationships

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panic disordder

frequent panic attacks

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mania

seeking excitement, companionship, move/talk fast, poor planning and judgement, can involve psychosis

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acute stress disorder

2 days post traumatic event, after 30 days it is PTSD

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generalized anxiety disorder

malfunction in GABA feedback and emotional brain circuit, excessive/unrealistic worry

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hypomania

little need for sleep, high self-esteem, elevated mood, irritable, risky behaviour (milder than mania)

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PTSD

after traumatic event that is threatening to life or bodily integrity

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cyclothymic disorder

mild depression and hypomanic for 2+ years, milder than BPD

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paranoid PD

suspicious, hypervigilant, distrust in people, sees everything as threatening

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schizotypal PD

odd behaviour, speech, thought, perception, along with social deficits

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bipolar 1

manic for ~7 days, depressed for 2 years

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bipolar 2

hypomanic, depressed, can involve psychosis (depression is longer than bipolar 1)

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dissociative amnesia

cannot recall info about an upsetting situation

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complex PTSD

caused by multiple events

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fugue amnesia

forgetting your own personal identity

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narcissistic PD

grandiose sense of self, seeking admiration

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dependent PD

excessive reliance on others, submissive, prone to mistreatment

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schizophrenia

disturbance in mood, thought, behaviour and is accompanied by auditory, visual, and olfactory hallucinations, along with delusions of thought insertion and paranoia

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avoidant PD

seek social contact, but anxious in social situations, fear of rejection and criticism

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dissociative identity disorder (DID)

2+ subpersonalities/alternatives that behave differently due to lifelong repression of painful memories and links to childhood abuse

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agoraphobia

fear of crowded spaces

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factitious disorder

faking illness for medical attention

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phobia

persistent and irrational fear

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simple PTSD

caused by one event

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panic attack

period of sudden panic, often misinterpreted as a medical emergency

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schizoid PD

pattern of detachment, cold, lack of interest in social interactions, would rather be alone

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social anxiety disorder (SAD)

anxiety and worry in social situations

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somatic symptom disorder

too much focus on physical symptoms (illness anxiety disorder)

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