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Psychopathology
Patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable for those who are affected or for those with whom they come in contact.
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psychotherapy
The treatment of psychological disorders through talking and other psychological methods.
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Biopsychosocial Approach
A view of mental disorders as caused by a combination of interacting biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
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Medical model (neurobiological model)
A view in which psychological disorders are seen as reflecting disturbances in the anatomy and chemistry of the brain and in other biological processes,
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Psychological model
A view in which mental disorder is seen as arising from psychological processes
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Sociocultural perspective
A way of looking at mental disorders in relation to gender, age, ethnicity, and other social and cultural factors
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Sociocultural factors
Social identity and other background factors, such as gender, ethnicity, social class, and culture.
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Diathesis-stress model
The notion that psychological disorders arise when a predisposition for a disorder combines with sufficient amounts of stress to trigger symptoms.
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Anxiety disorder
A condition in which intense feelings of apprehension are longstanding and disruptive.
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phobia
An anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fear of an object or situation that does not objectively justify such a reaction.
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Specific phobia
An anxiety disorder involving fear and avoidance of heights, animals, or other specific stimuli and situations
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Social phobia
An anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fears relating to social situations.
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agoraphobia
An anxiety disorder involving strong fear of being alone or away from the security of home
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Generalized anxiety disorder (G.A.D.)
A condition that involves relatively mild but long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any particular object or situation.
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Panic Disorder
An anxiety disorder involving sudden panic attacks.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
An anxiety disorder involving repetitive thoughts and urges to perform certain rituals.
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Obsessions
Persistent, upsetting, and unwanted thoughts that interfere with daily life and may lead to compulsions.
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Compulsions
Repetitive behaviors that interfere with daily functioning but are performed in an effort to prevent dangers or events associated with obsessions.
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Somatoform disorder
Psychological problems in which symptoms of a physical disorder are present without a physical cause
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Conversion disorder
A somatoform disorder in which a person displays blindness, deafness, or other symptoms of sensory or motor failure without a physical cause.
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hypochondriasis
A somatoform disorder involving strong, unjustified fear of having physical illness.
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Somatization disorder
A somatoform disorder in which there are numerous physical complaints without verifiable physical illness.
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Somatoform pain disorder
A somatoform disorder marked by complaints of severe pain with no physical cause.
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Body dysmorphic disorder
A somatoform disorder characterized by intense distress over imagined abnormalities of the skin, hair, face, or other areas of the body.
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Dissociative disorder
Rare conditions that involve sudden and usually temporary disruptions in a person’s memory, consciousness, or identity
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Fugue reaction
A dissociative disorder involving sudden loss of memory and possible assumption of a new identity in a new location.
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Dissociative amnesia
A dissociative disorder marked by a sudden loss of memory.
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Dissociative identity disorder (D.I.D.)
A dissociative disorder in which a person reports having more than one identity
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Affective Disorder (mood disorder)
A condition in which a person experiences extreme moods, such as depression or mania
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Major depression
An affective disorder in which a person feels sad and hopeless for weeks or months
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Delusions
False beliefs, such as those experienced by people suffering from schizophrenia or extreme depression.
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Dysthymic Disorder
An affective disorder involving a pattern of comparatively mild depression that lasts for at least two years.
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Bipolar Disorder
Affective disorders in which a person alternates between the emotional extremes of depression and mania.
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Mania
An elated, very active emotional state
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Cyclothymic Personality
An affective disorder characterized by an alternating pattern of mood swings that is less extreme than that of bipolar disorders.
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Schizophrenia
A severe and disabling pattern of disturbed thinking, emotion, perception, and behavior
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Hallucinations
A symptom of disorder in which people perceive voices or other stimuli when there are no stimuli present.
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Positive Symptoms
Schizophrenic symptoms such as disorganized thoughts, hallucinations, and delusions.
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Negative Symptoms
Schizophrenic symptoms such as absence of pleasure, lack of speech, and flat affect.
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Personality Disorders
Long-standing, inflexible ways of behaving that create a variety of problems.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder (A.P.D.)
A personality disorder involving impulsive, selfish, unscrupulous, and even criminal behavior.
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Addiction
Development of a physical need for a psychoactive drug.
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Substance-Related Disorders
Problems involving the use of psychoactive drugs for months or years in ways that harm the user or others.