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| a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. |
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| post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience. |
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| mental disorder in which people panic in situations in which escape or help might not be possible. |
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| dissociative identity disorder (DID)/split personality disorder |
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| a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. |
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| major depressive disorder |
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| a mood disorder in which a person experiences in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. |
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| generalized anxiety disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. |
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| psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. |
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| a way of determining which geners are involved in depression by searching for correlations between DNA variations and population traits. |
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| a major depression in which a person feels down-in-the-dumps for nearly every day for two years. |
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| an anxiety disorder marked by unopredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations. |
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| DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition) |
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| a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. |
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| a group of several disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions and actions. |
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| some schizophrenic victims lapse intoa zombie-like state of apparent apathy. |
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| a way of determining which genes are involved in depression by examining the DNA of both affected and unaffected family members. |
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| disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. |
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| deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. |
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| one of the first reformers to advocate the medical modeal and called for providing more humane living conditions for the mentally ill. |
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| an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance for a specific object or situation. |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted reptitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). |
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| a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. |
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| the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured; assumed mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the same basis of their symptoms and cured through therapy. |
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| psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes (major depressive disorders, mania, and bipolar disorder). |
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