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| Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives. |
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| The perspective that suggests that when an individual displays symptoms of abnormal behavior, the root case will be found in a physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, chemical deficiency, or a brain injury. |
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| Psychoanalytic perspective |
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| The perspective that suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression. |
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| The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem. |
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| The perspective that suggests that people’s thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior. |
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| The perspective that emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal. |
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| Sociocultural perspective |
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| The perspective that assumes that people’s behavior – both normal and abnormal – is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live. |
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| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders¸ Forth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR): |
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| A system devised by the American Psychiatric Association, used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior. |
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| The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause that affects daily functioning. |
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| Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations. |
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| Panic disorder: Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks lasting from a few seconds to several hours. |
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| Anxiety disorder that takes the form of panic attacks lasting from a few seconds to several hours. |
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| Generalized anxiety disorder |
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| The experience of long-term, persistent anxiety and worry. |
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| Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| A disorder characterized by obsessions or compulsions. |
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| A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring. |
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| An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable. |
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| Psychological difficulties that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause. |
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| A disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with their health. |
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| A major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an arm or leg. |
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| Psychological dysfunctions characterized by the separation of difference facets of a person’s personality that are normally integrated. |
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| Dissociative identity disorder (DID) |
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| A disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities. |
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| A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs. |
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| A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity. |
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| A disturbance in emotional experience that is strong enough to intrude on everyday living. |
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| A severe form of depression that interferes with concentration, decision making, and sociability. |
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| An extended state of intense, wild elation. |
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| A disorder in which a person alternates between periods of euphoric feelings of mania and periods of depression. |
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| A class of disorders in which severe distortion of reality occurs. |
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| A disorder characterized by a set of inflexible, maladaptive behaviors patterns that keep a person from functioning appropriately in society. |
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| Antisocial personality disorder |
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| A disorder in which individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others. |
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| Borderline personality disorder |
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| A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are. |
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