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| The DSM-IV-TR the major technical syndromes that cause significant impairment. |
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| Groups or clusters of related symptoms that are characteristic of a disorder. |
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| In DSM-IV-TR, the more long-standing personality disorders as well as mental retardation. |
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| Coexistence of two or more disorders. |
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| Generalized anxiety disorder |
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| State of pervasive and excessive anxiety lasting at least six months. |
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| An anxiety disorder involving intense fear of being in places from which escape might be difficult or in which help might not be available should a panic attack occur. |
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| Sudden, short period of extreme anxiety involving physiological and psychological symptoms and intense fear. |
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| An anxiety disorder characterized by panic attacks and persistent anxiety about having more attacks. |
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| Post-traumatic stress disorder |
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| A type of anxiety disorder triggered by exposure to a catastrophic or horrifying event that poses serious harm or threat. |
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| An anxiety disorder marked by ongoing and irrational fear of particular object, situation, or activity. |
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| Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| An anxiety disorder in which compulsive thoughts lead to obsessive behaviors. |
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| An unwanted thought, word, prase, or image that persistently and repeatedly comes into a person's mind and causes distress. |
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| A repetitive behavior performed in response to uncontrollable urges or according to a ritualistic set of rules. |
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| Fear of humiliation in the presence of others, characterized by intense self-consciousness about appearance or behavior or both. |
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| An anxiety disorder related to obsessive-compulsive disorder in which a person feels an intense, repetitive desire to perform certain behaviors. |
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| Explanation for the origin or psychological disorders as a combination of biological predispositions (diathesis) plus stress or an abusive environment. |
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| Category of psychological disorder characterized by severe disturbances in emotional behavior. |
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| Major depressive disorder |
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| Mood disorder characterized by pervasive low mood, lack of motivation, low energy and feelings of worthlessness and guilt that last for at least two consecutive weeks. |
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| Form of depression that is milder in intensity than major depressive disorder. |
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| One mood cycle in bipolar disorder, typically involving increased energy, sleeplessness, euphoria, irratibility, delusions of grandeur, increased sex drive and racing thoughts. |
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| Mood disorder characterized by substantial mood fluctuations, cycling between very low depressive and very high manic moods. |
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| A relatively mild form of bipolar disorder. |
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| Psychological diorders of thought and perception, characterized by inability to distinguish between real and imagined perceptions. |
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| The perceptual experiences associated with schizophrenia, including hallucinations, delusional thinking, and disorganized thought and speech. |
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| Convincing sensory experiences that occur in the absence of an external stimulus. |
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| Psychotic disorder characterized by significant disturbances in thought and emotion, specifically problems with perception. |
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| In people with schizophrenia a false belief or exaggeration held despite evidence to the contrary. |
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| Symptoms that include non-responsive, emotional flatness, immobility, catatonia, problems with speech, and the inability to complete tasks. |
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| Problems with working memory, attention, verbal and visual learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving processing, and speech. |
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| Term for the speech of people with schizophrenia which may follow grammatical rules but be nonsensical in terms of content. |
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| Subtype of schizophrenia characterized by preoccupation with delusions and auditory hallucinations. |
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| Subtype of schizophrenia characterized by two of the following symptoms: extreme immobility, excessive activity, peculiar posturing, mutism,or parroting what other people say. |
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| Undifferentiated schizophrenia |
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| Subtype of schizophrenia characterized by the general symptoms of delusions hallucinations, and disorganized speech. |
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| Disorganized schizophrenia |
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| Subtype of schizophrenia characterized by disorganized speech and behavior and flat or inappropriate affect. |
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| Dissociative identity disorder |
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| Dissociative disorder in which a person develops at least two distinct personailites, each with its own memories, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. |
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| Schizoid personality disorder |
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| Odd-eccentric personality disorder characterized by a desire to avoid close relationships as well as by emotional aloofness, reclusivity, and a lack of humor. |
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| Schizotypal personality disorder |
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| Odd-eccentric personality disorder characterized by a desire to live an isolated and asocial life, but also by the presence of odd thoughts and beliefs. |
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| Maladaptive and inflexible patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior that develop in late childhood or adolescence. |
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| Paranoid personality disorder |
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| Odd-eccentric personality disorder characterized by extreme suspicious and mistrust of others in unwarranted and maladaptive ways. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder |
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| Dramatic-emotional personality disorder characterized by the desire to be the center of attention and by dramatic, seductive, flamboyant and exaggerated behaviors. |
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| Narcissistic personality disorder |
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| Dramatic-emotional personality disorder characterized by having an extremely positive and arrogant self-image and being extraordinarily self-centered. |
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| Borderline personality disorder |
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| Dramatic-emotional personality disorder characterized by out-of-control emotions, fear of being abandoned by others and a vacillation between idealizing and despising people who are close to the person with the disorder. |
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| Antisocial personality disorder |
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| Dramatic-emotional personality disorder characterized by extremely impulsive, deceptive, violent, ruthless, and callous behaviors; a serious and potentially dangerous disorder. |
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| Avoidant personality disorder |
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| Anxious-fearful presonalilty disorder characterized by extreme fear of being chritisized, low self-esteem, and avoidance of social interaction. |
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| Anxious-fearful personality disorder characterized by rigid habits and extreme perfectionism; more general than OCD |
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| Dependent personality disorder |
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| Anxious-fearful personality disorder characterized by fear of being rejected and having a strong need to be cared or. |
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| Childhood disorder characterized by inability to focus attention for more than a few minutes to remain still and quiet, to do careful work. |
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| Autistic disorder or autism |
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| Childhood disorder characterized by severe language and social impairment along with repetitive habits and inward focused behaviors. |
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| A childhood disorder at the high functioning end of the autistic spectrum; characterized by impaired social interest and skills restricted interests. |
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