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PSY2012
Module 40
7
Psychology
Undergraduate 1
08/04/2011

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Term
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Definition
Suffer from anxiety about many things without knowing why.
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Panic Disorder
Definition
Characterized by intense, abrupt, unexplained anxiety attacks, which are often accompanied by feelings of detachment and loss of control.
Term
Agoraphobia
Definition
A disorder in which people fear public places usually due to the fear of having a panic attack.
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Phobic Disorder
Definition
Characterized by intense, irrational fear.
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Simple Phobia
Definition
An irrational, intense fear of a specific object or situation.
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Social Phobia
Definition
An irrational, intense fear of situations that subject an individual to public scrutiny.
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OCD
Definition
Characterized by persistent thoughts and the need to perform tasks multiple times.
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