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| biological factors of anxiety disorders |
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people who have an inhibited temperamental style are at risk for developing social phobias
in obsessive compulsive disorder the area of the brain involved in suppressing impulses is smaller than normal |
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| they reflect extreme emotions - depression is excessive sadness etc. |
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| a disorder characterized by severe negative moods or a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities |
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a form of depression that is not severe enough to be diagnosed as major depression
can be considered a personality disorder because the mood is so long-lasting |
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a mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania
manic episodes: characterized by elebated mood, increased activiety, diminished need for sleep, gradiose ideas, racing thoughts, and extreme distractibility
equally common in men and women, develops in late adolescence and early adulthood |
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| learned helplessness model |
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| a cognitive model of depression in which people feel unable to control events around them |
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a mental disorder characterized by alterations in perceptions, emotions, thoughts, or consciousness
it is a psychotic disorder characterized by alterations in thoughts, perceptions, or consciousness |
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| symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions and hallucinations , that are excesses in behavior |
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| sytmptoms of schizophrenia marked by deficits in functions such as apathy, lack of emotion, and slowed speech and movement |
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false personal beliefs based on incorrect inferences about reality (a positive symptom of schizophrenia)
common forms: paranoid, grandiose, persecution |
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| false sensory perceptions that are experienced without an external source |
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| loosening of associations |
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| a speech pattern among schizophrenic patients in which their thoughts are disorganized or meaningless |
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acting in strange or unusual ways, including strange movement of limbs, bizarre speech, and inappropriate self-care such as failing to dress properly or bathe
a positive symptom of schizophrenia |
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| borderline personality disorder |
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| a personality disorder characterized by identity, affective, and impulsive disturbances |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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a personality disorder marked by a lack of empathy and remorse (psychopath)
not curable
equally common in men and women
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a developmental disorder involving deficits in social interaction, impaired communication, and restricted interests
core symptoms: deficits in communication, being unaware of others, and restricted activities and interests
primarily biological |
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| attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
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| a disorder characterized by restless, inattentive, and impulsive behaviors |
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| a goal of some types of therapy: a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological processes |
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| a type of humanistic therapy: an empathetic approach to therapy; it encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding |
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| treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions |
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| a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality |
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| cognitive-behavioral therapy |
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| a therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors |
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