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| A hermful dysfunction in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, unjustifiable, and maladaptive |
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| Used for classifying psychological disorders |
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| o PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY DISTRESSING, PERSISTENT ANXIETY OR MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS THAT REDUCE ANXIETY |
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| Marked by a minutes-long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations |
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| Marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of specific objects or situations |
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| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
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| Characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions) |
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| Psychological disorders that involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity |
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| Under stressful situations, person forgets about everything prior to the occurence |
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| Person runs away from home |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder - Multiple Personality Disorder |
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| Person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities |
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| Psychological disorder characterized by inflexible and enduring patterns that impair social functioning |
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| Odd/Eccentric ... Chronic Failure/Avoidance ... Dramatic/Emotionally Problematic |
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| Schizoid Personality Disorder (O/E) |
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| exhibit social disengagement (withdrawn behavior) do not form adequate social relationships |
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| Avoidant Personality Disorder (CF/A) |
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| Fearful sensitivity to rejection |
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| Histrionic Personality Disorder (D/EP) |
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| Individuals seek a lot of attention and tend to overreact |
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| Narcissistic Personality Disorder (D/EP) |
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| Individuals have an unrealistic sense of self-importance |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder (D/EP) |
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| Individuals are often emotionally unstable, impulsive, unpredictable, irritable, and anxious |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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| Person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing (sociopaths/psychopaths) |
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| Major Depressive Disorder |
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| The person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities |
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| The person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania |
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| marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state |
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| False beliefs with no basis on reality, often of persecution or grandeur |
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| Sensory experiences with out sensory stimulation |
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| Characterized by bizarre motor behavior |
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| Characterized by preoccupation with delusions, often themes if persecution or grandiosity |
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| Disorganized Schizophrenia |
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| Characterized by delusions that have little or no recognizable meaning (disorganized speech or behavior, or flat inappropriate emotion) |
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| Undifferentiated Schizophrenia |
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| Characterized by disorganized behavior, hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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| PERSON IS CONTINUALLY TENSE, APPREHENSIVE, AND IN A STATE OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AROUSAL |
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