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| A disorder characterized by inflexible, long-standing personality traits that lead to behavior that impairs social functioning and deviates from cultural norms. |
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| A disorder in which excessive anxiety leads to personal distress and atypical, maladaptive, and irrational behavior. |
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| (Irrational fear) An anxiety disorder which deals with a persons marked and persistent irrational fear. |
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| (Super anxiety) Sudden onset of intense fear. |
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| An anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent panic attacks. |
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
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| An anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are perceived by the person as excessive and unreasonable, but cause significant distress and disruption in the persons daily life. |
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| A persistent intrusive thought, idea, impulse, or image that causes anxiety. |
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| A repetitive and rigid behavior that a person feels compelled to perform to reduce anxiety |
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| Disorders that involve dramatic changes in a persons emotional mood that are excessive and unwarranted. |
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