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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/01/2011
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Anxiety
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a mood state characterized by marked negative affect and somatic symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune.  
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Mood disorders used to be considered..

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 Depressive disorders/affective disorders/ or even depressive neuroses.

 Beginning with the DSM-III, these problems were grouped under the heading mood disorders because they all represent gross deviations in mood.
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Depression and mania contribite to...
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1.      The experience of depression and mania contribute, either alone or in combination, to all mood disorders.
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