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acrophobia

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excessive, irrational fear of heights, avoidance of elevations/marked distress when unable to avoid high places

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agoraphobia

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fear of going out to public places

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ADHD

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a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity

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anhedonia

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diminished ability to experience pleasure

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anorexia nervosa

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eating disorder, intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body images, refusal to maintain normal weight, dangerous measures to lose weight

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antisocial personality disorder

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personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, maybe aggressive and ruthless

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anxiety

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psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety/maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

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bipolar disorder (manic depressive)

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mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopeless and lethargy of depression and overexcited state of mania

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avoidant personality disorder

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low self-esteem, fear of rejection and fear of judgment

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autism

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childhood psychological disorder, profound impairment of social interaction and severely restricted interests and activities, apparent by age 3

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competency

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a defendant’s capacity to stand trial, called fitness in some states, the ability to exert control over one’s life

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borderline personality disorder

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disorder marked by instability in social relationships, self-image, and emotional function

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bulimia

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eating disorder, engaging in out-of-control overeating, unhealthy compensatory efforts, self-induced vomiting, fasting, abuse of laxative

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conversion disorder

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rare somatoform disorder, person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found

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delusions

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false beliefs, often of persecution/grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

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dissociative disorders

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disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (disassociated) from previous memories, thoughts, feelings

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delusions of grandeur

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fixed, false beliefs that oneself is superior

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delusions of persecution

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when a person believes everyone is trying to hurt (persecute) him/her

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diagnosis

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distinguishing one illness from another

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dissociative identity disorder

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rare dissociative disorder, person exhibits 2 or more distinct and alternating personalities, formerly called multiple personality disorder

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DSM 5

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APA’s diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders, widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

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etiology

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apparent causation and developmental history of an illness

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fugue

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dissociative disorder, one separates from previous memories, suddenly finding themselves with no recollection of previous experiences, feelings, people in their lives

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histrionic personality disorder

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strong need for attention from others, manifests in dramatic, exaggerated, potentially overly flirtatious actions and behaviors

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insane
legal status indicating that a person can't be held responsible for his/her actions because of mental illness
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generalized anxiety disorder
anxiety disorder, a person is continually tense, apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
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hallucinations
sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of a real, external stimulus or gross distortion of perceptual input
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hypochondriasis
a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease
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mood/affective disorder
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
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narcissistic personality disorder
grandiose sense of self-importance, a sense of entitlement and and excessive need for attention and admiration
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involuntary commitment
when people are hospitalized in psychiatric facilities against their will
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major depressive disorder
mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, 2 or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness
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ocd
anxiety disorder, unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and actions (compulsions) persistent interfere with everyday living and causing the person distress
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mania
mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
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medical model
concept that diseases in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, cured through treatment in a hospital
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panic disorder
anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes, long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, frightening sensations
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personality disorders
psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
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paranoid personality disorder
constantly suspicious of others with a near inability to trust due to constant fear
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phobia
anxiety disorder marked by persistent irrational fear and avoidance of certain objects, activities, situations
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post-traumatic growth
positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises
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ptsd
anxiety disorder, haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after a traumatic event
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psychological disorder
deviant distressful and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors
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psychosis
withdrawal from reality marked by hallucinations and delusions, disturbed thoughts, emotions, personality disorganization
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prognosis
a forecast about the probable course of an illness
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rumination
repetitive thinking/dwelling on negative feelings and distress and their causes and consequences
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schizophrenia
group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, inappropriate emotions and actions
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social anxiety disorder
involves the extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, scrutinized by others in social situations
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social phobia
intense fear of experiencing humiliation in social situtions
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somatoform disorders
psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause
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specific phobia
persistent and irrational fear of an object/situation that presents no realistic danger

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