Chapter 15 Nervous System Behavioral Health

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Psychiatrist

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Physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind

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Psychiatry

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Specialty of the mind, treatment of mental disorders

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Psychogenic

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Originating in the mind

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Psychologist

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Specialist of the mind

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Psychology

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Study of the mind, dealing with the mind and mental processes in relation to human behavior

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Pyschopathy

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Any disease of the mind

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Psychosis

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Abnormal condition of the mind, major mental disorder characterized by extreme derangement, often with delusions and hallucinations

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Psychosomatic

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Pertaining to the mind and body, and interrelations of

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Anorexia nervosa

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Eating disorder characterized by a disturbed perception of body image resulting in failure to maintain body weight, intensive fear of gaining weight, pronounced desire for thinness and amenorrhea in females

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Anxiety disorder

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Emotional disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness arising typically from the anticipation of unreal or imagined danger

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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Disorder of learning and behavior problems characterized by marked inattentive, distractibility, impulsiveness and hyperactivity

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Autism

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Spectrum of mental disorders, onset during childhood or infancy, preoccupation with subjective mental activity, inability to interact socially, and impaired communication

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Bipolar disorder

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Major psychological disorder typified by a disturbance in mood. The disorder is manifested by manic and depressive episodes that may alternate or effects of both may occur simultaneously.

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Bulimia nervosa

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Eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled binge eating followed by purging

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Major depression

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Mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness, despair, discouragement, hopelessness, lack of joy, altered sleep patterns, and difficulty with decision making and daily function.

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

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Disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts that result in the tendency to perform repetitive acts or rituals (compulsions) usually as a means of releasing anxiety or tension

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Panic attack

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Episode of sudden onset of acute anxiety, occurring unpredictably, with feelings of acute apprehension, dyspnea, dizziness, sweating, and/or chest pain, depersonalization, paresthesia and fear of dying, loss of mind or control

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Phobia

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Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable caused by the presence or anticipation of a specific situation or object

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Pica

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Compulsive eating of nonnutritive substances such as clay or ice. The condition is often a result of iron deficiency.

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Post traumatic stress disorder

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Disorder characterized by a chronic, debilitating emotional response to a traumatic event perceived as life threatening or severe emotional stress. May because by exposure to repeated physical or emotional trauma, military combat, natural disasters or serious accidents. Symptoms include anxiety, sleep disturbance, nightmares, difficulty concentrating and depression.

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Schizophrenia

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Any of one of a large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions or reality, disturbance of language and communication, withdrawal from social interaction, and the disorganization and fragmentation of thought, perception, and emotional reaction

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Somatoform disorders

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Disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no known physical cause exists