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Distress

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Emotional or psychological discomfort experienced by the individual

Upsetting

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Dysfunction

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Impairment in daily functioning, such as at work or in relationships

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Danger

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Behavior that poses a risk of harm to oneself or others

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Deviance

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Behavior that deviates from societal norms or expectations

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DSM-5

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

-Gives diagnostic codes
-Symptoms/requirements
-Prevalence/commonality

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Excessive, uncontrollable worry or anxiety about everyday events and activities

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Social anxiety disorder

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Intense fear or anxiety in social situations, like people looking at you

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that individuals feel compelled to perform

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Post traumatic stress disorder

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Develops after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.

Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event

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Major depressive disorder

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Persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and thoughts of death or suicide

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Personality disorder

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Someone’s ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving are different from what’s considered normal by society

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Explanatory style

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How you explain things like failures, things not going well, stressors, etc…

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Learned helplessness

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Learn to believe that nothing can change or can be done

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Psychotic disorder

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A person experiences a loss of touch with reality, often including hallucinations and delusions

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Positive symptoms

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An addition of behaviors

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Negative symptoms

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The reduction/absence of behaviors

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Specific phobias

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Irrational fear and avoidance of a specific situation (animals, heights, blood, etc…)

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Schizophrenia

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Disturbances in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Symptoms may include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and reduced emotional expression

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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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Preoccupation with order and details that results in the person missing the point of an activity

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Binge eating disorder

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Significant binge episode, followed by guilt or disgust

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Antisocial personality disorder

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-Limited capacity for empathy
-Disregard for “right” and “wrong”
-Disregard for violation of the rights of others
-Childhood diagnosis of conduct disorder

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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A need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others, inflated sense of self-importance, a constant need for attention

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Neurodevelopmental disorder

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Affect brain function, causing difficulties in behavior, learning, and social interaction, typically begin in childhood and persist into adulthood

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Autism spectrum disorder

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Affects communication, behavior, and social interaction- challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity- may have difficulty focusing, staying organized, and controlling their impulses

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Anorexia nervosa

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Excessive exercise/starvation
-Underweight/inaccurate perception of weight

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Bipolar 1

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Full mania to full depression/more dangerous

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Bipolar 2

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Hypomania to depression/less severe

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Panic disorder

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Type of anxiety disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks, which are sudden and intense periods of fear or discomfort

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Mania

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Decreased need for sleep, higher sex drive, euphoric, increased energy levels- more dangerous than full depression

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Borderline personality disorder

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Unstable moods, behavior, and relationships- experience intense and unstable emotions, have difficulty maintaining stable relationships

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Neurotypical VS neurodiverse

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Neurologically in range VS having neurological difference

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What are two of the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorders?

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Generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder

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What is the difference between fears and phobias?

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Fears are common and temporary emotional responses to perceived threats

Phobias are intense and irrational fears that persist over time and significantly impact a person’s life

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What do dissociative disorders always result from?

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Trauma

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What are eating disorders really about?

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Control

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