Psychological Disorders Flashcards

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OCD

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Unreasonable fears that lead you to do repetitive behavior

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of places and situations that might cause panic

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PTSD

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mental health condition triggered by experiencing or seeing a terrifying event.
Very common

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Anti social personality disorder

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Manipulating or violating rights of others

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Bipolar disorder

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mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

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Dissociative identity disorder

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Presence of two or more distinct personality states.

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Somatoform disorder

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cause bodily symptoms, including pain

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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inflated sense of self-importance.

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Phobia

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persistent fear of an object or situation

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Schizophrenia

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people interpret reality abnormally.

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Major depression

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persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

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Panic attacks

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sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.

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2 psychological disorder treatments

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exposure therapy

psychotherapy

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exposure therapy

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exposure of the patient to the feared object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety

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psychotherapy

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treatment of mental or emotional illness by talking about problems rather than by using medicine or drugs.

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