Unit 12 vocab

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a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme intention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD

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Deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors

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psychological disorder

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the concept that diseases in this case psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital

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medical model

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the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition updated as a 2000 “text revision” a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

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DSM-IV-TR

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

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anxiety disorders

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an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

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generalized anxiety disorder

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an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations

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panic disorder

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an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation

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phobia

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an anxiety disorder charaterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (computations)

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obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD

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an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumo anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience

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post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

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postitive psychological changes as a result of struggling changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises

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post-traumatic growth

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psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause

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somatoform disorder

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

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conversion disorder

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a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease

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hypochondriasis

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

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dissociative disorders

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a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities

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dissociative identity disorder

multiple personality disorder

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psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes

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mood disorders

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a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absense of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities

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major depressive disorder

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a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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mania

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

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bipolar disorder

manic-depressive disorder

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a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions and actions

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schizophrenia

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

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delusions

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psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

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personality disorders

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a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist

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antisocial personality disorder