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33 Cards in this Set
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abnormal behavior
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behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a long period of time
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medical model
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a biological approach that describes psychological disorders as medical diseases with a biological origin
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DSM-IV
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abbreviation or the "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders" fourth edition; the current version of the APA's major classification of psychological disorders
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ADHD
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psychological disorder in which the individual shows one or more of the following characteristics over a period of time: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
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anxiety disorders
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psychological disorders that feature motor tension, hyperactivity, and apprehensive expectations and thoughts.
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generalized anxiety disorder
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an anxiety disorder that consists of persistent anxiety for at least 6 months; the individual with this disorder cannot specify the reasons for the anxiety
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panic disorder
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an anxiety disorder marked by recurrent sudden onsets of intense apprehension or terror.
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agoraphobia
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a cluster of fears centered on public places and on an inability to escape or to find help should one become incapacitated
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phobic disorder
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commonly called "phobia," an anxiety disorder in which the individual has an irrational, overwhelming, persistent fear of a particular object or situation
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OCD
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an anxiety disorder in which the individual has anxiety-provoking thoughts that will not go away (obsession) and/or urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors to prevent or produce some future situation (compulsion)
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PTSD
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an anxiety disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event, severely oppressive situations, severe abuse, and natural and unnatural disasters
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mood disorder
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psychological disorders in which there is a primary disturbance in mood (prolonged emotion that colors the individual's entire emotional state). Two main types are the depressive disorders and bipolar disorder.
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depressive disorder
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mood disorders in which the individual suffers from depression (an unrelenting lack of pleasure in life)
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major depressive disorder (MDD)
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a mood disorder indicated by a major depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness, lasting at least 2 weeks
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dysthymic disorder
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a depressive disorder that is generally more chronic and has fewer symptoms than major depressive disorder.
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bipolar disorder
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a mood disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of mania (an overexcited, unrealistically optimistic state)
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dissociative disorders
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psychological disorders that involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity.
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dissociative amnesia
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a dissociative disorder involving extreme memory loss caused by extensive psychological stress
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dissociative fugue
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a dissociative disorder in which the individual not only develops amnesia but also unexpectedly travels away from home and assumes a new identity
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
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formerly called multiple personality disorder, this is the most dramatic but least common dissociative disorder; individuals suffering from this disorder have two or more distinct personalities or selves.
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schizophrenia
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a severe psychological disorder that is characterized by highly disordered thought processes
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hallucinations
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sensory experiences in the absence of real stimuli
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delusions
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false, sometimes even preposterous, beliefs that are not part of the person's culture.
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referential thinking
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ascribing personal meaning to completely random events
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catatonia
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a state of immobility and unresponsiveness
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flat affect
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a negative symptom in which the person shows little or no emotion, speaks without emotional inflection, and maintains an immobile facial expression
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disorganized schizophrenia
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a type of schizophrenia in which an individual has delusions and hallucinations that have little or no recognizable meaning
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catatonic schizophrenia
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a type of schizophrenia characterized by bizarre motor behavior that sometimes takes the form of a completely immobile stupor
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paranoid schizophrenia
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a type of schizophrenia that is characterized by delusions of reference, grandeur, and persecution
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undifferentiated schizophrenia
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a type of schizophrenia that is characterized by disorganized behavior, hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence
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undifferentiated schizophrenia
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a type of schizophrenia that is characterized by disorganized behavior, hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence
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diathesis-stress model
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a model of schizophrenia that proposes a combination of biogenetic disposition disposition and stress as the cause of the disorder
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personality disorders
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chronic, maladaptive cognitive-behavioral patterns that are throughly integrated into the individual's personality
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