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AFFECT
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The fluctuating outward signs of emotion, not the emotion itself.
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RESTRICTED AFFECT
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Slight reduction in range and intensity of emotional expression.
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BLUNTED AFFECT
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Marked reduction in the intensity of emotional expression.
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FLAT AFFECT
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Absence or near absence of affect.
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INAPPROPRIATE AFFECT
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Does not fit the situation.
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LABILE AFFECT
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Abnormal variability and &"swings"; in affect.
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AGITATION
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Motor activity associated with feelings of inner tension.
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AGONIST MEDICATION
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Produces effect on the CNS. All substances of abuse are agonist.
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ANTAGONIST MEDICATION
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No direct effect on CNS, and prevents some other substances from producing an effect.
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AGONIST/ANTAGONIST MEDICATION
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Has an effect on CNS and blocks effects of other substances (Methadone).
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ALOGIA (manifested in two ways)
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Impoverished thinking. A. Poverty of speech, B. Poverty of content.
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AMNESIA (two types)
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Anterograde: loss of memory of events AFTER onset. Retrograde: loss of memory of events BEFORE onset.
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ANXIETY
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An apprehensive anticipation of future danger. Can be focused (phobia) or free floating.
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APHASIA
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Problem in understanding or communicating because of DAMAGE to the brain.
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APHONIA
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Loss of voice due to DAMAGE of the larynx.
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ATAXIA
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Partial or complete loss of coordination of voluntary muscular movement. Only in attempted movement.
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ATTENTION
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Ability to focus.
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AVOLITION
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Inability to initiate or persist in goal-directed activities.
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CATALEPSY
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Waxy flexibility, rigid maintenance of a body position over an extended period.
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CATAPLEXY
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"Swooning" collapsing often associated with intense emotions.
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR (9 types)
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Marked motor abnormalities:
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--CATALEPSY
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Waxy flexibility, rigid maintenance of a body position over an extended period.
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--EXCESSIVE MOTOR ACTIVITY
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--EXTREME NEGATIVISM
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--MUTISM
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--POSTURING
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--STEREOTYPED MOVEMENTS
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--ECHOLALIA
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Parrot like senseless repetition of a word just spoken by another.
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CATATONIC BEHAVIOR--ECHOPRAXIA
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Semiautomatic repetition of the movements of another.
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CONVERSION SYMPTOM
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A loss of voluntary motor or sensory functioning not fully explained by a biological condition.
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DEFENSE MECHANISM
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Unconscious methods of dealing with internal conflict.
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DELUSION (12 types)
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False beliefs that are well defined and fixed.
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DELUSION--BIZARRE
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Phenomenon outside the realm of possibility
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DELUSION--DELUSIONAL JEALOUSY
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That one's sexual partner is unfaithful
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DELUSION--EROTOMANIC
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That another person is in love with the individual
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DELUSION--GRANDIOSE
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Inflated appraisal of one's worth, power, etc.
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DELUSION--MOOD-CONGRUENT
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is entirely consistent with the typical disorder themes
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DELUSION--MOOD-INCONGRUENT
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is not consistent with the typical disorder themes
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DELUSION--BEING CONTROLLED
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That one's thoughts, actions, words, are under the control of an external force
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DELUSION--REFERENCE
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Casual incidents and external events have a particular and unusual meaning
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DELUSION--PERSECUTORY
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self or other is being attacked, persecuted or conspired against.
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DELUSION--SOMATIC
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Pertaining to the appearance of functioning of one's body
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DELUSION--THOUGHT BROADCASTING
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One's own thoughts are broadcast out loud
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DELUSION--THOUGHT INSERTION
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Thoughts are not one's own, but inserted into one's mind
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DEPERSONALIZATION
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Dissociation from oneself
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DERAILMENT
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Loose thought associations
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DEREALIZATION
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Perception that the external world is strange or unreal.
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DISORIENTATION
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Confusion about time, place, or person.
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DEPERSONALIZATION
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Dissociation from oneself.
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DISSOCIATION
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Disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception.
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DISTRACTIBILITY
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Attention shifts from one thing to another
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DYSARTHRIA
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Incorrect pronunciation because of problem controlling muscles related to speech.
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DYSKINESIA
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Involuntary movements accompanied by distortions in voluntary movements
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DYSSOMNIA
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Problems with amount, quality, or timing of sleep (Insomnia or Hyperinsomnia)
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PARASOMNIA
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Abnormal occurrences during sleep.
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DYSTONIA
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Disordered tonicity of muscles.
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ECHOLALIA
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Parrot like senseless repetition of a word just spoken by another.
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ECHOPRAXIA
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Semiautomatic repetition of the movements of another.
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FLASHBACK
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Recurrence of a memory etc. from the past.
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FLIGHT OF IDEAS
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Nearly continuous flow of speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic.
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GENDER DYSPHORIA
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Aversion toward physical or social characteristics connoting one's own sex.
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GENDER IDENTITY
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Inner conviction of being male or female
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GRANDIOSITY
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Inflated appraisal of one's worth, power, etc.
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HALLUCINATION
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A sensory perception of compelling reality without external stimulation.
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HALLUCINATION -- AUDITORY
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perception of sound or voices
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HALLUCINATION -- GUSTATORY
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Perception of taste
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HALLUCINATION -- MOOD-CONGRUENT
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is entirely consistent with the typical disorder themes
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HALLUCINATION -- MOOD-INCONGRUENT
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is not consistent with the typical disorder themes
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HALLUCINATION -- OLFACTORY
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perception of odor
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HALLUCINATION -- SOMATIC
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perception of physical experience within the body
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HALLUCINATION -- TACTILE
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perception of being touched or something under one's skin
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HALLUCINATION -- VISUAL
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perception of sight (forms and light)
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HYPERACUSIS
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Painful sensitivity to sounds
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IDEAS OF REFERENCE
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Casual incidents and external events have a particular and unusual meaning
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ILLUSION
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Misperception and misinterpretation of a real external stimulus
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INCOHERENCE
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Speech that is incomprehensible b/c lacking logical or meaningful connections
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INSOMNIA
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difficulty falling or staying asleep or poor sleep quality
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THE THREE PHASES OS INSOMNIA
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A. initial B. middle C. terminal
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INTERSEX CONDITION
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Intermingling the characteristics of each sex
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MACROPSIA
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perception that objects are larger than they actually are
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MICROPSIA
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perception that objects are smaller than they actually are
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MAGICAL THINKING
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belief that one's thoughts etc will cause or prevent a specific outcome that defies "physics"
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MOOD
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sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world
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MOOD -- DYSPHORIC
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unpleasant mood
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MOOD -- ELEVATED
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exaggerated feeling of well-being -- a high
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MOOD -- EUTHYMIC
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normal range, absence of depressed or elevated mood
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MOOD -- EXPANSIVE
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Lack of restraint in expressing feelings
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MOOD -- IRRITABLE
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Easily annoyed and provoked to anger
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MOOD -- CONGRUENT PSYCHOTIC FEATURES
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is entirely consistent with the typical disorder themes
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MOOD -- INCONGRUENT PSYCHOTIC FEATURES
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Delusions or hallucinations whose content is not consistent with the typical disorder themes
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NYSTAGMUS
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Involuntary movements of the eyes with a particular pattern
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OVERVALUED IDEA
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Unreasonable and sustained belief but not as strong as delusion
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PANIC ATTACKS
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Discrete periods of sudden onset of intense apprehension -- feelings of impending doom
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PARANOID IDEATION
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Less severe than persecutory delusion
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PERSONALITY
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Enduring patterns of perceiving etc. about the environment and self
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PHOBIA
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Persistent irrational fear of a specific object etc. resulting in the compelling desire to avoid it
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PRESSURED SPEECH
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Speech that is plentiful, accelerated, and difficult to interrupt
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PRODROME
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Early sign or symptom of a disorder
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PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION
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Visible generalized slowing of movements and speech
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PSYCHOTIC
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Loss of ego boundaries or gross impairment in reality testing
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RESIDUAL PHASE
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Phase of illness that occurs after remission of the full syndrome
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SEX
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Biological status as male, female, or uncertain
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SIGN
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Objective, observable, manifestation of condition
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STEREOTYPED MOVEMENTS
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Repetitive, seemingly driven, and nonfunctional motor behavior
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STRESSOR, PSYCHOSOCIAL
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Any life event of change associated with the onset of mental disorder
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STUPOR
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A state of unresponsiveness with immobility and mutism
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SYMPTOM
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Subjective, non-observable, reported manifestation of a condition
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SYNDROME
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Grouping of signs and symptoms to suggest a common underlying pattern
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SYNTHESIA
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When a sensory experience associated with one modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
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TIC
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Involuntary, sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonryththmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization
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TRANSSEXUALISM
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Severe gender dysphoria, coupled with a desire for the physical characteristics and roles of the opposite sex
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