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Chapter 20 Terms

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Term
Definition
Bipolar disorder   Periods of uncontrollable mood swings between mania and depression  
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Cognitive   Thoughts or thinking  
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Compulsion   Repetitive ritualistic behavior  
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Coping mechanism   Personal adjustment to stress without losing site of goal  
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Delusions   False beliefs  
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Depressive neurosis   State of sadness or anxiety and loss of interest in normal activities  
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Disorientation   Confusion about time, place, or person  
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Egocentrism   Inability to see any viewpoint other than one's own  
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Fragmentation   Feeling of falling apart or fear of impending loss  
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder   Constantly feeling tense and apprehensive; inability to relax  
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Grandiosity   Elevated feeling of self-worth  
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Hallucinations   Sensory impairment; seeing and hearing things not present  
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Hypochondriasis   Misinterpretation of normal experiences to be a disease  
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Inappropriate effect   Expression not fitting the situation  
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Loosening of associations   Thought or speech disturbances; fragmentation  
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Mood and affect   Mood is an emotion, such as depression and anger. Affect is the behavior indicating the expression of the mood  
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder   Repetitive, ritualistic behavior  
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Panic Attacks   Intense anxiety; feeling of loss of control  
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Paranoia   Suspiciousness; feelings of persecution  
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Post-traumatic stress disorder   Emotional disturbance resulting from a previous traumatic event  
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Psychosomatic   Illness triggered by mind and thought rather than from a virus, injury, or bacteria  
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Psychosis   Loss of boundary; gross impairment of reality  
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Schizophrenia   Delusional; flawed perception of the world  
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Short-term memory   Ability to recall information for a very short time span  
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