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psych 11-1-11 23

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antidepressant drugs   act by increasing levels of a specific group of neurotransmitters believed to regulate mood  
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antisocial personality disorder   a pattern of disregarding or violating rights of others without feeling guilt or remorse  
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bipolar I disorder   characterized by fluctuating between episodes of depression and mania  
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catatonic schizophrenia   characterized by periods of wild excitement or periods of rigid, prolonged, immobility  
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diathesis stress theory of schizophrenia   says some people have a genetic predisposition interacting with life stressors to cause illness  
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disorganized schizophrenia   marked by bizarre ideas, confused speech, childish behavior, great emotional swings  
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dissociative amnesia   characterized by being unable to recall important personal information or events  
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dissociative fugue   suddenly, unexpectedly traveling away from home and being unable to recall one's past  
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dissociative identity disorder   presence of two or more distinct identities, each with its own pattern of perception and thought  
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dopamine theory   says dopamine neurotransmitter system is somehow overactive and causes symptoms  
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)   administration of mild electrical current that passes through the brain and causes a seizure  
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genetic marker   identifiable gene, genes, or specific segment of chromosome directly linked to a trait or disease  
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histrionic personality disorder   characterized by excessive emotionality and attention seeking  
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lithium   mineral salt, most effective treatment of bipolar I disorder because it reduces manic episodes  
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major depressive disorder   continually being in a bad mood, no interest in anything, getting no pleasure from activities  
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neuroleptic drugs   used to treat serious mental disorders like schizophrenia by affecting neurotransmitters  
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obsessive-complusive disorder   an intense interest in being orderly, a perfectionist, and having control  
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paranoid personality disorder   a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness and perceiving others as having evil motives  
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paranoid schizophrenia   characterized by auditory hallucinations or delusions of being persecuted or of grandeur  
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tardive dyskinesia   slow, involuntary, uncontrollable movements, twitching of mouth, lips from use of neuroleptics  
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