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Charlotte Smith

Physhological Disorders Chapter 12

TermDefinition
agoraphobia An intense fear of being in a situation from which escape is not possible or in which help would not be available if one experienced overwhelming anxiety or a panic attack
anxiety disorders Fearful thoughts about what might happen in the future.
bipolar disorder Moods of being depressed and normal periods in between.
catatonic schizophrenia Complete stillness or stupor or great excietment and agitations.
compulsion A persistent, irresistible and irrational urge to perform an act or ritual repeatedly.
conversion disorder A somatoform disorder in which a person suffers a loss of motor or sensory functioning in some part of the body; the loss has no physical cause but solves some psychological problems.
delusions A false belief, not generally shared by others in the culture.
delusion of grandeur Beliving that you are a famous person or a powerful or important person.
delusion of persecution A false belief that some person or agency is trying in some way to harm one.
disorganized schizophrenia Extreme social withdrawal, hallulclinations, delulslions, silliness, inappropriate laughter, grotesque mannerisms and other bizarre behavior.
dissociative amnesia A complete or partial loss of memory.
dissociative disorders disorders in which, under unbearable stress, consciousness becomes dissociated from a person's identity or her or his memories of important personal events, or both.
dissociative fugue Complete loss of memory of one's entire identity.
DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
gender identity disorder Problem accepting one's identity as male or female.
generalized anxiety disorder Anxiety disorder where people experience chronic, excessive worry for 6 months or more.
hallucination An immaginary sensation.
hypochondriasis Someone that thinks they are sick all the time.
major depressive disorder Feelings of sadness, despair,and hopelessness as well loss of the ability to experience pleasuer
manic episode A period of excessive euphoria inflated self-esteem wild ooptimism and hyperactivity, often accompainied by delusions of grandeur and by hostility if activity is blocked
mood disorders Extreme and unwarranted disturbances in emotion or mood
obession A presistent involuntary thought, image, or impulse that invades consciousness and causes great distress.
obessive-compulsive disorder An anxiety disorder in which a person suffers from recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions.
panic attack An anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurring, unpredictable episodes of overwhelming anxiety, fear, or terror.
panic disorder Person experiences recurring, unpredictable episodes of overwhelming anxiety, fear, or terror.
paranoid schizophrenia Characterized by delusions of grandeur or persection.
paraphilias Sexual disorder in which recurrent sexual urges, fantasises, or behavior involve nonhuman ojbects.
personality disorder a long-standing inflexible, maladaptive pattern of behaving and relating to others.
phobia Fear of some specific object, situation, or activity that poses little or no real danger.
psychological disorders Mental processes and/or behavior patterns that cause emotional distress and/or substantial impariment in functioning.
psychosis A condition characterized by loss of contact with reality.
schizophrenia Disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality, hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate or flat affect, some disturbance in thinking social withdrawal,and/or other bizarre behavior.
sexual disorders Sexual basis that are destructive, guilt-or anxiety-prodlucing, compulsive, or a cause of discomfort or harm to one or both parties involved.
social phobia Fear and avoidance of any social or performance situation in which one might embarrass or humiliate oneself in front of others by appearing clumsy, foolish, or incompetent.
somatoform disorders Physical symptoms are present that are due to psychological causes rather than any known medical condition.
specific phobia Fear of a specific object or situation.
undifferentiated schizophrenia A generic term when one does not fit into a criteria type.
dissociative identity disorder Disorder in which two or more distinct, unique personalities occur in the same person
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