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TERMDEFINITION
AGORAPHOBIA 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 psychological disorders characterized by frequent fearful thoughts about what might happen in the future
BIPOLAR DISORDERS a mood disorder in which manic episodes alternate with periods of depression, usually with relatively normal periods in between.
CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA a type of achizophernia characterized bycomplete stillness or stupor or great excitement and agitation; patients may assume an unusual posture and remain in it for long periods of time.
COMPULSION a persistent, irresistible, and irrational urge to perform an act or ritual repeatedly.
CONVERSATION 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 problem.
DELUSIONS a false belief, not generally shared by others in the culture.
DELUSION OF GRANDEUR a false belief that one is famous person or a poerful or important person who has some great knowledge, ability, or authority.
DELUSION OF PERSECUTION a false belief that some person or agency is trying in some way to harm one.
DIORGANIZED SCHIZOPHRENIA the most serious type of schizophrenia, marked by extreme social withdrawal, hallucinations, delusions, silliness, inappropriate laughter, grotesque mannerisms, and other bizarre behavior.
DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA a dissociative disorder in which there is a complete or parial loss of the ability to recall personal information or identify past experiences.
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 a dissociative disorder in which one has a complete loss of memory of one's entire identity, travels away from home, and may assurme a new identity.
DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER a dissociative disorder in which two or more distinct, unique peronalities occur in the same person, and ther is severe memory disruption concerning personal information about the other personalities.
DSM-IV-TR DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER sexual disorder characterized by a problem accepting one's identity as male or female.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER an anxiety disorder in which people experience chronic, excessive worry for 6 months or more.
HALLUCINATION an imaginary sensation.
HYPOCHODRIASIS a somato-form disorder in which persons are preoccupied with their health and fear that their physical symptoms are a sign of some serious disease, despite reassurance from doctors to the contrary.
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER a mood disorder marked by feelings of great dispair, and hopelessness as well as the loss of the ability to experience pleasure.
MANIC EPISODE a period of excessive euphoria, inflated self esteem, wild optimism, and hyperactivity, often accopanied by delusions of grandeur and by gostility if activity is blocked.
MOOD DISORDERS disorders characterized by extreme and unwarrented disturbances in emotion or mood.
OBSESSION a peristent, 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 episode of overwhelming anxiety, fear, or terror.
PANIC DISORDER an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurring, unpredictable episodes of overwhelming anxiety, ferar,or terror.
PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA a type of schizophrenia characterized by delusions of grandeur of persecution.
PARAPHILIAS sexual disorders in which recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behavior involve nonhuman objects, children, other nonconsenting persons, or the suffering or humiliation of the individual or his or her partner.
PERSONALITY DISORDER a long-standing, inflexible, maladaptive pattern of behaving and relating to others, which usually begins in early childhood or adolescence.
PHOBIA a persistent, irrational 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 destress and/or substantial impairment in functioning.
PSYCHOSIS a condition characterizes by loss of contact with reality.
SCHIZOPHRENIA a severe psychological 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 disorders with a sexual basis that are destructive, guilt-or anxiety-producing, compulsive, or a cause of discomfort or harm to one or both parties involved.
SOCIAL PHOBIA an irrational fear and avoidance of any social or performance situation in which one might embarrass or humiliate oneself in front of othres by appearing clumsy, foolish, or incompetent.
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS disorders in which physical symptoms are present that are due to psychological causes rather than any known medical condition.
SPECIFIC PHOBIA a marked fear of a specific object or situation; a general label for any phobia other than agoraphobia and social phobia
UNDIFFERENTIATED SCHIZOPHRENIA a catchall term used when schizophrenic symptoms either do not conform to the criteria of any one type of schizophrenia or confrom to mor than one type.
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