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unit 12 vocab quiz 1

psychological disorders

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a collection of symptoms that effect someone's day to day life, significant cognitive disturbance, emotion regulation or behavior psychological disorder
the concept that psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed and treated and cured medical model
the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without DNA change epigenetics
a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders DSM-5
psychological disorders marked by extreme inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder ADHD
a psychological disorder that is distressing, causes persistent anxiety and maladaptive behaviors anxiety disorders
intense fear and avoidance of social situations social anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorder in which a person is contineusly tense generalized anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorders in which one experiences minute long episodes of intense dread or terror accompanied by chest pain, breathing difficulties and other frightening sensations along with the fear of another attack panic disorder
the fear or avoidance of situations agoraphobia
an anxiety disorder in which one has an irrational fear and avoidance of a specific situation or thing phobia
a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions OCD
a disorder where one experiences haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawals, and jumpy anxiety PTSD
a disorder in which a person experiences either a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure Major depressive disorder
a disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness of depression and the overexcited state of mania bipolar disorder
a hyperactive optimistic state in which poor judgement is common mania
compulsive fretting, overthinking our problems and their causes rumination
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