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Mental Disorders

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illness of mind Mental Disorder
disorder in which real or imagined threats prevent a person from enjoying life Anxiety Disorders
long-lasting state of anxiety, fear,and tenseness General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
person has persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images and engages in certain rituals Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
feelings of terror strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning Panic Disorder
period of fear accompanied by bodily changes Panic Attacks
Excessive fear of certain objects, situations, or people that pose little or no actual danger Specific Phobia
overly anxious and self-conscious in everyday social situations Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
after-effect of a terrifying event keep a person from living in a normal way Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
person's brain deteriorates in function Cognitive Disorder
brain deterioration affects memory, language, and reasoning Dementia
person regularly violates the rights of others and breaks social rules Conduct Disorder
person has a compelling urge to starve, to binge, or to binge and purge Eating Disorder
person starves his/her body and weighs 15% or more below the healthful weight for his/her age/gender Anorexia Nervosa
person binges and then purges Bulimia
people binge on large quantities of food Binge Eating Disorder
mental disorder involving moods that are extreme Mood Disorder
characterized by long-lasting feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness Clinical Depression
person's mood vary from extreme happiness to extreme depression Bipolar Disorder
depression because of reduced exposure to sunlight Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
person's patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting interfere with daily living Personality Disorder
person's patterns of behavior are in conflict with society Antisocial Personality Disorder
person has sudden changes in mood, relationships, and behaviors Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
breakdown in logical thought process Schizophrenia
person has symptoms of disease but no physical cause can be found Somatoform Disorder
person is constantly worried about illness Hypochondria
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