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Chapter 13

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Medical model   Perspective that views psychological disorders as similar to physical diseases; they result from biological disturbances and can be diagnosed, treated,m and cured like other physical illnesses.  
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)   A book published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) that lists the criteria for close to 400 mental health disorders.  
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Anxiety disorder   A disorder marked by excessive apprehension that seriously interferes with a person's ability to function.  
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)   An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic, constant worry in almost all situations.  
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Panic disorder   An anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear and anxiety in the absence of danger that is accompanied by strong physical symptoms.  
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Agoraphobia   An excessive fear of being in places from which escape might be difficult or where help might not be available if one were to experience panic.  
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Phobic disorder   An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of a specific object or situation.  
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Specific phobia   A persistent fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.  
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Social phobia   An irrational, persistent fear of being negatively evaluated by others in a social situation.  
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Obssesion   A recurrent thought or image that intrudes on a person's awareness.  
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Compulsion   Repetitive behavior that a person feels a strong urge to perform.  
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)   An anxiety disorder involving a pattern of unwanted intrusive thoughts and the urge to engage in repetitive actions.  
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   An anxiety disorder, characterized by distressing memories, emotional numbness, and hypervigilance, that develops after exposure to a traumatic event.  
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Dissociative disorder   A disorder marked by a loss of awareness of some part of one's self or one's surroundings that seriously interferes with the person's ability function.  
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Dissociative fugue disorder   A disorder marked by episodes of amnesia in which a person is unable to recall some or all of his or her past and is confused about his or her identity; a new identity may be formed in which the person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home.  
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID)   A disorder in which two or more personalities coexist within the same individual; formerly called multiple personality disorder.  
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Somatoform disorder   A disorder marked by physical complaints that have no apparent physical cause.  
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Hypochondriasis   A somatoform disorder in which the person persistently worries over having a disease, without any evident physical basis.  
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Mood disorder   A disorder marked by a significant change in one's emotional state that seriously interferes with one's ability to function.  
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Major depression   A mood disorder involving dysphoria, feelings of worthlessness, loss of interest in one's usual activities, and changes in bodily activities such as sleep and appetite that persists for at least 2 weeks  
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Dysphoria   An extreme state of sadness.  
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Anhedonia   Absence of pleasure from one's usual activities.  
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Dysthymic disorder   A mood disorder that is a less severe but more chronic form of depression.  
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Bipolar disorder   A mood disorder characterized by both depression and mania.  
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Mania   A period of abnormally excessive energy and elation.  
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Cyclothymic disorder   A mood disorder that is less severe but more chronic for of bipolar disorder.  
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Learned helplessness   The belief that one cannot control the outcome of events.  
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Ruminative coping style   The tendency to persistently focus on how one feels without attempting to do anything about one's feelings.  
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Cognitive distortion   Thought that tends to be pessimistic and negative.  
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Schizophrenia   A severe disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perceptions, emotions, and behavior.  
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Delusion   A thought or belief that a person believes to be true in reality is not.  
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Hallucination   Perceiving something that does not exits in reality.  
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Disorganized speech   A symptom of schizophrenia in which one';s speech lacks association between one's ideas and the events that one is experiences.  
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Disorganized behavior   A symptoms of schizophrenia that includes inappropriate or unusual behavior in a situation such as silliness, catatonic excitement, or catatonic stupor.  
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Catatonic stupor   A disorder in motor behavior involving immobility.  
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Catatonic excitement   A disorder in motor behavior involving exciting agitation.  
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Blunting effect   A lack of emotional expression.  
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Alogia   Decreased quality and/or quantity of speech  
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Avolition   The inability to follow of one's plans  
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Personality disorder   A disorder marked by maladaptive behavior that has stable across a long period and across many situations.  
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Antisocial personality disorder disorder   A personality disorder marked by a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others with no remorse or guilt for one's actions.  
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD)   A personality disorder marked by a pattern of instability in mood, relationships, self-image, and behavior.  
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