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Psychological Disorders
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Psychology
11th Grade
05/21/2008

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Term
DSM-IV
Definition
the fifth version of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders."
Term
anxiety
Definition
A vague, generalized apprehension for feeling that one is in danger.
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phobia
Definition
an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation.
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panic disorder
Definition
an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks.
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post-traumatic stress disorder
Definition
disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks.
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somatoform disorder
Definition
physical symptoms for which there is no apparent physical cause.
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