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| The concept that diseases, in case of psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured, of ten through treatment in a hospital. |
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| An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis. |
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| The American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, with an updated text revision; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. |
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| Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that anxiety |
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- |
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| An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or action (compulsions). |
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| An anxiety disorder marked by persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. |
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| An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of atomic nervous system arousal. |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- |
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| (PTSD) an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jump anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for 4 weeks or more after a traumatic experience. |
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| Psychological disorder characterized by emotional extremes. |
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| A mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drug or medical conditions, two or more weeks od significantly depressed moods, feeling of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. |
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| A mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania (formerly called manic depression disorder). |
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| A group of sever disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. |
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| Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder- |
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| A personality disorder in which the person (usually an man) exhibits a lack of consciousness for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family. May be aggressive, ruthless, or a con artist. |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder- |
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| (Multiple Person) a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and altering personalities. |
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| Psychological Strengths ad Virtues: |
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1. Wisdom and Knowledge
2. Courage (overcoming opposition)
3. Love
4. Justice
5. Temperance
6. Transcendence |
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