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contemporary perspective that assumes biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders. | bio-psycho-social model |
Harmful dysfunction in which behaviors are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical. | psychological disorder |
French physician who worked to reform the treatment of people with mental disorders. | Phillippe Pinel |
American Psychiatrist Association’s widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) |
Concept that mental diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured. | medical model |
mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences at least 2 weeks of depressed moods, diminished interest in activities, and other symptoms, such as feelings of worthlessness. | major depressive disorder |
Mood disorder (formerly called manic depressive disorder) in which the person alternate between the hopelessness of depression and the overexcited and unreasonably optimistic state of mania. | bipolar disorder |
Vague feeling of apprehension or nervousness. | anxiety |
Characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness. | generalized anxiety disorder |
Characterized by disruptive, irrational fears of objects or situations. | phobia |
Characterized by reliving a severely upsetting event in unwanted, recurring memories and dreams. | posttraumatic stress disorder |
Characterized by sudden bouts of intense, unexplained anxiety, often associated with physical symptoms like choking sensations and shortness of breath. | panic disorder |
Characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions. | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
Dissociative disorder characterized by loss of identity and travel to a new location. | dissociative fugue |
Dissociative disorder characterized by loss of memory in reaction to a traumatic event. | dissociative amnesia |
Group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behaviors. | schizophrenia |
Personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) shows a lack of conscience for wrongdoing and a lack of respect for the rights of others. | antisocial personality disorder |
Rare and controversial dissociative disorder in which an individual experiences two or more distinct and alternating personalities. | dissociative identity disorder |
Somatoform disorder characterized by imagined symptoms of illness. | hypochondriasis |
Disorders in which the sense of self has become separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, or feelings. | dissociative disorders |
False beliefs that are symptoms of schizophrenia and other serious psychological disorders. | delusions |
False perceptions that are symptoms of schizophrenia and other serious psychological disorders. | hallucinations |
Psychological disorders characterized by rigid and lasting behavior patterns that disrupt social functioning. | personalty disorders |
Psychological disorders in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause. | somatoform disorders |