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| Scientific study of mental disorders and their treatment | abnormal psychology |
| Current version of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic & classification guidelines for mental disorders. | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| Explaining abnormality as the result of the interaction among biological, psychological (behavioral & cognitive) and sociocultural factors | biopsychosocial approach |
| Disorders that share features of excessive fear & anxiety and related behavioral disturbance, such as avoidance behaviors. | anxiety disorders |
| Anxiety disorder indicated by a marked and persistent fear of specific objects or situations that is excessive and unreasonable. | Specific phobia |
| Anxiety disorder indicated by a marked and persistent fear of one or more social performance situations in which embarrassment may occur and in which there is exposure to unfamiliar people or scrutiny of others | social anxiety disorder |
| Anxiety disorder indicated by a marked and persistent fear of being in places or situations from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing | agoraphobia |
| Anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent panic attacks. | panic disorder |
| Anxiety disorder in which a person has excessive, global anxiety and worries that he cannot control, occurring more days than not for at least a period of 6 months | generalized anxiety disorder |
| Disorder in which the person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are perceived by the person as excessive or unreasonable, but cause significant distress and disruption in the person's daily life. | obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) |
| A persistent intrusive thought, idea, impulse, or image that causes anxiety | obsession |
| A repetitive and rigid behavior that a person feels compelled to perform in order to reduce anxiety | compulsion |
| Disorders that involve the presence of sad, empty, or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect the individual's capacity to function | depressive disorders |
| Depressive disorder in which the person has experienced one or more major depressive episodes. | major depressive disorder |
| An episode characterized by symptoms such as feelings of intense hopelessness, low self-esteem and worthlessness, extreme fatigue, dramatic changes in eating and sleeping behavior, inability to concentrate, and greatly diminished interest in family, friends, and activities for a period of 2 weeks or more | major depressive episode |
| Episode characterized by abnormally elevated mood in which the person experiences symptoms such as inflated self-esteem with grandiose delusions, a decreased need for sleep, constant talking, distractibility, restlessness, and poor judgment for a period of at least a week. | manic episode |
| Disorder in which recurrent cycles of depressive and manic episodes occur | bipolar disorder |
| Disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality | psychotic disorder |
| A false sensory perception | hallucination |
| False belief | delusion |
| Psychotic disorder in which at least two of the following symptoms are present most of the time during a 1-month period: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, or negative symptoms such as loss of emotion | schizophrenia |
| Biopsychosocial explanation of schizophrenia that proposes that genetic, prenatal, and postnatal biological factors render a person vulnerable to schizophrenia, but environmental stress determines whether it develops or not | vulnerability-stress model |
| Disorder characterized by inflexible, longstanding personality traits that lead to behavior that impairs social functioning and deviates from cultural norms | personality disorder |
