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Personality Disorder

TermDefinition
Paranoid personality disorder
Manic mood swing from mania to depression
Narcissistic personality disorder a personality disorder characterized by an abnormal love of self, self-centeredness, being self-absorbed, and an inability to empathize with the effects of one's behavior on others
Schizophrenia a group of psychotic disorders characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, affect, behavior, and communication that last longer than 6 months
Schizoid personality disorder A pattern of indifference to social relationships with a limited range of emotional expression and experiences
Adolescent depression An emotional state marked by sadness, discouragement, and loss of self-worth that occurs during the teenage years
Personality disorder individual traits that reflect ingrained, inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior that cause discomfort and impair a person's ability to function
Post-traumatic stress disorder a severe anxiety reaction to a traumatic event that occurs outside the range of usual human experience
Major depression A recurrent emotional state characterized by feelings of persistent sadness, worthlessness, rejection, loss of hope, and loss of interest in usual activities
Histrionic personality disorder a pattern of excessive emotionalism and attention seeking need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness that usually begins in early adulthood
Antisocial personality disorder A pattern of irresponsible behavior that lacks morals and ethics and brings the person into conflict with society
Panic disorder Unpredictable attacks of anxiety that are not specific to a particular situation and are accompanied by physiological manifestations
Generalized anxiety disorder A disorder characterized by diffuse feeling of apprehension with psychological symptoms
Obsessive compulsive disorder An anxiety disorder characterized by an inability to resist or stop continuous abnormal thoughts or fears combined with ritualistic, repetitive and involuntary defense behavior
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