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*BLHS Abnormal

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show classifies psychological disorders by their symptoms  
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show an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experriences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations. EX: smokers have a high chance of an attack because of nicotine  
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show anxiety disorders marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. EX: agoraphobia-fear of being out in public and acrophobia- fear of heights  
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show an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). EX: tv show MONK  
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posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   show
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show a somatoform disorder involving the actual loss of bodily function, due to excessive anxiety with no physiological cause. EX: someone may lose his voice when put in a position where he is afraid to speak.  
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show a somatoform disorder involving persistent and excessive worry about developing a serous illness. EX: someone can have a family history of cancer and worry about getting cancer all their life  
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show a loss of memory for a traumatic event or period of time that is too painful for an individual to remember. EX: if someone witnesses a crime, they can black out the experience completly.  
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show sometimes called the "traveling amnesiac," disorder in which a person moves away, assumes a new identity, and experiences amnesia related to the previous identity. EX:one woman goes missing and then found in a different state where she started a new life.  
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dissociative identity disorder (DID)   show
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major depressive disorder   show
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show a mood disorder characterized by depression, lethargy, sleep disturbances, and craving for carbohydrates; generally occurs during the winter, when the amount of daylight is low; sometimes treated with exposure to bright lights.  
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bipolar disorder   show
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learned helplessness   show
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show false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. EX: a person could think they were a pro football player, but really they arn't.  
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show false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus. EX: people who claim to be abducted by aliens recall being floated off their beds.  
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disorganized schizophrenia   show
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catatonic schizophrenia   show
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undifferentiated schizophrenia   show
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personality disorders   show
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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)   show
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autism   show
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show an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet still, feeling fat, continues to starve. EX: girl who thinks she is fat, but really not, and starving herself to become even skinner.  
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show an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise.  
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