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Myers 7th Edition - Chapter 16 Vocabulary

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Psychological disorder   show
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show The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, the medical model assumes that these "mental" illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms.  
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show A contemporary perspective which assumes that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders.  
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show The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition), a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Presently distributed in an updated "text revision" (DSM-IV-TR)  
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show A psychological disorder that is usually distressing but that allows one to think rationally and function socially.  
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show A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions.  
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show Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, peristent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.  
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Generalized anxiety disorder   show
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Panic disorder   show
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show An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.  
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show An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and / or actions (compulsions).  
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Mood disorders   show
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Major depressive disorder   show
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show A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimist state.  
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show A mood disorder which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.  
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Dissociative disorders   show
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Dissociative identity disorder   show
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show A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.  
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show False beliefs, often of persecutions or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders.  
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Personality disorders   show
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Antisocial personality disorder   show
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