Anxiety disorder
excessive worrying, or free-floating anxiety, that lasts for at least 6 months and that cannot be attributed to any single identifiable source
what is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance
what is Narcissistic Personality Disorder
A criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of a population
what is statistical deviance
The presence of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that create significant distress, impair daily living, or lead to significant risk of harm
what is Psychological Disorder
mood disorder characterized by depressed mood and other symptoms
what is Major depression
irrational fear of animals, natural events, injury, or specific situations are all examples of this
what is Phobic Disorder
a personality disorder characterized by little, if any, respect for social laws, customs, or norms
what is Antisocial Personality Disorder
a criterion of abnormality stating that abnormal behaviors are those that lead to personal distress or emotional upset
what is Emotional Distress
the inability to understand that certain actions are wrong, in a legal sense, at the time of a crime
what is Insanity
a loss of personal identity that is often accompanied from a flight from home
what is Dissociative fugue
pounding heart, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, and chest pains are all a result of this
what is panic disorder (panic attack)
A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships
what is Borderline Personality Disorder
a breakdown in normal functioning; abnormal behaviors are those that prevent one from pursuing adaptive strategies
what is Dysfunction
the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders
what is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
a type of mood disorder in which the person experiences disordered mood shifts in two directions - from depression to a manic state
what is Bipolar disorder
prevents the suffer from leading anything resembling a normal life may be a result of this
what is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
poor or abusive relationships are a result of this
what is Antisocial Personality Disorder
a criterion of abnormality stating that a behavior is abnormal if it violates the rules or accepted standards of society
what is Cultural Deviance
a model of health which suggests that disease is detected and identified through a systematic process of observation, description, and differentiation, in accordance with standard accepted procedures, such as medical examinations, tests, or a set of symptom descriptions
what is the Medical Model
-Delusions
-hallucinations
-generally disordered thinking becomes the norm
what is Schizophrenia
refusal to leave one's house may be a result of this
what is Agoraphobia
A pattern of unstable intense relationships is a result of this
what is Borderline Personality Disorder
this is described as low on a typical scale and high on an atypical scale
what is Emotional Distress
a person, with struggles, but they do not let those struggles rule over them and they still have control over their actions and thoughts
what is sane but psychologically abnormal
disorders that focus on the physical body
what is Somatoform disorders