disorder characterized by a pattern of unwanted thoughts and behaviors that create extreme anxiety and are recognized as being unreasonable
What is OCD?
feelings of extreme helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
What is major depression?
separation of mental processes from conscious thought
What is dissociation?
basic characteristic of personality disorders that cause disruptions in everyday life
What is a pattern of inflexible traits?
a disorder characterized by recurrent attacks during which one feels intense fear, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc.
What is panic disorder?
disorder that involves the development of 2 or more distinct personalities in one person
What is dissociative identity disorder?
fear of being in public places from which escape may be difficult
What is agoraphobia?
a somatic symptom disorder characterized by constant worry about one's health
What is illness anxiety disorder?
believed to be the most common cause of dissociative identity disorder
What is severe child abuse?
extreme fear (Greek)
What is phobia?
a disorder characterized by fluctuations between periods of depression and mania
What is bipolar disorder?
characterized by forgetting one's identity and past events, relocating and starting a new life
What is a fugue state?
according to psychoanalytic theory, the cause of anxiety disorders
What are repressed childhood urges?
a disorder characterized by the loss of function of an area of the body without any medical explanation
What is functional neurological symptom disorder?
a disorder characterized by feelings of detachment from one's own mind or body
What is depersonalization/derealization disorder?
the percentage of people affected by psychological disorders in the U.S. in one year
What is approximately 20%?