Atypicality
Theories and Diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
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the specialized branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.
What is psychiatry?
100

The classification system, developed by the American Psychiatric Association, used to describe abnormal behaviors; it is often abbreviated as DSM-5

What is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

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A type of anxiety disorder characterized by intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.
What is a phobia?
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This is referred to as "unipolar"

What is major depressive disorder?

100

Personality disorder characterized by egocentrism, lack of conscience, impulsive behavior, and manipulation of others.

What is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)?

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When a person has sensory, visual, or auditory experiences that are not experienced by others

What is a hallucination?

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The perspective that abnormal behavior consists of maladaptive responses learned through reinforcement of the wrong kinds of behavior.
What is the behavioral approach?
200
Fear or discomfort that arises abruptly and peaks in 10 minutes or less.
What is a panic attack?
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Characterized by mood swings alternating between periods of major depression and mania, the two poles of emotions.
What is bipolar disorder?
200
This personality disorder was named after an individual from a Greek myth, in which he fell in love with his reflection.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
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The four basic standards of identifying atypical behavior.

What is statistical infrequency, disability or dysfunction, personal distress, and violation of norms?

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A legal label/term for people with a mental disorder that implies a lack of responsibility for their behavior and an inability to manage their affairs.
What is insanity?
300
A common chronic problem that affects twice as many women as men and leads to considerable impairment.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
300
A state of helplessness or resignation in which people or animals learn that escape from something painful is impossible and depression results.
What is Learned Helplessness?
300
The most commonly diagnosed personality disorder
What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?