Description | Psychological Disorder |
Characterized by the interpretation of normal physical sensations as symptoms of disease | |
Category of disorders classified by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning | |
Characterized by feelings of worthlessness, diminished interest or pleasure in most activities, etc. (not caused by drugs or med condition) for a period of at least two weeks | |
Characterized by repetitive thoughts and actions | |
Category of disorders classified by the manifestation of psychological disorders as physiological symptoms (without physiological causes) | |
Characterized by a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, enhanced aggression, and/or ruthlessness manipulation | |
Characterized by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations | |
Characterized by feelings of worthlessness, lethargy, etc. that occurs on most days for a period of over a year | |
Characterized by hyperactivity, irregular sleep patterns, increased excitability, and possibly enhanced creativity and feelings of euphoria | |
Characterized by poor self-image, interpersonal instability, and a tendency toward impulsivity, manipulation, and self-injurious behaviors | |
| Description | Psychological Disorder |
Category of disorders classified by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety | |
Category of disorders classified by emotional extremes | |
Characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions or actions | |
Characterized by the exhibition of two or more distinct and alternating personalities | |
Characterized by a continually tense, apprehensive state of arousal, often without a clear cause | |
Characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for weeks or more after a traumatic experience | |
Characterized by an alternation between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania | |
Category of disorders classified by a separation of conscious awareness from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings | |
Characterized by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific subject, activity, and/or situation | |
Characterized by the experience of very specific genuine symptoms for which no psychological basis can be found | |
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