Flashcards in Ch 13 Pt 2 Deck (15):
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A disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure
Major depressive disorder
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A disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and weariness of depression and the over excited state of mania
Bipolar disorder
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A hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common
Mania
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A disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
Schizophrenia
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A group of disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and a loss of contact with reality
Psychotic disorder
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A false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Delusion
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A form of schizophrenia that can begin at any age, frequently occurs in response to an emotionally traumatic event, and has extended recovery periods
Acute schizophrenia
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A form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood. As people age, psychotic episodes last longer and recovery periods shorten
Chronic schizophrenia
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An eating disorder in which a person (usually an adolescent female) maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight; sometimes accompanied by excessive exercise
Anorexia nervosa
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An eating disorder in which a person alternates binge eating (usually of high calorie foods) with purging (vomiting or laxative) or fasting
Bulimia nervosa
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Significant binge eating episodes, following by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the purging or fasting that marks bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
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Controversial, rare disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
Dissociative disorders
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A rare disorder in which a person a exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
Dissociate identity disorder (DID)
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An inflexible and ensuring behavior pattern that impairs social functioning
Personality disorder
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