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-genic

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produced by

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-leptic

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to seize hold of

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-mania

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obsessive

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-phoria

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feeling

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phren/o

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mind

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schiz/o

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split

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anxi/o

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anxious

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iatr/o

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treatment

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substance related disorder

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regular overuse of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system

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superego

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moral part of the personality

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psychosis

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disorder marked by loss of contact with reality

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repression

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defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings and impulses are automatically pushed into subconscious

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schizophrenia

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chronic psychotic disorder that may include hallucinations, disorganized speech and behaviou, flar affect and lack of initiative

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personality disorders

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lifelong personality patterns marked by impairment of social functioning

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pervasive developmental disorders

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group of choldhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and communication skills

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mood disorders

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prolonged emotion dominates a person’s life

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mutism

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nonreactive state with inability to speak

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OCD

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anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behaviour

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id

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major unconscious part of the personality

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dissociative disorder

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chronic or sudden disturbance in memory, identity or consciousness

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ego

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central coordinating branch of the personality or mind

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delirium

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confused thinking, disorientation, changes in alertness

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compulsion

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uncontrollable urge

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apathy

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absence of emotion

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bipolar disorder

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mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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7 substances associated with abuse

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alcohol
amphetamines
marijuana
cocaine
hallucinogens
opioids
sedatives
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asperger syndrom

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high functioning form of autism