Psychological Disorders (Chapter 15)
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agoraphobia *Ans*The fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult.
alcoholism *Ans*he tendency to use or abuse alcohol to a degree that leads to social or
occupational dysfunction.
anorexia nervosa *Ans...
agoraphobia *Ans*✨The fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult.
alcoholism *Ans*✨he tendency to use or abuse alcohol to a degree that leads to social or
occupational dysfunction.
anorexia nervosa *Ans*✨An eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat, starving themself to the
point that physical complications and sometimes death may occur.
antisocial personality disorder *Ans*✨A personality disorder marked by irresponsible and socially
disruptive behavior in a variety of areas.
anxiety disorder *Ans*✨A disorder characterized by intense, frequent or continuous anxiety, which
may lead to disruptive avoidance behavior.
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) *Ans*✨A disorder characterized by age-inappropriate
inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity.
bipolar disorder *Ans*✨A psychological disorder marked by extreme mood swings; also called manic-
depression.
borderline personality disorder *Ans*✨A personality disorder characterized by extremely unstable
interpersonal relationships, dramatic mood swings, an unstable sense of identity, intense fears of
abandonment, manipulativeness and impulsive behavior.
bulimia *Ans*✨A disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge syndrome in which the person binges
on food and then either induces vomiting or uses laxatives to purge.
, clinical syndromes *Ans*✨A constellation of symptoms that tend to occur together.
cognitive-behavioral *Ans*✨Approach in clinical psychology in which practitioners integrate an
understanding of classical and operant conditioning with a cognitive-social perspective.
cognitive distortions *Ans*✨Cognitive mechanisms by which a depressed person transforms neutral
or positive information in a depressive direction.
compulsion *Ans*✨An intentional behaviour or mental act performed in a stereotyped fashion.
conduct disorder *Ans*✨A childhood disorder in which a child persistently violates the rights of others
as well as societal norms.
conversion disorder *Ans*✨A disorder characterised by a loss or significant change in a physical
function without any physical problem to explain the condition.
delusion *Ans*✨A false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary.
descriptive diagnosis *Ans*✨A classification of mental disorders in terms of clinical syndromes.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) *Ans*✨The manual of clinical
syndromes published by the American Psychiatric Association and used for descriptive diagnosis.
diathesis-stress model *Ans*✨The model of psychopathology that proposes that people with an
underlying vulnerability (also called a diathesis) may develop a disorder under stressful circumstances.
dissociation *Ans*✨A disturbance in memory and consciousness in which significant aspects of
experience are kept separate and distinct (or dis-associated).
dissociative disorders *Ans*✨Disorders characterised by disruptions in consciousness, memory, sense
of identity or perception of the environment.
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