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Psychopathology

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Sickness or disorder of the mind.

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Etiology

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Factors that contribute to the development of a disorder.

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Multiaxial System

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System used in the DSM.

Calls for assessment along five axes that describe important mental health factors.

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Assessment

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Examination of a person’s mental state to diagnose possible psychological disorders.

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Diathesis-Stress Model

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Diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event.

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Family Systems Model

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Diagnostic model that considers symptoms within an individual as indicating problems within the family.

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Sociocultural Model

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Diagnostic model that views psychopathology as the result of the interaction between individuals and their cultures.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

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Diagnostic model that views psychopathology as the result of learned, maladaptive thoughts and beliefs.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

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Diffuse state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or event.

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PTSD

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Mental disorder that involves frequent nightmares, intrusive thoughts and flashbacks related to an earlier trauma.

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Panic Disorder

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Anxiety disorder that consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror.

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Agoraphobia

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Anxiety disorder marked by fear of being in situations in which escape may be difficult or impossible.

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OCD

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Anxiety disorder characterized by frequent intrusive thoughts and compulsive actions.

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Major Depression

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Disorder characterized by severe negative moods or a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities.

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Dysthymia

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Form of depression that is not severe enough to be diagnosed as major depression.

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Bipolar Disorder

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Mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania.

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Learned Helplessness

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Cognitive model of depression in which people feel unable to control events in their lives.

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Dissociative Disorders

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Mental disorders that involve disruptions of identity, memory or conscious awareness.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

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Occurrence of two or more distinct identities in the same individual.

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Schizophrenia

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Psychological disorder characterized by a split between thought and emotion.

It involves alterations in thoughts, perceptions or consciousness.

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Positive Symptoms

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Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by excesses in functioning.

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Negative Symptoms

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Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by deficits in functioning.

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Delusions

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False beliefs based on incorrect inferences about reality.

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Hallucinations

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False sensory perceptions that are experienced without an external source.

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