DSM and Mental Disorders: Classification, Personality Disorders, and Neurodevelopment

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The _____ and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive classification of mental disorders.

The DSM is the most widely used system for _____ and defines more than 200 disorders.

The manual is primarily _____ and does not suggest underlying _____ for disorders.

Personality Disorders are characterized by a set of _____, _____ behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning appropriately in society.

Antisocial Personality Disorder, also known as _____ Personality, involves individuals showing no remorse for the moral and ethical rules of society.

Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by problems regulating _____ and thoughts, displaying reckless and impulsive behavior, and having unstable relationships.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is characterized by an exaggerated sense of _____ and a lack of empathy for others.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is marked by inattention, impulsiveness, and a low tolerance for _____, among other symptoms.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a severe developmental disability that impairs children's ability to _____ and relate to others.

An anxiety disorder occurs when one feels _____ and tension in reaction to a stressful situation.

The three types of anxiety disorders include phobic, panic, and _____ Anxiety Disorder.

A specific phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something _____ that poses little or no actual danger.

In specific phobias, the actual danger is often _____ or non-existent.

Phobias may have only a minor impact if you can _____ triggers.

Social phobia is a bigger problem because it involves fear of being in a situation where _____ is difficult and help for a panic attack is unavailable.

During a panic disorder, one experiences anxiety _____ and without warning.

Agoraphobia translates to a fear of the _____ place.

Agoraphobia defines a situation in which individuals fear because they don't know where they would go to _____ if they had a panic attack.

Panic disorders affect how the brain _____ information.

Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by long-term, persistent anxiety and _____ worry.

Free-floating anxiety is a feeling that something dreadful is about to happen but you can't _____ the reason.

An obsession involves persistent, recurring, _____ thoughts.

A compulsion involves irresistible urges to carry out some behavior that seems _____ or unreasonable.

Mood disorders are disturbances in emotional experience strong enough to interfere with _____ living.

Mania is an extended state of intense, _____ emotion.

Bipolar Disorder involves alternation between periods of euphoric feelings of _____ and depression.

Bipolar Disorder used to be called _____ disorder.

Schizophrenia is characterized by a severe _____ of reality.

The biological cause of schizophrenia involves no single gene; parts of the brain _____ during hallucinations.

Situational causes of schizophrenia include family situations and past or current _____ situations.

Somatic Symptom Disorder involves psychological difficulties that take on a physical form for which there is no _____ cause.

Illness Anxiety Disorder is characterized by a constant fear of _____ and preoccupation with health.

Conversion Disorder involves an apparent physical disturbance but no biological cause; it is often caused by _____.

Dissociative Disorder involves disconnecting from something in one's _____.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is also called _____ Personality Disorder.

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