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What is a synonym for the term 'crazy'?

What is the full name of the manual abbreviated as DSM?

What type of disorders are characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety?

What is the term for a fear of objects or specific situations or events?

What is the term for the fear of open spaces?

What disorder is characterized by an intense fear of social situations, leading to avoidance of such?

What is the term for an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal?

What disorder is marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations?

What is the term for a psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause?

What is a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found?

What are dissociative disorders, which are like when your mind decides to take a break from reality?

What is the term for loss of memory resulting from repression of psychological, emotional trauma or damage?

What is the modern term for multiple personality disorder?

What is the general category of mood disorders in which people show extreme and persistent sadness, despair, and loss of interest in life's usual activities?

What is a mood disorder in which a person feels sad and hopeless for weeks or months?

What is the term for recurrent depressive episodes in a seasonal pattern?

What disorder is characterized by severe mood swings between major depressive episodes and manic episodes?

What is the cognitive triad, which involves negative thoughts about self, situation, and the future?

What is the term for the tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation because of a history of repeated failures in the past?

What class of psychological disorders is marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual, social, and emotional processes?

What is the term for the belief that people are out to get you?

What is a false belief that one is a famous person or a powerful or important person who has some great knowledge, ability, or authority?

What are false sensory experiences called?

What is the term for odd language typically used by schizophrenics, including neologisms and clang associations?

What is the term for inappropriate responses in certain situations?

What is a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate?

What is the feature of catatonic schizophrenia in which people rigidly maintain the body position or posture in which they are placed by others?

What is the idea that schizophrenia involves an excess of dopamine activity?

What is the term for involuntary movements of the facial muscles, tongue, and limbs; a possible neurotoxic side effect of long-term use of antipsychotic drugs that target certain dopamine receptors?

What is the theory called when a child receives two opposing messages from the parents at the same time?

What is the diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event?

What are psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning?

What is the psychological disorder in which one demonstrates a lack of conscience?

What is a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of?

What type of personality disorder is characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others?

What is a personality disturbance characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance?

What is the term for excessive emotionality and attention seeking?

What is an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsession) and/ or actions (compulsions)?

What is the disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks?

What is the term for sexual attraction to an object, person, or activity not usually seen as sexual?

What is an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves?

What is an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise?

What is a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors?

What is a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity?

What is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes?

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