PSYC 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Somatic Symptom Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Dsm-5: the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (fifth edition) describes about. 300 mental disorders and the symptoms that must be present for diagnosing each disorder. Neurosis: an obsolete term for a disorder causing personal distress and some impairment in functioning, but not causing one to lose contact with reality or to violate important social norms. Psychosis: a severe psychological disorder, sometimes requiring hospitalization, in which one typically loses contact with reality, suffers delusions and/or hallucinations, and has a seriously impaired ability to function in everyday life. Anxiety: a generalized feeling of apprehension, fear, or tension that may be associated with a particular object or situation, or may be free-floating, not associated with anything specific. Generalized anxiety disorder: an anxiety disorder in which people experience excessive anxiety or worry that they find difficult to control. Panic attack: an attack of overwhelming anxiety, fear, or terror.
