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a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior

a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom

a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms

a disorder in one's mental state

a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)

a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role

involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)

inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior

any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant

resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality

a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors

an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief

an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images

a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist

the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)

characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression

neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear

emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness

dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge