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psychopathology
psychological disorders
etiology
Thomas Szasz
medical model
symptoms – positive / negative
biopsychosocial approach
stigma
deviance
dysfunction
distress
David Rosenhan
DSM-5
prevalence
incidence
comorbidity
diathesis-stress model
cultural syndromes
cultural idioms of distress
cultural explanations of distress or perceived causes
substance / medication induced disorder
medical student’s disease
Anxiety Disorders
specific phobia
preparedness theory
social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
panic disorder
panic attack
agoraphobia
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
separation anxiety
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
flashbacks
acute stress disorder
adjustment disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
obsessive-compulsive disorder
hoarding disorder
body dysmorphic disorder
Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders
somatic symptom disorder
illness anxiety disorder
conversion disorder
Dissociative Disorders
dissociative amnesia
dissociative fugue
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
depersonalized / derealization disorder
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit / hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
hyperactivity
impulsivity
Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
schizophrenia
delusion
hallucination
disorganized thought / speech
psychosis
catatonia
waxy flexibility
Feeding and Eating Disorders
pica
binge-eating disorder
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
Depressive Disorders
major depressive disorder
anhedonia
psychomotor retardation
rumination
seasonal pattern (seasonal affective disorder)
peripartum onset (postpartum depression)
persistent depressive disorder
Bipolar and Related Disorders
bipolar I
manic episode
flight of ideas
mixed states
bipolar II
hypomanic episode
cyclothymic disorder
Personality Disorders
Cluster A, B, C
unspecified personality disorder
paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal
antisocial
histrionic
narcissistic
borderline
dependent
avoidant
obsessive-compulsive
psychopathy / sociopathy
Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R)
conduct disorder
Neurocognitive Disorders
Alzheimer’s disease
traumatic brain injury
Parkinson’s disease
prion-related diseases
Paraphilic Disorders
voyeuristic disorder
exhibitionistic disorder
frotteuristic disorder
sexual masochism disorder
sexual sadism disorder
pedophilic disorder
transvestic disorder
fetishistic disorder
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Master Introductory Psychology is also available as a series of 4 books in ebook and print format.
History & Approaches, Research Methods, Biological Bases of Behaviors, Sensation & Perception
Learning, Memory, Language & Cognition, States of Consciousness
Intelligence, Personality, Motivation & Emotion, Development
Social Psychology, Stress & Health, Psychological Disorders (up-to-date for DSM-5), Treatment
