Robert S. Feldman,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
| antisocial personality disorder | A disorder in which individuals tend to display no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others
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| anxiety disorder | Anxiety with no obvious external cause that impairs daily functioning
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| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | A learning disability marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity
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| behavioral perspective | The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem
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| bipolar disorder | A disorder in which a person alternates between periods of euphoric feelings of mania and periods of depression bipolar_disorder (181.0K)
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| borderline personality disorder | A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are
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| cognitive perspective | The perspective that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior
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| compulsion | An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable
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| conversion disorder | A major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an arm or leg
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| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV | The manual of the American Psychiatric Association that presents the diagnostic system used by most U.S. mental health professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior
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| dissociative amnesia | A disorder in which the person has significant, selective memory lossdissociative_amnesia (137.0K)
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| dissociative disorder | Psychological dysfunctions characterized by the separation of critical personality facets that are normally integrated; this reduces anxiety by repressing disturbing thoughts or memoriesdissociative_disorder (245.0K)
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| dissociative fugue | A form of amnesia in which people take sudden, impulsive trips, sometimes assuming a new identitydissociative_fugue (164.0K)
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| dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) | A disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities
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| generalized anxiety disorder | Long-term, persistent anxiety and worry
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| humanistic perspective | The perspective that emphasizes people's responsibility for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal
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| hypochondriasis | A disorder involving having a constant fear of illness and a preoccupation with one's healthhypochondriasis (144.0K)
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| major depression | A severe form of depression that interferes with concentration, decision making, and sociability
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| mania | An extended state of intense, wild elationmania (93.0K)
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| medical perspective | The perspective that the root cause of abnormal behavior will be found in a physical examination of the individual, which might reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury
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| mood disorder | Disturbances in emotional feelings strong enough to interfere with everyday living
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| narcissistic personality disorder | A personality disturbance characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importancenarcissistic_personality (168.0K)
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| obsession | A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder | A disorder characterized by obsessions or compulsions
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| panic disorder | Anxiety that reveals itself in the form of panic attacks that last from a few seconds to as long as several hours
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| personality disorder | A mental disorder characterized by a set of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that keep a person from functioning properly in society
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| phobias | Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations
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| psychoanalytic perspective | The perspective that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression
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| schizophrenia | A class of disorders involving severe distortions of realityschizophrenia (124.0K)
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| sociocultural perspective | The perspective that people's behavior-both normal and abnormal-is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live
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| somatoform disorder | Psychological difficulties that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical causesomatoform_disorder (196.0K)
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education