Abnormal Psych

2. a disorder in which a person's mood inappropriately alternates between feelings of mania and depression
6. false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur
8. a personality disorder characterized by a patter of irresponsibility, shallow emotions, lack of conscience, and violating the rights of the without feeling guilt or remorse
10. distressting but one can still function in society and act rationally
14. a division of psychology that studies people who are "abnormal" or "atypical" compared to the members of a given society

1. Severe form of lowered mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthlessness and diminished pleasure or interest in many activities
3. a dissociative disorder in which a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is unable to recall the past
4. a disorder characterized by extreme or inappropriate emotions
5. needs to be the center of attention. whether acting silly or dressing provocatively. likes to create drama
7. an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks
9. a form of therapy in which patients work together with the aid of a leader to resolve interpersonal problems
11. a form of therapy that begins with clear, well-defined behavioral goals aimed at changing undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques
12. unable to form coherent and logical thought
13. intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation
15. Somatoform Disorder characterized by changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function