Subtitle: Psychological Disorders
Psychological disorders are characterized by abnormal thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. The most common psychological disorders include:
1. Anxiety Disorders: Anxiety disorders are characterized by feelings of fear, apprehension, and worry. Examples of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and specific phobias.
2. Mood Disorders: Mood disorders are characterized by persistent and recurring feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and anger. Examples of mood disorders include depression, bipolar disorder, and seasonal affective disorder.
3. Personality Disorders: Personality disorders are characterized by rigid and unhealthy patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Examples of personality disorders include borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder.
4. Psychotic Disorders: Psychotic disorders are characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and other symptoms that interfere with reality. Examples of psychotic disorders include schizophrenia and delusional disorder.
5. Eating Disorders: Eating disorders are characterized by extreme and unhealthy eating habits. Examples of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
6. Impulse Control Disorders: Impulse control disorders are characterized by an inability to control impulses, resulting in engaging in risky or harmful behaviors. Examples of impulse control disorders include kleptomania and intermittent explosive disorder.
7. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by recurrent and intrusive thoughts and behaviors. Examples of obsessive-compulsive disorder include obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder.
8. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Post-traumatic stress disorder is characterized by intrusive memories, nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of a traumatic event.
9. Dissociative Disorders: Dissociative disorders are characterized by a disruption in one’s sense of self or identity. Examples of dissociative disorders include dissociative identity disorder and depersonalization disorder.
10. Adjustment Disorders: Adjustment disorders are characterized by difficulty in adjusting to a significant life change or event. Examples of adjustment disorders include acute stress disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
