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An attention disorder characterized by constant distraction by unimportant sights and sounds, easily bored but helpless to keep their minds on task, inability to sit still, plan ahead, complete tasks, or a lack of awareness about what is happening around them. |
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A pattern of alcohol use generally followed by recurrent, adversive consequences.
Those suffering from anorexia often restrict the amount he/she eats and/or drinks to a dangerous level. The focus is often on the amount of food consumed.
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A mental illness causing periods of extreme mood swings - from feeling overly "high," irritable or implsive to feeling extremely sad, hopless and/or helpless, with normal mood periods in between. |
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It is common that sufferers “binge-eat” large quantities of food. After binging, there is an urge to rid the body of the recently eaten food. This is referred to as Bulimia.
Depression is a mental illness that affects the mind, body, thoughts and behavior. Most people feel down from time to time, but with depression, these feelings are serious and long lasting.
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One of several types of anxiety disorders, someone with GAD feels an exaggerated worry or tension for a long period of time, even though nothing seems to cause it.. |
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This anxiety disorder is characterized by anxious thoughts or rituals that cannot be controlled. |
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Feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning are referred to as "panic attacks." Characterized by a pounding heart, chest pains, dizziness, shaking, or feelings of terror and being out of control are some of the symptoms of a panic disorder. |
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Those having trouble dealing with other people, tend to be inflexible, rigid, and unable to respond to the changes and demands of life may be struggling with a personality disorder. |
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A debilitating condition that follows a terrifying event, PTSD sufferers often have persistent frightening thoughts and memories of their ordel and feel emotionally numb, especially people they were once close to. |
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Psychosis is defined as symptoms that occur with many psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or drug-induced psychosis. Psychosis includes having disorganized thoughts, emotional responses and an inability to recognize reality. |
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A chronic, severe and disabling brain disease, schizophrenia is characterized by a state of mental impairment marked by hallucinations and/or delusions, and may also have distorted perceptions of reality or disordered thinking.
Stress is pressure from the outside that can make you feel tense inside. Too much stress, over an extended period can make you tense, sad and physically ill.
Suicide refers to intentionally killing one’s self. About 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year.
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