a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.
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Panic disorder
an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief
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a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Abnormal psychology.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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