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Psychological Disorders The Most common types of disorders Anxiety Disorders • A group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety or defenses against anxiety. – Individuals will suffer from intense psychological arousal. – Tension – Intense fears that something awful will happen to them What is Anxiety? • A state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear. • Everyone suffers from anxiety, but when it affects your daily life that is when it becomes a disorder. Types of Anxiety Disorders • Phobias (Agoraphobia) - Strong irrational fear of an object or situation • Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Milder but longer lasting feelings of worry, not focused on one stimuli. • Panic Disorder - Periodic episodes of extreme panic without warning or cause. • OCD - Persistent intrusion of thoughts or images and a compulsive need to perform certain behavioral patterns. • PTSD – A disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in forms of dreams and flashbacks. Mood Disorders (Affective Disorders) A disorder that is characterized by extreme mood swings that are inconsistent with environmental events. Mood Disorders Individuals that suffer from these types of disorders will often suffer from episodes of Mania (extremely elevated mood, energy, and unusual thought patterns) and/or Depression (an mild to extreme downturn in mood) Types of Mood Disorders Major Depressive Disorder - Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, inadequacy, worthlessness, and guilt that persist for at least two weeks. Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) Alternating feelings of extreme mania and depression over a period of a few days, weeks, or years. Video on Depression Video on OCD Hoarding