self disorders
41Cluster B personality disorders — Four cluster B personality disorders are described in DSM IV:[1] Antisocial personality disorder (DSM IV code 301.7): a pervasive disregard for the law and the rights of others. Borderline personality disorder (DSM IV code 301.83): extreme black… …
42eating disorders — The two commonest types of eating disorder are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. These conditions are characterized by serious disturbances in eating habits and appetitive disorders. Anorexia involves an intense fear of becoming obese. Patients… …
43Dialogical self — The dialogical self is a psychological concept which describes the mind s ability to imagine the different positions of participants in an internal dialogue, in close connection with external dialogue. The dialogical self is the central concept… …
44Bipolar disorders research — Bipolar disorder researchHeritability or inheritance of the illnessMore than two thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one close relative with the disorder or with unipolar major depression, indicating that the disease has a… …
45Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test — The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a simple ten question test developed by the World Health Organization to determine if a person s alcohol consumption may be harmful. The test was designed to be used internationally, and… …
46Emotional self-regulation — Emotional self regulation, also known as Emotion Regulation or simply ER, is being able to properly regulate one s emotions. It is a complex process that involves the initiating, inhibiting, or modulating the following aspects of functioningcite… …
47Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale — The Zung Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was designed by William WK Zung to quantify the level of anxiety for patients experiencing anxiety related symptoms. The self administered test has 20 questions. Each question is scored on a scale of 1 4… …
48Illusions of self-motion — occur when one moves or feels one has moved without feeling that one has made the movement. Motions can include movements of the whole body or movements of single limbs. Illusions include vestibular illusions, vection, sea legs, the ideomotor… …
49Human disorders attributable to sex-linked recessive inheritance — ▪ Table Human disorders attributable to sex linked recessive inheritance trait conspicuous signs hemophilia A bleeding tendency with joint involvement Duchenne muscular dystrophy progressive muscle weakness Lesch Nyhan syndrome cerebral palsy,… …
50personality disorders — [DSM IV] a category of mental disorders characterized by enduring, inflexible, and maladaptive personality traits that deviate markedly from cultural expectations, are self perpetuating, pervade a broad range of situations, and either generate… …
