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A panic attack is a period
of intense, often
temporarily disabling sense
of extreme fear or
psychological distress,
typically of abrupt onset.
Though it is often a purely
terrifying feeling to the
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Emotional detachment
Emotional detachment can
mean two different things.
In the first meaning, it
refers to an inability to
connect with others on an
emotional level, as well as
a means of coping with
anxiety by avoiding certain
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Neurosis
In modern psychology, the
term neurosis, also known as
psychoneurosis or neurotic
disorder, is a general term
that refers to any mental
imbalance that causes
distress, but does not
interfere with rational
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General anxiety disorder
General anxiety disorder or
generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD) is an anxiety disorder
that is characterized by
excessive and uncontrollable
worry about everyday things.
The frequency, intensity, a ... > full story
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Adult attention-deficit disorder
Adult attention deficit disorder (AADD) refers to the psychiatric condition currently known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD)) when it ... > more -
Psychological trauma
Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. A traumatic event involves a singular experience or enduring event or events that completely ... > more -
Procrastination
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more -
Eating disorder
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more -
Psychopathology
Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress or the manifestation of behaviours and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or ... > more -
Biological psychiatry
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous ... > more -
Narcissistic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a form of pathological narcissism that first appeared as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, in the edition ... > more
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