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the presence of one or more nonbizarre delusions that persist for at least one month. The diagnosis is
not given if the individual has ever had a symptom presentation that met Criterion A for Schizophrenia -
ANS Delusional Disorder
an uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a Major Depressive, Manic, or Mixed Episode
concurrent with symptoms that meet Criterion A for Schizophrenia. During the same period of illness,
there have been delusions or hallucinations for at least 2 weeks in the absence of prominent mood
symptoms (Criterion B). Mood symptoms are present for a substantial portion of the total duration of
the illness (Criterion C). - ANS Schizoaffective Disorder
Psychological response to an identifiable stressor or stressors that results in the development of
clinically significant emotional or behavioral symptoms - ANS Adjustment Disorder
Persistent and excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation) about a number of life
circumstances accompanied by muscle tension; restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge; easy
fatigability; difficulty concentrating or mind going blank; sleep disturbance - ANS Generalized Anxiety
Disorder
A paralyzing fear of interacting with others - ANS Social Phobia
development of severe anxiety, dissociative (ie. depersonalization, derealization, dissociative amnesia)
and other symptoms that occurs within one month after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor,
lasts 2 days-1 week. The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced. - ANS Acute Stress Disorder
the development of memory impairment as manifested by impairment in ability to learn new
information or inability to recall previously learned information - ANS Amnestic Disorder
Preoccupation with a defect in appearance; the defect is either imagined, or, if a slight physical anomaly
is present, the individual's concern is markedly excessive - ANS Body Dysmorphic Disorder
, Sudden onset of at least one of the following positive psychotic symptoms: delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, or grossly disorganized behavior. Lasting at least one day but less than a month
and the individual has full return to premorbid level of functioning - ANS Brief Psychotic Disorder
Presence of symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function suggesting neurological
or general medical condition. Alteration or loss of physical functioning that suggests physical disorder,
but that instead is apparently an expression of a psychological conflict or need. (Not diagnosed if
symptoms limited to pain or sexual functioning.) - ANS Conversion Disorder
A disturbance of consciousness that is accompanied by a change in cognition that develops over a short
period of time and cannot be better accounted for by a preexisting or evolving dementia - ANS Delirium
The development of multiple cognitive deficits that include memory impairment and at least one of the
following cognitive disturbances: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or a disturbance in executive functioning -
ANS Dementia
Persistent or recurrent episodes of depersonalization characterized by a feeling of detachment or
estrangement from one's self - ANS Depersonalization Disorder
an inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic nature, that is too extensive
to be explained by normal forgetfulness - ANS Dissociative Amnesia
Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's customary place of daily activities, with inability to
recall some or all of one's past - ANS Dissociative Fugue
Presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of behavior
- ANS Dissociative Identity Disorder
Recurrent or persistent genital pain associated with sexual intercourse in either a male or a female - ANS
Dyspareunia
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