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This write-up is just to let us know what kind of disorderd are out there. There are other disorders that are not stated here and if you have information on them or can throw more light into the ones that have been mentioned, please use the comment box below.
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1. Neurotic disorders refers to a class of functional mental disorder involving distress but not delusions or hallucinations, where behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder.
2. Dyslipidemia refers to unhealthy levels of one or more kinds of lipid (fat) in your blood.
Your blood contains three main types of lipid:
high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
triglycerides
If you have dyslipidemia, it usually means your LDL levels or your triglycerides are too high. It can also mean your HDL levels are too low.
3. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
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4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
5. Bipolar disorder means having periods of depression, and periods of mania. Mania is when you feel extremely positive and active. This may sound good, but mania also makes you feel irritable, aggressive, impulsive, and even delusional.
There are different types of bipolar. They are:
Anxiety disorders - There are several different types of anxiety disorders. All are characterized by feelings of nervousness, anxiety, and even fear. The classification include:
- social anxiety: anxiety caused by social situations
- post-traumatic stress disorder: anxiety, fear, and flashbacks caused by a traumatic event
- generalized anxiety disorder: anxiousness and fear in general, with no particular cause
- panic disorder: anxiety that causes panic attacks
- obsessive-compulsive disorder: obsessive thoughts that cause anxiety and compulsive actions
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6. Depression, or major depressive disorder, is characterized by feelings of extreme sadness and hopelessness. It’s more than simply feeling down for a day or two. If you have depression, you may experience episodes that last for several days or even weeks. A milder form of depression is called dysthymia.
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7. Autism (spectrum disorder) is a brain problem that can make it hard for kids to communicate.
It is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact.
8. Hypochondriasis is a persistent fear of having a serious medical illness. A person with this disorder tends to interpret normal sensations, bodily functions and mild symptoms as a sign of an illness with a grim outcome.
Obsession with the idea of having a serious but undiagnosed medical condition.
9. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality. Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing voices that others do not, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and a lack of motivation. It is a disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly.
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10. Sexual addiction or hypersexuality is defined as a dysfunctional preoccupation with sexual fantasy, often in combination with the obsessive pursuit of casual or non-intimate sex; pornography; compulsive masturbation; romantic intensity and objectified partner sex for a period of at least six months.
Contemporary names for this disorder include compulsive masturbation, compulsive sexual behavior, cybersex addiction, erotomania, “excessive sexual drive”, hyperphilia, hypersexuality, hypersexual disorder, problematic hypersexuality, sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, etc.
11. Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a "psychosis" in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined.
There are different types of delusional disorder. They include:
Erotomanic: Someone with this type of delusional disorder believes that another person, often someone important or famous, is in love with him or her. The person might attempt to contact the object of the delusion, and stalking behavior is not uncommon.
Grandiose: A person with this type of delusional disorder has an over-inflated sense of worth, power, knowledge, or identity. The person might believe he or she has a great talent or has made an important discovery.
Jealous: A person with this type of delusional disorder believes that his or her spouse or sexual partner is unfaithful.
Persecutory: People with this type of delusional disorder believe that they (or someone close to them) are being mistreated, or that someone is spying on them or planning to harm them. It is not uncommon for people with this type of delusional disorder to make repeated complaints to legal authorities.
Somatic: A person with this type of delusional disorder believes that he or she has a physical defect or medical problem.
Mixed: People with this type of delusional disorder have two or more of the types of delusions listed above.
12. Somatic symptom disorder (SSD formerly known as "somatization disorder" or "somatoform disorder") is a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain. The symptoms may or may not be traceable to a physical cause including general medical conditions, other mental illnesses, or substance abuse. But regardless, they cause excessive and disproportionate levels of distress. The symptoms can involve one or more different organs and body systems, such as: Pain, Neurologic problems, Gastrointestinal complaints, Sexual symptoms.
Many people who have SSD will also have an anxiety disorder.
13. Illness Anxiety Disorder (formerly called Hypochondriasis). People with this type are preoccupied with a concern they have a serious disease. They may believe that minor complaints are signs of very serious medical problems. For example, they may believe that a common headache is a sign of a brain tumor.
14. Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color.
It is a reduced ability to distinguish between certain colours.
With this vision problem, you have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as blue and yellow or red and green.
15. Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originates during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep. It is much more common in children than adults and is more likely to occur if a person is sleep deprived.
It is an act of getting up and walking around while asleep.
16. Stress: When faced with important events (stressors) which are threatening or very hard to deal (cope) with, people experience stress. Psychological symptoms of stress include anxiety and tension, uncontrollable worrying, irritability, distractibility, and difficulty in learning new things. Physical symptoms include difficulty in sleeping, loss of appetite or excessive appetite, fatigue, and aches and pains.
16 Neurosis is characterized by anxiety, internal tensions and
conflicts, uncontrollable avoidance of threatening situations, and ineffective
coping. Examples include panic, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and
posttraumatic stress.
17 Hypochondriasis is a neurotic disorder in which people
channel their anxieties, worry, and obsessional thinking into the conviction
that they have a specific physical illness (e.g., cancer of the colon). That
is, they are preoccupied with having an illness, even though tests and
reassurances by medical personnel indicate that they do not have this illness.
People with this disorder spend a lot of time and money visiting doctors and
undergoing various tests. Their relationships with doctors and nurses are often
conflictual, to the point where a real sickness may well be overlooked by those
who are tired of the person's previous unrealistic insistence that they are
ill.
18 Somatization Disorder. A rare disorder, but it is
time-consuming and infuriating for medical personnel. The person, usually a
woman, has a long, complicated medical history and series of dramatic but vague
physical symptoms which "demand the doctor's immediate attention."
The complaints usually involved a combination of gastrointestinal,
gynecological, and sensori-motor symptoms, coupled with "aches and
pains." The personalities and lives of people with this disorder are
typically dramatic and chaotic.
19 Factitious Disorder. Individuals with this disorder create
the appearance of a physical illness (e.g., by "doctoring" blood
samples) in order to become the center of medical attention and/or to obtain
various types of drugs. When they are questioned or challenged about
inconsistencies in their symptoms or stories, they usually become evasive and
belligerent, and will probably escape the hospital or clinic at the first
opportunity, only to try somewhere else. Many people with this disorder have
the same type of "histrionic" or "borderline" personality
as those with somatization disorder.
20. Paranoia. In general, this refers to high levels of
suspicion and mistrust, usually seen in the person's belief or delusion that he
or she is the target of other people's hate, jealousy, and resentment. In
paranoid schizophrenia the person has delusions that he or she is being
persecuted by "others" (for example, neighbors, the government, being
from outer space), often because the person is someone special such as
"the messiah" (a delusion of grandiosity). In paranoid personality
disorder the person appears normal, but is actually suspicious, mistrustful,
hostile but guarded, controlling, and quick to develop resentment (grudges) and
jealousy. Some men who batter their wives or girlfriends have this disorder.
21. Mania is a period of time (usually a week to a month long)
in which the person is (and feels) very excited, talkative, active, and
impulsive. In most episodes of mania the person is unusually happy and
confident, but some people are edgy and irritable. Manic people seem to have
endless energy (they are "driven") and do not need more than a few
hours of sleep at night, if they sleep at all. In its mild form (hypomania) the
person may be very creative and productive at work. In its severe forms the
person becomes "psychotic." That is, the person loses the ability to
think straight and make realistic judgments, and may experience delusions and
hallucinations. Manic people tend to be very impulsive, demanding, and
aggressive, which often results in spending too much money, drinking too much,
sexual promiscuity, and trouble with the law.
22. Delirium. Sometimes referred to as "rapid onset brain
syndrome," this psychological condition is associated with acute physical
sickness (e.g., drug overdose or accidental poisoning). Symptoms include
confusion and disorientation, lapsing in and out consciousness, agitation,
apathy, and "illusions" (misperception of external stimuli, such as
hearing the turning wheels of a hospital cart as a the sound of a huge grinding
machine which is comiing to grind you up). Delirium should be taken very
seriously and treated immediately, because it often represents a serious
physical illness.
23. Dementia refers to a generalized decline or deterioration of
intellectual faculties, most notably memory, attention, and abstract thinking.
The person may get lost easily and be unable to do simple things such as make
change or figure out how to get back into the house after he or she has
mistakenly locked the doors. Depression and paranoia are often associated with
dementia, and some demented people develop delusions and hallucinations. One of
the best known examples of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, which typically
begins after age 55.
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24. Narcissism. People with this personality characteristic have
an uncontrollable need to feel important, successful, and admired by other
people. They act as if they are unique and entitled to special favors. They
really don't care about how other people are feeling and resent (are jealous
of) other people's accomplishments.
25. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability in reading. Kids
with dyslexia have trouble reading accurately and fluently. They may also have
trouble with reading comprehension, spelling and writing. It is a learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading.
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26. Nymphomania is a mental and emotional condition in women
characterized by a sudden increase or extreme frequency of sexual urges or
activity.
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