Introduction to Psychology

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Disorders Based on the ", and you may go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-
IVCodes(alphabetical) and browse the complete list.

Table 12.3 Categories of Psychological Disorders Based on the DSM
Category and description Examples

Disorders diagnosed in infancy and childhood

Mental retardation

Communication, conduct, elimination, feeding, learning, and

motor skills disorders

Autism spectrum disorders

Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders including

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Separation anxiety disorder

Delirium, dementia, and amnesia (forgetting or memory
distortions caused by physical factors)

Delirium

Dementia and Alzheimer disease

Dissociative disorders (forgetting or memory distortions
that do not involve physical factors)

Dissociative amnesia

Dissociative fugue

Dissociative identity disorder (“multiple personality”)

Substance abuse disorders

Alcohol abuse

Drug abuse

Caffeine abuse

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Mood disorders

Mood disorder

Major depressive disorder

Bipolar disorder

Anxiety disorders

Generalized anxiety disorder

Panic disorder

Specific phobia including agoraphobia

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)