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Mood disorders
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psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
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Major depressive disorder
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a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities
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Mania
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a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
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Bipolar disorder
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a mood disorder in which the person alternates between depression and mania
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Schizophrenia
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a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions
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Delusions
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false beliefs, often persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders.
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