"It's not about what they tell you, it's about what they don't."
~ Bob Fiddaman, Author, Blogger, Researcher, Recipient of two Human Rights awards
Researching drug company and regulatory malfeasance for over 16 years
Humanist, humorist
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Debunk & Disorderly - D to F
Continuing from yesterday. Pay particular attention to the 'disorders' beginning with the letter 'F'.
Do members of the APA Task Force watch porn movies before raising their, ahem... hands?
D
DCD
developmental coordination disorder - a motor skills disorder that affects five to six percent of all school-aged children
DD
delusional disorder - a generally rare mental illness in which the patient presents delusions, but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder
DDD
depersonalization/derealization disorder - involves a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached from one's body or mental processes
DID
dissociative identity disorder - a disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states
DMDD
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder - a childhood condition of extreme irritability, anger, and frequent, intense temper outbursts
DICCD
disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorder - combines oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), and disruptive behavior disorder not otherwise specified (DBDNOS) with disorders in the “Impulse-Control Disorders Not Otherwise Specified” chapter
E
ED
excoriation disorder - a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is characterized by repeated picking at one's own skin
ED (2)
exhibitionistic disorder - a condition marked by the urge, fantasy, or act of exposing one's genitals to non-consenting people, particularly strangers
EDNOS
eating disorder not otherwise specified - applied when an individual’s symptoms cause significant distress but do not fit neatly within the strict criteria for anorexia, bulimia, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder or binge eating disorder
F
FD
factitious disorder - a mental disorder in which a person acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when, in fact, he or she has consciously created the symptoms (Important question here)
FD (2)
frotteuristic disorder - the act of touching or rubbing one's genitals up against another person in a sexual manner without their consent
FD (3)
fetishistic disorder - characterized as a condition in which there is a persistent and repetitive use of or dependence on nonliving objects (such as undergarments or high-heeled shoes) or a highly specific focus on a body part (most often nongenital, such as feet) to reach sexual arousal
FHSDD
female hypoactive sexual desire disorder - a deficiency or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity that causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty
FSAD
female sexual arousal disorder - a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity
FOD
female orgasmic disorder - refers to difficulty reaching orgasm. It may take a woman with FOD longer to have an orgasm
To be continued...
G - L
Bob Fiddaman
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