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Abnormal psychology is extremely broad in scope.  Individuals may suffer from addictions, eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, psychological disorders, sexual disorders, and anxiety disorders, which are at times referred to as neuroses.   These disorders are further broken into four types, the first one being generalized anxiety disorder.  This condition is characterized by anxiety, apprehension, helplessness, and paranoia.  Panic disorder is the next type and individuals with this condition often suffer from panic attacks.  These panic attacks come in form of extreme and sudden anxiety and this prompts one to behave abnormally.

The third type is the obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by repetitive, persistent, ritualistic, unavoidable, and uncontrollable thoughts.  These people may be bent on performing one duty repetitively in a ritual-like manner.  Most of the times, they may want to keep cleaning, keep talking about disasters or even death.

Phobic disorders are the fourth type and an individual suffers irrational fears.  A person may suffer from a simple phobia whereby they will fear one thing in particular. Others will suffer complex phobias where they will fear several things.  Other disorders that a person with abnormal psychology may suffer are somatization disorders, which revolve around abnormal physical behavior. Schizophrenia also falls under the abnormal disorders. Treatment for abnormal psychology involves the intervention of a psychologist who may offer counseling to the victim.  In severe cases, drugs and hospitalization are recommended to monitor the situation.

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