'Open'/'Open With' Dialogue windows glitchy?

Hi I have had my iMac for a while now but I have never bothered to ask for hlep on this issue. Whenever I try to open a file with another program or try to open a file whilst in a program the 'Open'/'Open With' dialogie windows are very glitchy. While trying to scroll through my files it constantly freezes. I end up having to copy the file I want to my desktop and open it from there because there are less files to go through.
I would greatly appreciate any help with this because it has been happening ever since I bought my mac.

Thanks for responding to this matter.  When I double click the link to open the pdf... a new tab opens with a blank screen.  It is white.  When I try to refresh, nothing happens.  I have also tried to save/download the file, and open it through that way.  When asked to save the document "pdf" is not available.  Only "all files."  However when I try to retrieve it, it says download is not available, as in... it did not download or save. 
1.  All web browser options are selected.  I have already tried to uncheck, one, and all of these boxes.  Still the same results. 
2.  I have tried several URL... All of the documents I have tried to retrieve have been within a secured website, such as salliemae.com (trying to view a 1098 for my student loan), and mycheckfree.com (trying to view bills from ComED and Nicor Gas). 
If I open an old pdf on my computer... I can still read that.   
Thank you for your time and help.  Im so frustrated, and missing deadlines!

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