Psychiatry Terms

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of leaving home or a safe place

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Anxiolytic

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a type of drug that relieves anxiety

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Apathy

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Absence of emotions, lack of interest or emotional involvement

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Autism

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a pervasive developmental disorder of children characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment

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Catatonia

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A state of psychologically induced immobility with muscular rigidity

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Cyclothymia

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alternating periods of hypomania and depression; lesser intensity than bipolar disorder

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Dissociation

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uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object; in order to avoid mental distress, the feelings are directed toward a 2nd object or behavior.

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dysphoria

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pertaining to a bad feeling

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dysthymia

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depressed mood that is not as severe as depression

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hallucinogen

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a substance that produces hallucinations

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hypnosis

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the Greek god of sleep= hypnos, put people to sleep by touching them with his magic wand or by fanning them with his dark wings

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kleptomania

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obsession with stealing

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mental

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pertaining to the mind

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neuroleptic

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treat and manage symptoms of many psychiatric disorders

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neurosis

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a mental disorder in which repressed conflicts lead to mental symptoms such as anxiety and fear that disturb the ability to function

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Psychiatrist

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MD that treats the mind

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psychopharmacology

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treatment of psychiatric disorders with drugs

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Psychosis

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a disorder marked by loss of contact with reality: often with delusions and hallucinations

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Psychosomatic

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pertaining to the body and the mind

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pyromania

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obsession with fire

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schizoid

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used to describe a mild form of schizophrenia or withdrawn introverted personality

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schizophrenia

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a psychosis marked by withdrawal (split) from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict

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Stomatoform Disorder

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Symptoms that actually resemble a physical disease but the symptoms are in the mind

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Xenophobia

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A fear of stranger or foreigners

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of barriers

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Acrophobia

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fear of heights

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zoophobia

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fear of animals