anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
aut/o
self
hallucin/o
hallucination
iatr/o
treatment
ment/o
mind
neur/o
nerve
phil/o
attraction to, love
phren/o
mind
psych/o
mind
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
-genic
produced by
-leptic
to seize hold of
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-phobia
fear
-phoria
feeling, bearing
-thymia
mind
a-, an-
no, not
cata-
down
hypo-
deficient, less than, below
para-
abnormal
ADL -
activities of daily living
CNS
central nervous system
IQ
intelligence quotient
MR
mental retardation
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatrist
Medical doctor specializing in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses. Able to prescribe medications.
Psychologist
healthcare specialist with graduate training in psychology and pursue either a Ph.D or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. Do not usually have prescriptive authority.
Therapist
healthcare worker who guides clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
aut/o
self
hallucin/o
hallucination
iatr/o
treatment
ment/o
mind
neur/o
nerve
phil/o
attraction to, love
phren/o
mind
psych/o
mind
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
-genic
produced by
-leptic
to seize hold of
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-phobia
fear
-phoria
feeling, bearing
-thymia
mind
a-, an-
no, not
cata-
down
hypo-
deficient, less than, below
para-
abnormal
ADL -
activities of daily living
CNS
central nervous system
IQ
intelligence quotient
MR
mental retardation
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatrist
Medical doctor specializing in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses. Able to prescribe medications.
Psychologist
healthcare specialist with graduate training in psychology and pursue either a Ph.D or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. Do not usually have prescriptive authority.
Therapist
healthcare worker who guides clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.