ADD
attention-deficit disorder
ADHD
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
CA
chronological age
CNS
central nervous sysem
DAP
Draw-A-Person personality test
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DTs
delirium tremens
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
IQ
intelligence quotient
LSD
lysergic acid diethylamide; a hallucinogenic
MA
mental age
MMPI
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
OCD
obsessive-compulsive disease
PCP
phencyclidine, psychoactive drug
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
TAT
thematic apperception test, a personality test
WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WPPSI
Wechsler Preschoold and Primary Scale of Intelligence