alcoholism
chronic and often progressive disease resulting when alcohol is used regularly and excessively
antianxiety agent
medication that lessens anxiety in mild to moderate states of emotional upset
antidepressant
medication that reverses depressive symptoms and produces feelings of well being
antipsychotic medication
medication that reduces excitement and controls hostile aggressive behavior in schizophrenic patients
anxiety disorder
tension about an unidentified anger and fear relating to specific cause
attention deficit disorder
disorder characterized by a habitual inability to pay attention for more than a minute or two
delirium
condition characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develops over a short period of time
dementia
condition characterized by multiple cognitive deficits that include impairment in memory
detoxification
medically supervised treatment program to counteract or destroy toxic properties in the body
intelligence test
test that quantifies intellectual processes and the corresponding brain function
learning disorder
disorder found in children with normal health and intelligence but who have problems with the ability to learn
mania
excessive preoccupation
mental disorder
clinically significant behavior associated with distress, disability, increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or important loss of freedom
mental health
describes the capability of individuals to cope with all of the events of life, good or bad, in a way that allows their personality to remain intact and even to grow emotionally
mental retardation
below-normal intellectual functioning caused by either internal or external factors
mood disorder
disorder occurring when a prolonged emotion pervades an individual's entire mental life
neuropsychological test
test that allows more distinct inferences to be made about neurological impairment and relationships between an impairment and intellectual, emotional, personality, and integrative functions
personality disorder
disorder that may interfere with an individual's behavior and interactions with other individuals because of an inability to deal with the demands or the limitation of the world
phobia
persistent, irrational fear triggered by a specific type of stimulus
psychiatrist
medical doctor with several additional years of training in the methods of psychotherapy
psychiatry
medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders
psychologist
nonmedical person with a doctorate in psychol9gy
psychotherapy
method used to treat mental illness using a variety of techniques
schizophrenia
disorder characterized by withdraw from reality into a fantasy world
somatoform disorder
disorder that suggests a general medical condition but when no general medical condition fully accounts for the physical sypmtoms
alcoholism
chronic and often progressive disease resulting when alcohol is used regularly and excessively
antianxiety agent
medication that lessens anxiety in mild to moderate states of emotional upset
antidepressant
medication that reverses depressive symptoms and produces feelings of well being
antipsychotic medication
medication that reduces excitement and controls hostile aggressive behavior in schizophrenic patients
anxiety disorder
tension about an unidentified anger and fear relating to specific cause
attention deficit disorder
disorder characterized by a habitual inability to pay attention for more than a minute or two
delirium
condition characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develops over a short period of time
dementia
condition characterized by multiple cognitive deficits that include impairment in memory
detoxification
medically supervised treatment program to counteract or destroy toxic properties in the body
intelligence test
test that quantifies intellectual processes and the corresponding brain function
learning disorder
disorder found in children with normal health and intelligence but who have problems with the ability to learn
mania
excessive preoccupation
mental disorder
clinically significant behavior associated with distress, disability, increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or important loss of freedom
mental health
describes the capability of individuals to cope with all of the events of life, good or bad, in a way that allows their personality to remain intact and even to grow emotionally
mental retardation
below-normal intellectual functioning caused by either internal or external factors
mood disorder
disorder occurring when a prolonged emotion pervades an individual's entire mental life
neuropsychological test
test that allows more distinct inferences to be made about neurological impairment and relationships between an impairment and intellectual, emotional, personality, and integrative functions
personality disorder
disorder that may interfere with an individual's behavior and interactions with other individuals because of an inability to deal with the demands or the limitation of the world
phobia
persistent, irrational fear triggered by a specific type of stimulus
psychiatrist
medical doctor with several additional years of training in the methods of psychotherapy
psychiatry
medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders
psychologist
nonmedical person with a doctorate in psychol9gy
psychotherapy
method used to treat mental illness using a variety of techniques
schizophrenia
disorder characterized by withdraw from reality into a fantasy world
somatoform disorder
disorder that suggests a general medical condition but when no general medical condition fully accounts for the physical sypmtoms