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Mod C
Unit #1
Term | Definition |
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dys- | difficult, bad |
eu- | easy, well |
hypno- | sleep |
-ia | condition |
-iatrist | one who treats |
-iatry | medical profession |
-ic | pertaining to |
-lepsy | seizure |
-ologist | one who specializes |
-ology | study of |
-mania | madness |
ment/o | mind |
narc/o | sleep |
neur/o | nerve |
-osis | condition |
par/a | beyon, opposite |
phil/o | attraction to |
phobi/a | abnormal fear |
phori/o | emotional state |
phor/o | bearing |
phren/o | mind |
psych/o | mind, soul |
schiz/o | split |
somat/o | body |
-therapy | treatment |
dysphoria | long lasting mood disorder |
euphoria | sense of well being |
narcolepsy | sudden daytime sleep |
neurosis | anxiety disorder related with unresolved conflict |
psychiatrist | a physician who specializes in mental disorders |
psychiatry | branch of medicine that studies with mental disorders |
psychologist | a person who specializes in mental processes |
psychology | study of behaviior |
psychosis | mental disorder by a loss of contact with reality |
psychosomatic | emotional conflict through physical symptoms |
schizophrenia | sever thought disorder |
ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
IQ | intelligence quotient |
OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
anorexa neveosa | an eating disorder with emotional disturbances |
bipolar disorder | episodes of mania & depression |
bulimia nervosa | uncontrollable craving for food |
compulsions | irrational impulses to reduce anxiety |
depression | extreme loss of interest |
hallucination | false perception |
hypnosis | a state of normal sleep |
obsession | elaborate overly suspicious thinking |
MA | mental age |