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id | the major unconscious part of the personality; composed of energy that comes from instinctual drives and desires. |
lithium | a substance used to treat the manic stage of manic depressive illness |
mania | extreme excitement, hyperactivity, inflated self esteem |
mood disorders | conditions marked by a prolonged emotion that dominates a person's life; bipolar and depressive disorders |
neurosis | a mental disorder characterized by intrapsychic conflict, leading to symptoms, such as anxiety and depression. a milder form of mental illness than psychosis. reality testing is preserved, no psychosis present. |
organic mental disorder | psychological or behavioural abnormalities associated with dysfunction of the brain |
parahilia | sexual use of non-human objects or acts( involving suffering, humiliation, and non-consenting partners) |
personality disorder | lifelong personality patterns that are characterized by inflexibility and cause impairment of social functioning as well as distress and conflict with others |
phobia | an irrational fear of an object or situation |
physical dependence | a state in which severe symptoms occur when use of a durg is withdrawn abruptly |
play therapy | use of toys and playroom setting to enable a child to express feelings and conflicts |
presenile dementia | dementia occurring before age65 |
psychoanalysis | a psychotherapy that allows the patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts in an effort to understand and change current behaviour |
psychodrama | a form of group therapy in which a patient expresses feelings by acting out ro;es with other patients role playing in group therapy |