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Mod C
Unit #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |