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Anxiolytic
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a drug that is used for relief of anxiety; a mild tranquilizer
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Autism
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disorder marked by difficulties in verbal and nonvertbal communication and in social and play interactions
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Hallucinogen
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a substance that causes hallucinations (false sensory perceptions)
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Hypnosis
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condition or state of altered consciousness in which there is increased responsiveness to commands and suggestions
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Psychiatrist
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one who specializes in the treatment of the mind
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Mental
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pertaining to the mind
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Neurosis
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an emotional disorder that can interfere with a person's ability to lead a normal life, but is milder than a psychosis. (anxiety states and phobia)
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Paraphilia
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a psychosexual disorder in which sexual arousal is dependant on bizarre fantasies or acts involving use of nonhuman object or suffering and humiliation of a human
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Schizophrenia
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a psychosis involving withdrawl from the external world with a disturbed sense of self; includes delusions, hallucinations and inappropriate affect. Literally means "split mind"
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Psychosis
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significant impairment of reality with symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and bizarre behavior
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Psychopharmacology
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study of the efferct of drugs on the mind
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Psychotherapy
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treatment of the mind
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Schizoid
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traits of shyness, social withdrawl and introversion that characterizes the schizoid personality. Also can refer to schizophrenia-like traits that indicate a predisposition to schizophrenia
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Psychosomatic
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pertaining to the effect of the mind on the body in causing illness
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Somatoform disorders
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mental disorders that are characterized by symptoms that suggest a physical disorder but can't be explained by an actual physical disorder
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Psychogenic
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pertaining to produced by the mind
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Neuroleptic drugs
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drugs that modify psychotic behavior and symptoms (phenothiazines are examples)
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Kleptomania
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madness or compulsion to steal
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Pyromania
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madness for setting fires or seeing them
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Agoraphobia
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fear of being alone in open or public places
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Xenophobia
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fear of strangers
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Euphoria
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exaggerated feeling of well being; "high"
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Dysphoria
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depressed mood; sadness and hopelessness
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Cyclothymia
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mania alternating with depression; mild form of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder
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Dysthymia
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depressed mood that is not as severe as major depression
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