Psychiatry

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a physician specializing in treating mental illness

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psychiatrist

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a non-physician trained in the treatment of mental illness

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psychologist

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a therapist who practices psychoanalysis

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Freudian psychiatrist

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branch of psychiatry dealing with legal matters

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forensic psychiatry

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unconscious part of the personality

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id

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conscious, coordinating part of the personality

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ego

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conscience or moral part of the personality

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superego

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the ability to perceive fact from fantasy

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reality testing

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unconscious technique used to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety

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defense mechanism

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branch of psychology dealing with patient care

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clinical psychology

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a nonreactive state (stupor)

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mutism

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state of excessive excitability – agitation

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mania

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loss of memory

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amnesia

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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly

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compulsion

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persistent idea, emotion, or urge

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obsession

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feelings of apprehension, uneasiness, and/or dread

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anxiety

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uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object and redirected toward a second object or behavior pattern

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dissociation

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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom that has no organic basis

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conversion

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lack of responsiveness to others

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autism

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absence of emotions

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apathy

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fixed false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence

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delusion

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false or unreal sensory perception

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hallucination

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sadness, hopelessness, despair

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dysphoria

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exaggerated feeling of well-being

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euphoria

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loss of memory

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amnesia

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delusions of grandeur or persecution

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paranoia

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severe mental disorder – patient withdraws from reality, has disorganized thinking and feeling and cannot function even basically owing to severe impairment of mood

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psychosis

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emotional disorder such as anxiety or fear, disturbing person’s ability to function or impairing physical health

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neurosis

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irrational fear of object or situation

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phobia

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fear of being alone or in open, public places

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agoraphobia

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unstable – undergoing rapid emotional change

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labile

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a person’s external emotional reactions

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affect

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mental symptoms (disturbances of memory and identity) that hide the anxiety of unconscious conflicts

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dissociative disorders

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troubled feelings, unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior are hallmarks of

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anxiety disorders

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illnesses related to regular use of drugs and alcohol are

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substance-related disorders

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bulimia nervosa is an example of an

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eating disorder

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disorders involving paraphilias are

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sexual disorders

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illnesses marked by prolonged emotions (mania and depression) are

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mood disorders

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mental disorders in which physical symptoms cannot be explained by an actual physical disorder are

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somatoform disorders

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a lifelong personality pattern that is inflexible and causes impairment of social functioning, distress, and conflict is a

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personality disorder

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loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment, and reasoning is known as

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dementia

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confusion in thinking with faulty perceptions and irrational behavior

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delirium

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recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts that dominate a person’s behavior

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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anxiety-related symptoms appear following exposure to personal experience of a traumatic event

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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alternating periods of mania and depression

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bipolar disorder

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amnesia with flight from customary surroundings

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fugue

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delusions of persecution or grandeur

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paranoia

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CNS stimulants

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amphetamines

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marijuana, hashish

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derived from the marijuana plant and possessing psychoactive properties

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withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict

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schizophrenia

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achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting physical or psychological pain

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sexual sadism

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preoccupation with bodily aches, pains, and discomfort (in the absence of real illness)

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hypochondriasis

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conversion disorder

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somatoform disorder

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pedophilia is an example of

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sexual disorder

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phobia is an example of

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anxiety disorder

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bipolar I or II is an example of

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mood disorder

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cocaine abuse is an example of

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substance-related disorder

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catatonia is an example of

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schizophrenia

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fugue state is an example of

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dissociative disorder

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narcissism is an example of

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personality disorder

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eating disorder marked by excessive dieting because of emotional factors

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anorexia nervosa

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eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression

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bulimia nervosa

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a defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are pushed into the unconscious

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repression

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loss of higher mental functioning, memory, judgment, and reasoning

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dementia

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mood disorder resembling mania (exaggerated excitement, hyperactivity) but of lesser intensity

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hypomania

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drug that produces hallucinations (false sensory perceptions)

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hallucinogen

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drugs that are derived from opium (morphine and heroin)

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opioids

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stimulant drug that causes euphoria and hallucinations

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cocaine

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two years of hypomania and depressive episodes

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cyclothymic disorder

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depressed mood persisting over a 2-year period but not as severe as a major depression

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dysthymia

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flamboyant, theatrical, emotionally immature

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histrionic personality disorder

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no loyalty or concern for others

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does not tolerate frustration and blames others when he or she is at fault

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has fantasies of success and power and a grandiose sense of self-importance

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narcissistic personality disorder

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pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of people

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paranoid personality disorder

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emotionally cold, aloof, indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others

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schizoid personality disorder

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instability in personal relationships and sense of self – alternating over-involvement with and rejection of people

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borderline personality disorder

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patients express feelings by acting out roles with other patients

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psychodrama

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a trance helps patients recover deeply repressed feelings

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hypnosis

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long-term and intense exploration of unconscious feelings uses techniques such as transference and free association

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psychoanalysis

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toys help express conflicts and feelings

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play therapy

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conditioning changes actual behavior patters rather than focusing on subconscious thoughts and feelings

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behavioral therapy

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techniques help patients overcome sexual dysfunctions

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sexual therapy

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electric current is applied to the brain to revers major depression

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electroconvulsive therapy

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agents (chemicals) relieve symptoms of psychiatric disorders

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psychopharmacological therapy

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fear of strangers

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xenophobia

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obsessive preoccupation with stealing

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kleptomania

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antidepressant agents that work by blocking the action of a specific enzyme are

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MAO inhibitors

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mood disorder marked by depressive periods that are milder than major depression

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dysthymia

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antipsychotic (neuroleptic) tranquilizers such as Thorazine

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phenothiazines

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fear of being left alone in unfamiliar surroundings

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agoraphobia

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stimulants that are used as therapy for mood disorders or for treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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amphetamines

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mild form of bipolar disorder in which hypomanic episodes alternate with depression

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cyclothymia

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obsessive preoccupation with fire

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pyromania

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drugs (containing three fused rings) used to elevate mood and increase physical activity and mental alertness

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tricyclic antidepressants

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anxiolytic agents that lessen the anxiety associated with panic attacks

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benzodiazepines

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drug that treats the manic episodes of bipolar disorder

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lithium

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phren/o

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mind

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hypn/o

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sleep

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somat/o

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body

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phil/o

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love

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iatr/o

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treatment

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schiz/o

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split

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-phobia

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fear

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-thymia

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mind

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-tropic

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pertaining to influencing or turning

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-genic

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produced by

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para-

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abnormal

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hypo-

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deficient, less than, below

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cata-

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