Psychiatry Terms

Fear of leaving home or a safe place

a type of drug that relieves anxiety

Absence of emotions, lack of interest or emotional involvement

a pervasive developmental disorder of children characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment

A state of psychologically induced immobility with muscular rigidity

alternating periods of hypomania and depression; lesser intensity than bipolar disorder

uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object; in order to avoid mental distress, the feelings are directed toward a 2nd object or behavior.

pertaining to a bad feeling

depressed mood that is not as severe as depression

a substance that produces hallucinations

the Greek god of sleep= hypnos, put people to sleep by touching them with his magic wand or by fanning them with his dark wings

obsession with stealing

pertaining to the mind

treat and manage symptoms of many psychiatric disorders

a mental disorder in which repressed conflicts lead to mental symptoms such as anxiety and fear that disturb the ability to function

MD that treats the mind

treatment of psychiatric disorders with drugs

a disorder marked by loss of contact with reality: often with delusions and hallucinations

pertaining to the body and the mind

obsession with fire

used to describe a mild form of schizophrenia or withdrawn introverted personality

a psychosis marked by withdrawal (split) from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict

Symptoms that actually resemble a physical disease but the symptoms are in the mind

A fear of stranger or foreigners