Chapter 10 Vocabulary Health 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mental disorder | an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behavoirs of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful and productive life |
| anxiety disorder | an illness in which real, imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from enjoying life |
| somatoform disorder | an illness in which a person complains of disease syptoms, but no physical cause can be found |
| affecticve disorder | a mood disorder: an illness often with an organic cause tht relates to emotions and may involve mood swings that interfere with everyday living |
| bipolar disorder | a psychological illness characterized by extreme mood swings between depression and extreme happiness or mania |
| personality disorders | a variety of physical conditions that affect a person's ability to get along with others |
| schizophrenia | a serious mental disorder meaning "split mind" |
| suicide | the taking of one's own life |
| depression | feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and sadness |
| cluster suicides | a rash of suicides occurrong within a short space of time and involving several people in the same school or community |
| hypochondria | a preoccupation with the body and fear of presumed diseases that are not present |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders and can prescribe medications |
| neurologist | a physician who specializes in organic disorders of the brain and nervous system |
| clinical psychologist | a psychologist who diagnoses and treats emotional and behavioral disorders but cannot prescribe medications |
| psychiatric social worker | concentrates on psychiatric casework, doing fieldwork in a mental hospital, or family service agency thta provides guidance and treatments for clients with emotional problems |
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