English for Psychology - Unit 10

Terms in this set (39)

addiction
(n) the state of being dependent on a substance or habit
adopt
(v) to take something on as your own
altered states
(n) changes in a person's mental state brought on by drugs or activities such as meditation
anorexia
(n) a mental illness characterized by a dangerously low body weight through eating too little, exercising too much, or both
behavioural addictions
(n) damaging physical habits or actions that people are driven to do
body image
(n) a person's feelings towards their own body
bulimia
(n) an eating disorder characterized by excessive eating followed by purging (for example, vomiting)
compulsion
(n) an irresistible desire to do something
compulsive buying
(n) the urge to buy unnecessary items
consumption
(n) the purchase and use of products and food
criteria
(n) a set of definitions or standards to judge other things against
dependency
(n) the state of needing something specific in order to function normally
diagnostic criteria
(n) a collection of symptoms used to help decide if a person has a particular illness
dieting
(v) the action of controlling or limiting food intake
distress
(n) intense emotional discomfort
eating disorder
(n) a mental illness characterized by eating habits that harm a person's well-being
empirical
(adj) concerned with observation or experience rather than theory
enlightenment
(n) the process of becoming more wise and knowledgeable
fasting
(n) avoid eating any food for a period of time
hallucinogenic
(adj) causing hallucinations, images and sensations that feel real, but are not
impaired functioning
(n) difficulty in performing day-to-day tasks and looking after yourself
impulse
(n) an urge to do a particular thing
induce
(v) to cause; to put into a particular state
ingest
(v) to swallow
intrusive
(adj) unwelcome
kleptomania
(n) the state of feeling uncontrollably driven to steal things
lifestyle
(n) a way of living defined by habits, interests and income
mood modification
(n) a change to a person's emotional state
gaming
(n) the activity of playing computer games
preoccupation
(n) the state of being very interested in or distracted by something
obsession
(n) an overpowering, repetitive thought or feeling
relapse
(v) to return to a compulsive behaviour pattern
repercussions
(n) the results, often negative and unexpected, of actions
repetitious
(adj) happening in the same way multiple times
salience
(n) the central importance of an activity to an individual’s life
substance
(n) a particular material
symptoms
(n) the signs of an illness
tolerance
(n) the need to consume increasing amounts of a substance to gain the same effect from it
withdrawal
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