This glossary is composed with words I learned in my first technique's class. I judge them important to know to understand the basics of this profession.
addiction
noun
The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
-Google
fr: dépendance
ADHD
abbreviation
Short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
-Google
fr: TDAH
anorexia
noun
An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
-Google
fr: anorexie
anxiety
noun
A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.
-Google
fr: anxiété
approach
noun
A way of dealing with something. -Google
Very important in this job, we have to chose which approach is better to use with the person we are with.
fr: approche
autism
noun
A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.
-Google
fr: autisme
behaviorism
noun
The theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
-Google
fr: béhaviorisme
bipolar
adjective
(of psychiatric illness) characterized by both manic and depressive episodes, or manic ones only.
-Google
fr: bipolaire
bulimia
noun
An emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
-Google
fr: boulimie
depersonalization disorder
Depersonalization-derealization disorder occurs when you persistently or repeatedly have the feeling that you're observing yourself from outside your body or you have a sense that things around you aren't real, or both.
-https://www.mayoclinic.org/
fr: dépersonnalisation
depression
noun
A mental condition characterized by feelings of severe despondency and dejection, typically also with feelings of inadequacy and guilt, often accompanied by lack of energy and disturbance of appetite and sleep. -Google
OCD
abbreviation
Short for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A personality disorder characterized by excessive orderliness, perfectionism, attention to details, and a need for control in relating to others.
-Google
fr: TOC
psychosis
noun
A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
-Google
fr: psychose
psychotropic
adjective
Relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state.
-Google
fr: psychotrope
schizophrenia
noun
A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
-Google
fr: schizophrénie
self-esteem
In psychology, the term self-esteem is used to describe a person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value. In other words, how much you appreciate and like yourself.
-https://www.verywellmind.com/.
fr: estime de soi
Sigmund Freud
Freud was a neurologist who developed psychoanalysis.
-Wikipedia
Skinner
Name
B.F. Skinner was an American psychologist who has developed the radical behaviorist analysis.
-Wikipedia
social worker
noun
Work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare.
-Google
fr: travailleur social, TS
unconscious
noun
The part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behavior and emotions.
-Google