Hi, my name is Charlotte, and I have been studying Psychology for 2 years. This glossary is a field related glossary, which means it will help me and you to expend our knowledge on basic psychology concepts/words related.
Animism
Antipsychotic
Noun
Antipsychotics are a type of psychiatric medication which are available on prescription to treat psychosis.
Example: "You need to remember to take your antipsychotic"
fr: Antipsychotique
Anxiety
Noun
In psychiatry, anxiety is a mental condition characterized by excessive apprehensiveness about real or perceived threats, typically leading to avoidance behaviors and often to physical symptoms such as increased heart rate and muscle tension.
Example: "We are seeing more calls related to anxiety and depression"
fr: Anxiété
Assimilation
Noun
Assimilation is the process of absorbing, incorporating, or making similar.
Example: Example of assimilation: a child sees a new type of dog they've never seen before and points to the animal and says,"Dog!".
fr: Assimilation
Behaviorism
Noun
Behaviorism is the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that some mental conditions are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
Example: "His work was largely superseded by disciplines such as behaviorism, genetics, and evolutionary psychology."
fr: Béhaviorisme
Cognition
Noun
Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding trough thought, experience, and the senses.
Example: "These infections can adversely affect cognition and educational achievement"
fr: Cognition
Delusion
noun
A delusion is a belief that is clearly false and that indicates an abnormality in the affected person's content of thought.
Example: "He began to experience hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and agitation along with dizziness and nausea."
fr: Délire
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Noun
The DSM-5 is a manual that contains the most up-to-date criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.
Example: "Your psychiatrist need to use the DSM-5 for a good diagnostic."
fr: Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux
Genetic Psychology
Noun
Genetic psychology, also known as behavioral biology, is a field of study exploring how genes influence personality.
Example: "Arold studies in Genetic Psychology"
fr: Psychologie génétique
Lobotomy
Noun
A lobotomy is a type of psychosurgery that was used to treat mental health conditions by removing or altering parts of the brain.
Example: "No, I will not let you get a lobotomy just because you're not good at math."
fr: Lobotomie
Memory
Noun
Memory is the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
Example: "I've a great memory for faces."
fr: Mémoire
Mental disorder
Noun
A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour.
Example: "A lot of young people have mental disorders."
fr: Trouble mental
Mental Health
Noun
Mental health is a person's condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
Example: "all this pressure seems to be affecting his mental health"
fr: Santé mentale
Narcissistic personality disorder
Noun
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sens of their own importance.
Example: "I know a lot of people with a narcissistic personality disorder."
fr: Le trouble de la personnalité narcissique
Patient
Noun
A patient is a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Example: "many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was"
fr: Patient
Phobia
Noun
A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. Phobias are more intense than fear because they're coming from an unrealistic sense of danger.
Example: "Spiders are my phobia"
fr: Phobie
Psychiatrist
Noun
Psychiatrist is a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Example: "I think he needs to see a psychiatrist."
fr: Psychiatre
Psychosis
Noun
Psychosis is a mental health problem that causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them. This might involve hallucinations or delusions.
Example: "Drug use increases the changes of psychosis."
fr: Psychose
Self-esteem
Noun
Self-esteem is the confidence in one's own worth or abilities
Example: "I wish I had a higher self-esteem"
fr: Estime de soi
Therapy
Noun
Therapy is a form of treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
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