| A | B |
| ADHD | hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder |
| RITALIN | methylphenidate; drug used to treat ADHD |
| SEPARATION ANXIETY | child is afraid to leave parent |
| ENURESIS | bed wetting |
| ENCOPRESIS | unsuccessful toilet training for bowel movements |
| SOMNAMBULISM | sleep walking |
| TOURETTE'S | disorder involving tics, sounds |
| AUTISM | lack of social responsiveness |
| TARASOFF | court case which said that the maintenance of confidentiality was secondary to the duty of the therapist to protect a potential victim |
| DOWN | a genetic condition leading to retardation |
| PICA | eating strange things |
| ANOREXIA | eating disorder of self-starvation |
| BULIMIA | eating disorder of induced vomiting |
| TIC | an uncontrollable movement |
| ASBERGER'S | milder form of autism |