| A | B |
|---|
| psychiatrist | physician who studies and treats disorders of mind |
| psychiatry | specialty of the mind |
| psychogenic | originating in the mind |
| psychologist | specialist of the mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| psychopathy | disease of the mind |
| psychosis | abnormal condition of the mind |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to the mind and body |
| anorexia nervosa | eating disorder char by disturbed body image, failure to maintain Wt |
| anxiety disorder | emo disoder char by feelings of apprehension, tension, easiness |
| autism | spectrum of mental disorders; impaired communication |
| bipolar disorder | major psych disorder char by manic & depressive episodes |
| bulimia nervosa | eating disorder char by binge & purge cycles |
| major depression | mood disturbance char by sadness, despair, hopelessness |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD | disorder char by tendency to perform repetitive acts |
| panic attack | episode of acute anxiety w/dyspnea, dizziness, sweating, chest pain |
| phobia | marked, persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable |
| pica | compulsive eating of non-nutritive substances |
| posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD | disorder char by debilitating response to traumatic event |
| schizophrenia | group of psych disorders char by gross distortions of reality |
| somatoform disorders | disorders char by phys symptoms w/o known cause |
