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| Psychiatry | Study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. |
| Anxiety | Excessive or persistent fear or uneasiness often with physical signs such as sweating or rapid heartbeat |
| Obsession | Persistent, unwanted thoughts or impulses that cause distress. |
| Compulsion | Repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce anxiety or cope with intrusive thoughts. |
| Conversion | Appearance of physical complaints without a physical cause, typically linked to emotional conflict. |
| Delusion | Fixed false belief not based in reality. |
| Hallucination | Sensory perception with no external stimulus. |
| Dissociation | Sense of disconnection from thoughts, identity, or sense of reality. |
| Amnesia | Loss of memory that may be partial or complete. |
| Dysphoria | General feeling of sadness or unease. |
| Euphoria | Abnormally elevated mood or sense of intense happiness not based in reality. |
| Apathy | Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or emotion. |
| Labile Affect | Rapid and unpredictable changes in mood. |
| Mania | State of elevated mood, energy, and activity levels that can impair judgment and function. |
| Mutism | Inability or refusal to speak despite comprehension or physical ability. |
| Paranoia | Extreme, irrational distrust or suspicion of others. |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Category of disorders involving developmental differences affecting functioning early in life. |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction with restricted repetitive behaviours. |
| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity interfering with functioning. |
| Depressive Disorders | Category of disorder marked by persistent sadness and loss of pleasure in activities |
| Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | Persistent depressed mood or loss of interest lasting at least two weeks. |
| Bipolar and Related Disorders | Category of disorders involving alternating manic or hypomanic episodes and depression |
| Anxiety Disorders | Category of disorders characterized by fear or dread that is disproportionate to the situation. |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Persistent intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors enacted to cope with anxiety. |
| Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders | Group of disorders caused by exposure to life-threatening events |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Exposure to trauma resulting in flashbacks, avoidance, and hypervigilance. |
| Dissociative Disorders | Category of conditions involving disruption of consciousness, memory or identity |
| Somatic Symptom Disorders | Category of disorders that involve physical symptoms that significantly disrupt daily life without a clear medical cause |
| Feeding and Eating Disorders | Category including disorders with severe disruptions in eating behavior and associated distress |
| Anorexia Nervosa | Restriction of energy intake leading to low body weight and intense fear of gaining weight. |
| Bulimia Nervosa | Recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors. |
| Elimination Disorders | Category of disorders involving difficulty controlling elimination of urine or feces in indviduals beyond toilet-training age? |
| Sleep-Wake Disorders | Category of conditions involving impaired quality, timing, or amount of sleep |
| Sexual Dysfunctions | Category of disorders involving difficulty experiencing satisfaction from sexual activity |
| Gender Dysphoria | Psychological distress resulting from incongruence between experienced gender and assigned sex at birth. |
| Paraphilic Disorders | Category of disorder that includes atypical sexual interests that cause distress or harm. |
| Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders | Category of disorders involving aggressive behavior, impulse control problems, and violations of rules or rights |
| Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders | Category of disorders including misuse of alcohol, drugs, or addiction to behaviors such as gambling |
| Neurocognitive Disorders | Category of disorders involving a decline in memory, attention or executive function |
| Delirium | Disturbance in attention and awareness developing over a short period. |
| Personality Disorders | Category of disorders involving long-standing inflexible behavior patterns that impair functioning |
| Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders | Category of disorders characterized by hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking |
| Psychiatrist | Physician who diagnoses and treats mental health disorders and can prescribe medication. |
| Psychologist | Professional trained to diagnose and treat mental health disorders through therapy but cannot prescribe medication. |
| Psychotherapy | Treatment of emotional problems and disorders using psychological techniques. |
| Group Therapy | Therapy that brings individuals together to share experiences under professional guidance |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy | Therapy focusing on identifying and changing negative thought patterns. |
| Electroconvulsive Therapy | Therapy inducing controlled seizures under anesthesia to treat severe depression. |
| Light Therapy | Exposure to bright light to manage seasonal affective disorder. |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Use of magnetic fields to stimulate brain activity. |
| Antianxiety Agents | Medications that reduce anxiety and tension. |
| Antidepressants | Medications that improve mood and energy levels. |
| Antipsychotics | Medications that treat delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. |
| Mood Stabilizers | Medications that control mood swings in bipolar disorder. |
| Hypnotics | Medications that induce or maintain sleep. |
| Stimulants | Medications increasing alertness and attention in ADHD. |
| Hypnosis | Therapy that uses guided relaxation to access subconscious thoughts or reduce anxiety |
