18.1 Mental Health Flashcards
behaviour
mental or motor activity
behavioural
pertaining to any mental or motor activity
homicide
killing of one human by another
homicidal
having a tendency to commit homicide
insanity
nonmedical term for person unable to be responsible for actions
mental
pertaining to the mind
psychiatry
diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
psychiatric
pertaining to psychiatry
psychiatrist
licensed medical specialist in psychiatry.
psychology
scientific study of the human mind and behaviour
psychological
pertaining to psychology
psychologist
licensed specialist in psychology
psychoanalysis
practitioner of psychoanalysis
psychoanalyst
treatment of mental disorders through communication
psychotherapy
practitioner of psychotherapy
pyromania
morbid impulse to set fires