Chap 22 - Psychiatry Review Sheets Flashcards
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physician specializing in treating mental illness
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psychiatrist
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nonphysician professionals trained in the treatment of mental illness
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psychologist, psychiatric nurse, licensed clinical social worker
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therapist who practices psychoanalysis
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psychoanalyst
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branch of psychiatry dealing with legal matters
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forensic psychiatry
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unconscious part of the personality
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id
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conscious, coordinating part of the personality
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ego
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conscience or moral part of the personality
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superego
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psychological process used to distinguish fact from fantasy testing
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reality
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unconscious technique used to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety ______________ mechanism.
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defense
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branch of psychology dealing with patient care
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clinical
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nonreactive state marked by inability to speak
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mutism
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state of excessive excitability; agitation
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mania
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loss of memory
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amnesia
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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly
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compulsion
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persistent idea, emotion, or urge
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obsession
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feelings of apprehension, uneasiness, dread
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anxiety
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uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object and redirected toward a second object
or behavior pattern
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dissociation
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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom that has no organic basis
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conversion
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absence of emotions; lack of motivation or emotional involvement
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apathy
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fixed false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence
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delusion
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false or unreal sensory perception
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hallucination
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dysphoria
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sadness, hopelessness, unpleasant feeling
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euphoria
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exaggerated feeling of well-being (“high”)
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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paranoia
suspicious system of thinking; fixed delusion that one is being treated unfairly or harassed
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psychosis
loss of contact with reality; often delusions and hallucinations
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iatrogenic
pertaining to a disorder caused by a treatment
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phobia
irrational fear (avoidance) of an object or a situation
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agoraphobia
fear of leaving one’s home or a safe place
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labile
unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change; fluctuating
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affect
expression of emotion
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Disturbance of memory and identity that hides the anxiety of unconscious conflicts is
dissociative disorder
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Troubled feelings, unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior describe a/an
anxiety disorder
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An illness related to regular use of drugs and alcohol is a/an
substance-related disorder
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Bulimia nervosa is an example of a/an
eating disorder
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A disorder involving paraphilias is a/an
sexual disorder
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An illness marked by prolonged emotions (mania and depression) is a/an
mood disorder
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A mental disorder in which physical symptoms cannot be explained by an actual physical disorder
is a/an
somatoform disorder
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A lifelong personality pattern that is inflexible and causes distress, conflict, and impairment of social functioning is a/an
personality disorder
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Loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment, and reasoning is
dementia
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Confusion in thinking with faulty perceptions and irrational behavior is
delirium
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obsessive-compulsive disorder
recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts that dominate a person’s behavior
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post-traumatic stress disorder
anxiety-related symptoms appear after exposure to personal experience of a traumatic event
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bipolar disorder
alternating periods of mania and depression
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fugue
amnesia with flight from customary surroundings
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paranoia
delusions of persecution or grandeur
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amphetamines
CNS stimulants
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cannabis
marijuana, hashish; active substance in marijuana; THC
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schizophrenia
psychosis marked by a split from reality; disorganized thinking and behavior
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sexual sadism
achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting physical or
psychological pain
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hypochondriasis
preoccupation with bodily aches, pains, and discomforts (in the absence of real illness)
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somatoform disorder
conversion disorder
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sexual disorder
pedophilia
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anxiety disorder
phobia
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mood disorder
bipolar I and II
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substance-related disorder
cocaine abuse
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schizophrenia
positive and negative symptoms
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dissociative disorder
fugue
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personality disorder
narcissism
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pervasive developmental disorder
autism
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anorexia nervosa
eating disorder marked by excessive dieting because of emotional factors
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bulimia nervosa
eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression
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repression
a defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are pushed into the unconscious
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dementia
loss of higher mental functioning, memory, judgment, and reasoning
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hypomania
mood disorder resembling mania (exaggerated excitement,
| hyperactivity) but of lesser intensity
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hallucinogen
drug that produces hallucinations (false sensory perceptions)
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opioids
drugs that are derived from opium (morphine and heroin)
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cocaine
stimulant drug that causes euphoria and hallucinations
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cyclothymic disorder
alternating periods of hypomania and depressive episodes of lesser intensity than with bipolar illness
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dysthymia
depressed mood persisting over a 2-year period but not as severe as a major depression
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flamboyant, theatrical, emotionally immature
histrionic
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no loyalty or concern for others; does not tolerate frustration and blames others when he or she is at fault
antisocial
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fantasies of success and power and a grandiose sense of self-importance
narcissistic
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pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of people
paranoid
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emotionally cold, aloof, indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others
schizoid
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instability in personal relationships and sense of self; alternating overinvolvement with and rejection of people
borderline
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Patients express feelings by acting out roles with other patients
psychodrama
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A trance helps patients recover deeply repressed feelings
hypnosis
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Long-term and intense exploration of unconscious feelings uses techniques such as transference and free association
psychoanalysis
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Toys help a child express conflicts and feelings
play therapy
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Conditioning changes actual behavior patterns rather than focusing on subconscious thoughts and feelings
behavioral therapy
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Techniques help patients overcome sexual dysfunctions
sexual therapy
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Electrical current is applied to the brain to reverse major depression
electroconvulsive therapy
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Agents (chemicals) relieve symptoms of psychiatric disorders
psychopharmacology, or drug therapy
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Face-to-face discussion of life’s problems and associated feelings
insight-oriented psychotherapy
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offering encouragement, support, and hope to patients facing difficult life transitions and events
supportive psychotherapy
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Fear of strangers is
xenophobia
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Obsessive preoccupation with stealing is
kleptomania
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Antidepressant agents that work by blocking the action of a specific enzyme are
MAO inhibitors
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Mood disorder marked by depressive periods milder than major depression is
dysthymia
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Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) tranquilizers such as Thorazine are
phenothiazines
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Fear of being left alone in unfamiliar surroundings is
agoraphobia
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Stimulants used as therapy for mood disorders or for treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are
amphetamines
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Mild form of bipolar disorder in which hypomanic episodes alternate with depression is
cyclothymia
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Obsessive preoccupation with fire is
pyromania
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Drugs (containing three fused rings) used to elevate mood and increase physical activity and mental alertness are
tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants
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Anxiolytic agents that lessen the anxiety associated with panic attacks are
benzodiazepines
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Drug that treats the manic episodes of bipolar disorder is
lithium
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phren/o
mind
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hypn/o
sleep
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somat/o
body
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phil/o
love, attraction to
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iatr/o
treatment
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schiz/o
split
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-mania
obsessive preoccupation
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-phobia
fear
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-thymia
mind; mood
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-tropic
to influence, turn
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-genic
produced by
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para-
abnormal
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hypo-
deficient, less than, below
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cata-
down
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SSRI; treats anxiety and depression
escitalopram (Lexapro)
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atypical antipsychotic; treats schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
aripiprazole (Abilify)
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stimulant; treats attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta)
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tricyclic antidepressant; treats depression
amitriptyline (Elavil)
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benzodiazepine; treats anxiety and panic attacks
alprazolam (Xanax)
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sedative; treats insomnia
zolpidem (Ambien)
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anticonvulsant; treats mood disorders (such as bipolar illness)
lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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phenothiazine; treats schizophrenia
thiothixene (Navane)
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anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
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aut/o
self, own
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cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
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hallucin/o
hallucination
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hypn/o
sleep
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iatr/o
treatment
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klept/o
to steal
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ment/o
mind
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neur/o
nerve
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phil/o
like; love; attraction to
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phren/o
mind
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psych/o
mind
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pyr/o
fire; fever
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schiz/o
split
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somat/o
body
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ton/o
tension
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xen/o
stranger
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-form
resembling; in the shape of
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-genic
produced by or in
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-kinesia
movement
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-leptic
pertaining to seizing, taking hold of
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-mania
obsessive preoccupation
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-oid
resembling; originating from
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-pathy
emotion; disease
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-phobia
fear
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-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
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-somnia
sleep
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-thymia
mind (condition of)
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-tropic
pertaining to stimulating
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a-, an-
no; not; without
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agora-
marketplace
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cata-
down
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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eu-
good; normal; true
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hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
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para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
