Health Terms Flashcards
Aggression
Any act that is intended to cause pain or damage to another person
Alienation
The state of being emotionally separated from others and from ones own feelings
Antidepressants
Medications used to treat depression
Antisocial behavior
A pattern of behavior that is verbally or physically harmful to other people,animals,or property,including behavior that severely violates social expectations for a particular environment
Antisocial personality disorder
A behavior disorder developed y s small percentage of children with conduct disorder who’s behavior does not improve as they mature.also known as sociopathic or psychopathy.
Anxiety disorders
Unpleasant emotion triggered by anticipation of future events memories of the past or rumination so about ones self
Apathy
Can be defined as an absence or suppression of emotion feeling,concern or passion,and it is an indifference to things generally found to be exciting or moving.
Applied physchology
The area of physchology in which basic theory and research are applied to the actual problems faced by individuals on a daily basis
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Disorder characterized by attentions
Deceit and or hyperactivity - impulses toy more severe than expected for a developmental age.
autism
A severe physiological disorder that first appears in early childhood and is characterized by inspired social interaction and language development and other behavioral problems.
Autonomic nervous system
The nervous system responsible for regulating automatic bodily processes such as breathing and heart rate.the autonomic system also involves the processes of metabolism,or the storage and expenditure of energy.
Avoidance learning
An individual’s response to avoid an u peasant or stressful situation also known as escape learning
Affect
A physiological term for an observable expression of emotion
