Mental Conditions Flashcards
1
Q
Hypochondria
A
Anxiety over ones health
2
Q
Amnesia
A
Loss of memory
3
Q
Somnambulism
A
Sleepwalking
4
Q
Insomnia
A
Inability to fall asleep
5
Q
Manic-depression
A
Moods alternating between excitement and gloom
6
Q
Paranoia
A
Delusions of persecution
7
Q
Oedipus complex
A
Abnormal attachment of a boy to his mother
8
Q
Electra complex
A
Abnormal attachment of a girl to her father
9
Q
Schizophrenia
A
Split personality
10
Q
Melancholia
A
Over whelming sadness