mental health Flashcards by Jordan Hayden

bi-

two

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eu-

good

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ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

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hypn/o

sleep

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hallucin/o

hallucination

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pysch/o

mind

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ment/o

mind

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phren/o

mind

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schiz/o

split

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somat/o

body

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pol/o

extreme

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iatr/o

treatment

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pharmac/o

drug

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-phobia

irrational fear

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-mania

obsessive preoccupation

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-phoria

feeling

-genic

produced by

ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

psychology

study of human behavior

psychologist

non medical specializing in medical processes and how the brain functions in health and disease/ one who studies and treats human behavior PhD PsyD (CANNOT PRESCRIBE DRUGS)

psychiatry

treatment of mental illness

psychiatrist

medical doctor specializing in mental health (CAN PRESCRIBE DRUGS)

psychotherapy

treatments/ talk therapy for mental disorder
family therapy
cognitive behavioral therapy
group therapy
hypnosis
play therapy
psychoanalysis
supportive psychotherapy

psychoanalysis

explore inner emotions and feelings

psychosomatic

physical disability caused by emotional response

psychogenic

physical illness