Behavioral health
Amnesia
Euphoria
An exaggerated sense of physical and mental well-being
Orientation
Awareness of one's environment, with reference to people, place, and time
Psycholigits
Study personality development, psychological problems, and how to diagnose mental and emotional disorders
Mental health therapist
Trained to treat patients with mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Amygdala
(ah MIG dah lah)
A small mass of gray matter found in each temporal lobe of the cerebrum and involved with memories, emotions, and activating the fight-or-flight response part of the limbic system
Hallucination
A sensory experience involving something that is not present
Paranoia
An unfounded or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
Social worker
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
A person has many different worries and finds sit difficult to control their anxiety.
Delusion
An unshakeable belief in something untrue
Mania
Abnormally elated mental state. The person may have feelings of euphoria, lack of inhibitions, sleeplessness, talkativeness, risking-taking behaviors, and irritability
Psychotherapy
The treatment of behavioral health disorders through the use of psychological techniques
Cognitive behavioral therapist
Specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy and helping people change the way they think and behave in order to manage their condition.
Causes recurrent unexpected panic attacks or sudden feelings of terror without real danger being present.
Depersonalization
Alternative perception of the self. A person's own reality is lost
Morbidity
The rate of a disease in a population
Psychotherapist
General term for a healthcare professional who treats people with behavioral health conditions
Psychiatric nurse
Registered nurse who has advanced training in assessing and treating mental health issues
Phobia
Type of anxiety disorder in which a person has a strong, irrational fear of something that causes little to no danger
Derealization
Loss of sensation of the reality of one's surroundings
Mortality
The relative frequency of deaths in a specific population
Psychiatris
Trained as a medical doctor and has 4 years of residency training in psychiatry
Substance use therapist or counselor
Has specialized training to treat patients with substance use disorders and other addictions
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
Causes a person to have frequent, upsetting thoughts and obsessions such as the fear of germs or being hurt