Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a serious disease in which people have an overwhelming desire for the mental and... More >>

Ambivalence

Ambivalence, am BIHV uh luhns, is a psychiatric term for contradictory feelings or thoughts about... More >>

Amnesia

Amnesia, am NEE zhuh, is a partial or, in rare cases, a complete loss of memory. Everyone forgets... More >>

Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa, an uh REHK see uh nur VOH suh, is an emotional illness in which a person... More >>

Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness in which a person alternates between periods of... More >>

Body dysmorphic disorder

Body dysmorphic, dihs MAWR fihk, disorder is a mental disorder in which individuals worry that... More >>

Bulimia

Bulimia, byoo LIHM ee uh, is a disorder in which individuals experience frequent and... More >>

Cataplexy

Cataplexy, KAT uh plehk see, is a condition that involves a sudden, temporary loss of muscle... More >>

Catharsis

Catharsis is a term psychiatrists and psychoanalysts use to describe the way in which... More >>

Depression

Depression refers both to a serious mental disorder and to a normal mood involving sadness that... More >>

Displacement behavior

Displacement behavior refers to any of a variety of activities that seem inappropriate in the... More >>

Dream

Dream is a story that a person "watches" or appears to take part in during sleep. Dream events... More >>

Eating disorder

Eating disorder is a term used to describe illnesses characterized by a disturbance in attitudes... More >>

Ego

Ego, EE goh, is a term used in psychoanalysis to describe one of the three parts of the mind. The... More >>

Extrovert

Extrovert, when used nontechnically, means a sociable person who makes friends easily. In... More >>