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aberration |
a slight deviation in normal mental functioning. [1/3 definitions] |
activity |
normal mental or physical functioning. [1/4 definitions] |
ADHD |
abbreviation of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder"; a mental disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by impulsiveness and excessive activity. |
afflict |
to cause physical or mental suffering to. |
agonize |
to suffer physical or mental agony. [3/4 definitions] |
agony |
intense and often prolonged physical or mental suffering. [1/3 definitions] |
alienist |
a physician specializing in mental disorders, esp. one who testifies about mental competency in legal proceedings. |
amentia |
serious mental retardation, caused by genetic factors. (Cf. dementia.) |
amitriptyline |
a tricyclic antidepressant drug used to treat depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other mental disorders. |
animal |
pertaining to the physical rather than the mental or spiritual aspect of humans. [1/5 definitions] |
anoxia |
the mental and physical disturbances resulting from lack of oxygen. [1/2 definitions] |
anxiety |
a mental state characterized by uneasiness, distress, and worry; apprehension. [1/2 definitions] |
asylum |
a place for the care of those who are not able to care for themselves, such as children without parents, people with mental illness, or the very old. [1/3 definitions] |
attention |
concentration of mental powers, esp. on a particular object. [1/4 definitions] |
attitude |
a feeling or mental state in regard to something or someone. [1/2 definitions] |
balance |
physical or mental stability, or the capacity to reach stability when required. [1/8 definitions] |
battle fatigue |
severe mental distress or disorder resulting from combat in war; combat fatigue. (See shell shock.) |
behaviorism |
in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development. |
Binet-Simon scale |
a series of tests graded according to the mental abilities at different ages of the average population, esp. children, with which the abilities of the individual test-taker can be compared. |
brainpower |
mental or intellectual ability, or the people that have it. |
brainstorm |
an incidence of severe mental turmoil or confusion. [1/6 definitions] |
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