Dichotomy

Division into two usually contradictory parts, categories, or opinions.

Neurosis

Any of various mental or emotional disorders, such as hypochondria, not due to any organic cause.

Neurotic

1.  Of or affected with a neurosis.

2.  A neurotic person.

Pathological

1.  The scientific study of the nature of disease. Also called pathobiology.

2.  The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease.

3.  A departure or deviation from a normal condition.

Psych

1. Psychology.

2. To put into the right frame of mind.

3. To undermine psychologically.

Psyche

1. The spirit or soul.

2. In psychoanalysis, the mind functioning as the centre of thought, emotion, and behaviour.

Psychedelic

Marked by or generating hallucinations and distortions of perception.

Psychiatry

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

Psychic

1. Medium.

2. Of the human mind or psyche: psychic trauma.

3. Of or possessing extraordinary mental powers, such as ESP or mental telepathy.

Psycho-

Mind; mental: psychology. [From Greek, meaning spirit.]

Psychoactive

Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Psychoanalysis

1. A method of psychiatric therapy in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of feelings and behaviour are used to investigate mental and emotional disorders.

2. Psychiatric treatment incorporating the techniques of psychoanalysis.

Psychodrama

A psychotherapeutic and analytic technique in which people are assigned roles to be played spontaneously in a drama.

Psychogenic

Originating in the mind or in mental or emotional processes.

Psychologist

A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.

Psychology

1. The science that deals with mental processes and behaviour.

2. The emotional and behavioural characteristics of an individual or group.

Psychometrics

The branch of psychology that deals with testing and measuring psychological variables such as intelligence. Also called psychometry.

Psychomotor

Of or relating to movement or muscular activity associated with mental processes.

Psychopath

A person with an antisocial personality disorder, especially one manifested in aggressive, perverted, or criminal behaviour.

Psychopathology

The study of the origin, growth, and symptoms of mental or behavioural disorders.

Psychosexual

Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality.

Psychosis

A mental disorder marked by derangement of personality, loss of contact with reality, and deterioration of normal social functioning.

Psychosomatic

1. Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes.

2. Of or concerned with the influence of the mind on the body, especially with respect to disease.

Psychotherapy

The treatment of mental and emotional disorders through the use of psychological techniques.

Schism

A separation or division into factions, especially within a religious body.

Schizophrenia

A psychosis usually characterized by withdrawal from reality and by highly variable emotional, behavioural, or intellectual disturbances.

Sociable

1. Fond of the company of others.

2. Marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality.

Social

1.a. Living together in communities or groups: social insects. 1.b. Of or typical of communal or group living.

2. Of or in fashionable society.

3. Seeking out or enjoying the company of others.

4. Marked by friendly relations or companionship.

5. Of or occupied with human welfare.

6. An informal social gathering.

Social Science

A science, such as sociology, psychology, or anthropology that studies society and individual relationships in and to society.

Society

1. Human beings collectively.

2. A group of persons with a common culture or way of life.

3. A group of people uniting in a common interest.

4. The rich and fashionable social class.

5. Companionship; company.

6. Biology. A community of organisms.

Sociology

The study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

Sociopath

A psychopath exhibiting aggressive antisocial behaviour.

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