| psychotherapist | A person, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, professionally trained and engaged in psychotherapy. Currently, the term is also applied to social workers, nurses, and others whose state licensing practice acts include psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychotherapy | A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, brief | Any form of psychotherapy designed to produce therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time, generally not more than 20 sessions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, group | A form of therapy in which two or more patients participate under the guidance of one or more psychotherapists for the purpose of treating emotional disturbances, social maladjustments, and psychotic states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, multiple | The use of more than one therapist at one time in individual or group psychotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, rational-emotive | The replacement of illogical and unrealistic ideas with more realistic and adaptive ones through direct intervention and confrontation by the therapist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotic | Relating to or affected by psychosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotic disorders | Disorders in which there is gross impairment in reality testing. The individual incorrectly evaluates his or her perception and thoughts and makes incorrect inferences about reality even in the face of contrary evidence. Delusions or hallucinations are present. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotic manifestation | A manifestation characterised by thoughts, feelings, and behaviour evidencing a varying degree of personality disintegration and distortion or falsification of reality in various spheres; persons exhibiting such a manifestation fail in effective relationships to other people or to their work. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotogen | A drug that produces psychotic manifestations. Origin: psychotic + G. -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotogenic | Capable of inducing psychosis; particularly referring to drugs of the LSD series and similar substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotomimetic | 1. A drug or substance that produces psychological and behavioural changes resembling those of psychosis; e.g., LSD. 2. Denoting such a drug or substance. Synonym: psychosomimetic. Origin: psychosis + G. Mimetikos, imitative (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotomimetic drug | <pharmacology> A class of medications (for example LSD, marijuana, peyote, heroin, cocaine) that result in a distorted perception of reality. Often accompanied by hallucinations. (27 Sep 1997) |
| psychotropic | <psychiatry> Exerting an effect upon the mind, capable of modifying mental activity, usually applied to drugs that effect the mental state. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychotropic agent | A chemical compound that influences the human psyche. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychometrics |
Psychometrics is the field of study (connected to psychology and statistics) concerned with the measurement of "psychological" aspects of a person such as knowledge, skills, abilities, or personality. Psychometry is primarily concerned with differences between individuals and employs statistical tools such as normal distribution and factor analysis. ...
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| psycholinguistics |
Psycholinguistics or linguistics of psychologyis the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures, due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the human brain functioned. Modern research makes use of biology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and information theory to study how the brain processes language. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycholinguistics
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| psychoses |
Psychosis is a psychiatric classification for a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted. Persons experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations (often auditory or visual hallucinations), hold paranoid or delusional beliefs, experience personality changes and exhibit disorganized thinking (see thought disorder). ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoses
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| psychotic disorder |
Psychosis is a psychiatric classification for a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted. Persons experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations (often auditory or visual hallucinations), hold paranoid or delusional beliefs, experience personality changes and exhibit disorganized thinking (see thought disorder). ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_disorder
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| psychomotor retardation |
Psychomotor retardation comprises a slowing down of thought and a reduction of physical movements in a person. This is most commonly seen in people with clinical depression where it indicates a degree of severity. It is often accompanied by psychosis. People with this can sometimes be mistaken as having dementia. Psychomotor retardation can require increased nursing to ensure adequate food and fluid intake as well as self-care. ...
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