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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK Words: 116197

psychiatric nursing
A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychiatric somatic therapies
The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., electroconvulsive therapy), in contrast with psychotherapy. (stone, american psychiatric glossary, 1988, p159) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychiatric status rating scales
Standardised procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychiatric trend
Benign or morbid emotional interests, urges, and tendencies as revealed by postures, gestures, actions, or speech. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychiatrics
Synonym for psychiatry ... A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

psychiatrist
<specialist> A physician who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioural abnormalities and mental diseases. ... (22 May 1997) ...

psychiatry
A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

psychic
<psychology> Pertaining to the psyche or to the mind, mental. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

psychic blindness
Synonym for mind blindness ... Visual agnosia for objects. The subjet sees the object, but cannot identify it; due to a lesion in area 18 of the occipital cortex. ... Synonym: object blindness, psychanopsia, psychic blindness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic contagion
Communication of a nervous disorder or lesser psychological symtoms by imitation, as in mass hysteria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic determinism
In psychoanalysis, the concept that all psychological and behavioural phenomena result from antecedent, unconsciously operating causes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic energy
In psychoanalysis, a hypothetical mental force, analogous to the physical concept of energy, which enables and vitalises an individual's psychological activity. ... See: libido. ... Synonym: psychic force. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic force
Synonym for psychic energy ... In psychoanalysis, a hypothetical mental force, analogous to the physical concept of energy, which enables and vitalises an individual's psychological activity. ... See: libido. ... Synonym: psychic force. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic impotence
That caused by psychologic factors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic inertia
A psychiatric term denoting resistance to any change in ideas or to progress; fixation of an idea. ... Uterine inertia, absence of effective uterine contractions during labour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic overtone
The mental associations related to any stimulus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic seizure
A simple partial seizure characterised by an attack of psychic phenomena such as a dreamy state, deja vu, autonomic sensation or emotion; commonly, but not exclusively, associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychic tic
A gesture or exclamation made under the influence of an irresistible morbid impulse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychical
1. Of or pertaining to the human soul, or to the living principle in man. ... This term was formerly used to express the same idea as psychological. Recent metaphysicians, however, have employed it to mark the difference between psychh the living principle in man, and pney^ma the rational or spiritual part of his nature. In this use, the word descri …

psycho-
<prefix> A combining form from Gr. The soul, the mind, the understanding; as, psychology. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

psycho-oncology
The psychological aspects of the treatment and management of the patient with cancer; it combines elements of psychiatry, psychology, and medicine with special concern for the psychosocial needs of the patient and his/her family. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoacoustics
The science pertaining to the interrelationship of psychologic phenomena and the individual's response to the physical properties of sound. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychoactive
Possessing the ability to alter mood, anxiety, behaviour, cognitive processes, or mental tension; usually applied to pharmacologic agents. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoallergy
A sensitization to emotionally charged symbols. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalysis
A branch of science developed by freud and his followers for the study of mental processes and behaviour essentially utilizing free association to formulate the key concepts of unconscious motivation, conflict, and symbolism. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychoanalyst
A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, trained in psychoanalysis and employing its methods in the treatment of emotional disorders. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalytic
Pertaining to psychoanalysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalytic interpretation
Utilization of freudian theories to explain various psychologic aspects of art, literature, biographical material, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychoanalytic psychiatry
Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. ... Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Psychotherapy utilizing freudian principles. ... See: psychoanalysis. ... Synonym: dynamic psychotherapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalytic situation
The relationship, characteristically restricted to the therapist's office, between patient and therapist. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoanalytic theory
Conceptual system developed by freud and his followers in which unconscious motivations are considered to shape normal and abnormal personality development and behaviour. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychoanalytic therapy
A form of psychiatric treatment, based on freudian principles, which seeks to eliminate or diminish the undesirable effects of unconscious conflicts by making the patient aware of their existence, origin, and inappropriate expression in current emotions and behaviour. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychoauditory
Relating to the mental perception and interpretation of sounds. ... See: psychoacoustics. ... Origin: psycho-+ L. Auditorius, relating to hearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychobiology
1. The study of the interrelationships of the biology and psychology in cognitive functioning, including intellectual, memory, and related neurocognitive processes. ... 2. Adolf Meyer's term for psychiatry. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychocardiac reflex
A change in the circulatory rate and subjective heart consciousness (often 'thumping') resulting from a memory of, or a subconscious dream state recollection of, an emotional impression or experience. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychocatharsis
Synonym for catharsis ... The release of ideas, thoughts, and repressed material from the unconscious, accompanied by an emotional response and relief. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychochrome
A certain colour mentally conceived in response to a sense impression. ... See: psychochromesthesia. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Chroma, colour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychochromesthesia
A form of synesthesia in which a certain stimulus to one of the special organs of sense produces the mental image of a colour. ... See: photism, colour taste, pseudogeusesthesia. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Chroma, colour, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychodelic
A property of a drug or chemical which produces hallucinations or other bizarre aberrations in mental functioning. ... Synonym: hallucinogenic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychodiagnosis
1. Any method used to discover the factors which underlie behaviour, especially malajusted or abnormal behaviour. ... 2. A subspecialty within clinical psychology that emphasizes the use of psychological tests and techniques for assessing psychopathology. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychodidae
Small, hairy, moth-like, blood-sucking flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are phlebotomus, lutzomyia, and sergentomyia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychodometry
The measurement of the rapidity of mental action. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Hodos, way, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychodrama
Primarily a technique of group psychotherapy which involves a structure, directed, and dramatised acting out of the patient's personal and emotional problems. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychodynamics
The systematised study and theory of the psychological forces that underlie human behaviour, emphasizing the interplay between unconscious and conscious motivation and the functional significance of emotion. ... See: role-playing. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Dynamis, force ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychodysleptic drug
Synonym for hallucinogen ... <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) ...

psychoendocrinology
Study of the interrelationships between endocrine function and mental states. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoexploration
Study of the attitudes and emotional life of a person. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogalvanic
Relating to changes in electric properties of the skin; e.g., a change in skin resistance induced by psychologic stimulus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogalvanic reaction
Synonym for galvanic skin response ... A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychogalvanic reflex
Synonym for galvanic skin response ... A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychogalvanic response
Synonym for galvanic skin response ... A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychogalvanometer
A galvanometer that records changes in skin resistance related to emotional stress. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogender
The attitudes adopted by an individual related to his or her personal identification as either a male or a female. ... See: gender role. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic
<psychology> Produced or caused by psychic or mental factors rather than organic factors. ... Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

psychogenic deafness
Hearing loss without evidence of organic cause or malingering; often follows severe psychic shock. ... Synonym: functional deafness, hysterical deafness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic nocturnal polydipsia
See: psychogenic nocturnal polydipsia syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic pain
Somatoform pain; pain which is associated or correlated with a psychological, emotional, or behavioural stimulus. ... Synonym: psychalgia, somatoform pain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic pain disorder
A disorder in which the principal complaint is pain that is out of proportion to objective findings and that is related to psychological factors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic polydipsia
Excessive fluid consumption resulting from a disorder of the personality, without demonstrable organic lesion. ... Synonym: hysterical polydipsia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic purpura
Synonym for autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome ... <syndrome> A condition, usually occurring in women, in which the individual bruises easily (purpura simplex) and the ecchymoses tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; so-called because similar lesions are produced by inoculation of the indivi …

psychogenic seizure
A clinical spell that resembles an epileptic seizure, but is not due to epilepsy. The EEG is normal during an attack, and the behaviour is often related to psychiatric disturbance, such as a conversion disorder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic torticollis
Spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles, of psychosomatic origin. ... See: spasmodic torticollis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic tremor
Synonym for hysterical tremor ... Usually a coarse, irregular tremor, limited to one limb. ... Synonym: psychogenic tremor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogenic vomiting
Vomiting associated with emotional distress and anxiety. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogeusic
Pertaining to the mental perception and interpretation of taste. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Geusis, taste ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychogogic
Acting as a stimulant to the emotions. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Agogos, a leading away ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychographic
Relating to psychography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychohistory
The combined use of psychology (especially psychoanalysis) and history in the writing, especially of biography, as in the work of Erik Erikson. ... See: psychography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychoimmunology
<study> The study of how a person's psychological state affects his or her immunesystem. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

psychokinesis
Psychokinesia ... 1. The influence of mind upon matter, as the use of mental 'power' to move or distort an object. ... 2. Impulsive behaviour. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Kinesis, movement ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psychokym
Rarely used term for the physiologic substrate of psychic processes. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Kyma, wave ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psycholagny
Rarely used term for sexual excitement and satisfaction from mental imagery. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Lagneia, lust ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psycholepsy
Rarely used term for sudden mood changes accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inertia. ... Origin: psycho-+ G. Lepsis, seizure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

psycholeptic
<psychiatry> Of or relating to psycholepsy, that is an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia especially following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic (characterologically weak) patients. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

psycholinguistics
A discipline concerned with relations between messages and the characteristics of individuals who select and interpret them; it deals directly with the processes of encoding (phonetics) and decoding (psychoacoustics) as they relate states of messages to states of communicators. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychologic
Synonym for psychological ... Pertaining to psychology. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

psychological
Pertaining to psychology. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

psychological dependence
<psychiatry> Pattern of compulsive drug use characterised by a continued craving for an opioid and the need to use the opioid for effects other than pain relief. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

psychological techniques
Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioural, personality, and mental disorders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychological tests
Standardised tests designed to measure abilities, as in intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests, or to evaluate personality traits. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychological theory
Principles applied to the analysis and explanation of psychological or behavioural phenomena. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychological warfare
The manipulation of psychological influences, primarily concerned with morale, to strengthen the ability of one's own country and weaken the enemy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology
Origin: Psycho-: cf. F. Psychologie. See Psychical. ... <study> The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul. 'Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or consc …

psychology, applied
The science which utilises psychologic principles to derive more effective means in dealing with practical problems. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, clinical
The branch of psychology concerned with psychological methods of recognizing and treating behaviour disorders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, comparative
The branch of psychology concerned with similarities or differences in the behaviour of different animal species or of different races or peoples. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, educational
The branch of psychology concerned with psychological aspects of teaching and the formal learning process in school. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, experimental
The branch of psychology which seeks to learn more about the fundamental causes of behaviour by studying various psychologic phenomena in controlled experimental situations. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, industrial
The branch of applied psychology concerned with the application of psychologic principles and methods to industrial problems including selection and training of workers, working conditions, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, medical
A branch of psychology in which there is collaboration between psychologists and physicians in the management of medical problems. It differs from clinical psychology, which is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of behaviour disorders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, military
The branch of applied psychology concerned with psychological aspects of selection, assignment, training, morale, etc., of armed forces personnel. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychology, social
The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of group membership upon the behaviour, attitudes, and beliefs of an individual. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psycholytic drug
Synonym for hallucinogen ... <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) ...

psychometrics
Assessment of psychological variables by the application of mathematical procedures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychomotor
<psychology> Pertaining to motor effects of cerebral or psychic activity. Movement produced by action of the mind or will ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

psychomotor agitation
Restlessness, a psychomotor expression of emotional tension. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychomotor disorders
Psychogenic disturbances in motor aspects of behaviour. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

psychomotor epilepsy
Attacks with elaborate and multiple sensory, motor, and/or psychic components, the common feature being a clouding or loss of consciousness and amnesia for the event; clinical manifestations may take the form of automatisms; emotional outbursts of temper, anger or show of fear; motor or psychic disturbances; or may be related to any sphere of human …

psychomotor performance
The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...