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Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

Contributors in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

groupthink

Psychology; Psychiatry

A type of thought within a deeply cohesive in-group whose members try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas

volition

Psychology; Psychiatry

The cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action

self-esteem

Psychology; Psychiatry

Reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth

self control

Psychology; Psychiatry

The ability to control one's emotions, behavior and desires in order to obtain some reward later

self-actualization

Psychology; Psychiatry

The fully realization of one's potential

rhetoric

Psychology; Psychiatry

The art of using language to communicate effectively and persuasively

emotional contagion

Psychology; Psychiatry

The tendency to catch and feel emotions that are similar to and influenced by those of others

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