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Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

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Psychiatry

hysteria

Psychology; Psychiatry

A state of mind, one of unmanageable emotional excesses

humiliation

Psychology; Psychiatry

The abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission

hedonism

Psychology; Psychiatry

A school which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good

habit

Psychology; Psychiatry

Routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously, without one being conscious about them

grief

Psychology; Psychiatry

A multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed

gratitude

Psychology; Psychiatry

A positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive

forgiveness

Psychology; Psychiatry

The process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution

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