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Psychiatry
The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders
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forensic psychology
Psychology; Psychiatry
The intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system
evaluation
Psychology; Psychiatry
Systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of something or someone using criteria against a set of standards
eating disorder
Psychology; Psychiatry
A group of conditions characterized by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and emotional health
dissociation
Psychology; Psychiatry
A partial or complete disruption of the normal integration of a person’s conscious or psychological functioning
derealization
Psychology; Psychiatry
An alteration in the perception or experience of the external world so that it seems strange or unreal
depth psychology
Psychology; Psychiatry
Seeks to explore underlying motives as an approach to various mental disorders, with the belief that the uncovering of these motives is intrinsically healing
delusion
Psychology; Psychiatry
A fixed belief that is either false, fanciful, or derived from deception