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Psychiatry
The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders
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prejudice
Psychology; Psychiatry
A prejudgment, an assumption made about someone or something before having adequate knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy
positive mental attitude
Psychology; Psychiatry
The belief that one can increase achievement through optimistic thought processes
play therapy
Psychology; Psychiatry
Generally employed with children aged 3 through 11 and provides a way for them to express their experiences and feelings through a natural, self-guided, self-healing process
phobia
Psychology; Psychiatry
An irrational, intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people
personality disorder
Psychology; Psychiatry
Fixed, rigid, and ingrained patterns of relating to others that limit effective functioning and impair relationships and are usu. at odds with basic values of one’s culture or community
personality test
Psychology; Psychiatry
Aims to describe aspects of a person's character that remain stable throughout that person's lifetime, the individual's character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings
