Mental Disorders, SAD-ZOO
Mental disorders can be defined as any illness with significant psychological or behavioral manifestations that is associated with either a painful or distressing symptom or an impairment in one or more important areas of functioning. A mental illness can have an effect on every aspect of a personās life, including thinking, feeling, mood, and outlook.
Mental Disorders Encyclopedia Articles By Title
sadomasochism
sadomasochism, deriving pleasure, often of a sexual nature, from the infliction of physical or psychological pain......
schizoaffective disorder
schizoaffective disorder, mental disorder characterized by a combination of mood (affective) symptoms, such as......
schizophrenia
schizophrenia, any of a group of severe mental disorders that have in common symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions,......
seasonal affective disorder
seasonal affective disorder (SAD), mood disorder characterized by recurring depression in autumn and winter, separated......
separation anxiety disorder
separation anxiety disorder, condition characterized by intense and prolonged concern, dread, worry, or apprehension......
sexual dysfunction
sexual dysfunction, the inability of a person to experience sexual arousal or to achieve sexual satisfaction under......
sleepwalking
sleepwalking, a behavioral disorder of sleep in which a person sits up and performs various motor actions, such......
social anxiety disorder
social anxiety disorder (SAD), a type of anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of interacting with people, due......
stress
stress, in psychology and biology, any environmental or physical pressure that elicits a response from an organism.......
substance use disorder
substance use disorder, recurrent use of drugs or alcohol that impairs psychological and physical function and......
T4 Program
T4 Program, Nazi German effortāframed as a euthanasia programāto kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled,......
The U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Since 1999, the death rate from opioid drug overdose in the United States has been on the rise. The rate nearly......
Today in HistoryāJune 24: The Outbreak of the Dancing Plague
On this day in 1374, the town of Aachen, Germany, went wild. Men, women, and children gathered in the streets.......
Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome, rare inherited neurological disorder characterized by recurrent motor and phonic tics (involuntary......
Trigger Warnings on Campus
In a 2015 letter to their student newspaper, four undergraduates at Columbia University called on the administration......
voyeurism
voyeurism, human sexual behaviour involving achievement of sexual arousal through viewing the sexual activities......
What Is the Difference Between Dependence and Addiction?
Dependence is primarily a physiological state in which the body adapts to the presence of a substance. Addiction,......
What Is Transient Global Amnesia?
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a neurological syndrome that causes the sudden, temporary inability to form new......
Whatās the Difference Between a Psychopath and a Sociopath? And How Do Both Differ from Narcissists?
Psychopath and sociopath are often used interchangeably in common speech to describe a person who is pathologically......
Why Are People Afraid of Clowns?
Coulrophobia is no laughing matter. This irrational fear of clowns can cause panic and nausea. Although itās a......
Why are people afraid of snakes?
People are often afraid of snakes because of a combination of factorsāranging from the fear of venomous bites to......
Why are people afraid of spiders?
People are often afraid of spiders, unsettled by the animalsā many legs and eyes, their sometimes rapid and unpredictable......
Why is it called the Mandela effect?
The Mandela effect is named after former South African president Nelson Mandela due to a widespread but false memory......
workaholism
workaholism, compulsive desire to work. Workaholism is defined in various ways. In general, however, it is characterized......
xenophobia
xenophobia, fear and contempt of strangers or foreigners or of anything designated as foreign, or a conviction......
zoophilia
zoophilia, sexual attraction of a human toward a nonhuman animal, which may involve the experience of sexual fantasies......