The treatment of mental illness by talking to a therapist and discussing your problems rather than by using drugs.
psycho+therapy
Shared component: psycho · mind
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA method of treating mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind.
psycho+analysis
Shared component: psycho · mind
A person who treats mental or emotional disorders by psychological means, especially one trained in psychotherapy.
psycho+therap+ist
Shared component: psycho · mind
A person suffering from a severe mental disorder that causes them to behave violently or aggressively without feeling guilty or showing normal human emotions.
psycho+path
Shared component: psycho · mind
(of a substance) affecting the mind or mental processes.
psycho+active
Shared component: psycho · mind
Language that uses jargon from psychology or psychotherapy in a vague, pretentious, or misleading way.
psycho+babble
Shared component: psycho · mind
A person who studies the human mind and emotions and their effects on behavior.
psycho+logist
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the measurement of mental abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
psycho+metric
Shared component: psycho · mind
Suffering from or relating to a severe mental disorder that causes abnormal or violent social behavior and a lack of guilt.
psycho+pathic
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the psychological aspects or development of sexuality.
psycho+sexual
Shared component: psycho · mind
Involving aspects of both psychological and social behavior or factors.
psycho+social
Shared component: psycho · mind
(of a drug) affecting the mind or mental processes.
psycho+trop+ic
Shared component: psycho · mind
To treat a person's mental or emotional problems by using psychoanalysis.
psycho+analyze
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes.
psycho+dynamic
Shared component: psycho · mind
The science of measuring mental capacities and processes.
psycho+metrics
Shared component: psycho · mind
(of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress.
psycho+somatic
Shared component: psycho · mind
(of a drug) used in the treatment of serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia
anti+psycho+tic
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to or using psychoanalysis, a method of treating mental disorders by investigating unconscious thoughts and feelings.
psycho+analytic
Shared component: psycho · mind
The study of the interrelation between the conscious and unconscious mind and its effect on behavior and mental states.
psycho+dynamics
Shared component: psycho · mind
A person who studies the relationship between language and the mind, especially how people understand, produce, and acquire language.
psycho+linguist
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the relationship between mental processes and physical processes, especially in perception.
psycho+physical
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors in determining health, disease, or human behavior.
bio+psycho+social
Shared component: psycho · mind
The scientific study of the relationship between the structure and function of the brain and nervous system and psychological processes and behaviour.
neuro+psycho+logy
Shared component: psycho · mind
The scientific study of mental disorders.
psycho+patho+logy
Shared component: psycho · mind
A person who studies mental phenomena, such as telepathy or clairvoyance, that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.
para+psycho+logist
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to or involving the interaction or combined influence of the mind and the spirit.
psycho+spiritual
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to or using psychoanalysis, a method of explaining and treating mental and emotional problems by examining a person's thoughts, feelings, and early life experiences.
psycho+analytical
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the relationship between language and the mind, or the psychological processes involved in using language.
psycho+linguist+ic
Shared component: psycho · mind
In a way that relates to psychometrics, the science of measuring mental capacities and processes.
psycho+metric+ally
Shared component: psycho · mind
A scientist or clinician who studies the relationship between the brain and nervous system and behavior, cognition, and emotion.
neuro+psycho+logist
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to or involving the psychological aspects of teaching and learning, especially in the context of addressing learning difficulties or emotional and behavioral problems.
psycho+educational
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the treatment of mental or emotional disorders by psychological means.
psycho+therap+eutic
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the relationship between the nervous system, especially the brain, and mental functions or behavior.
neuro+psycho+logical
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to or suffering from a mental illness or disorder.
psycho+patho+logical
Shared component: psycho · mind
The scientific study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior.
psycho+pharma+logy
Shared component: psycho · mind
The scientific study of the interactions between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the immune system.
psycho+neuro+immuno+logy
Shared component: psycho · mind
Relating to the study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior.
psycho+pharmaco+logical
Shared component: psycho · mind
psychologyExtended relation
The scientific study of the mind and how it influences behaviour.
psych+ology
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychologicalExtended relation
Relating to the mind or mental processes.
psych+olog+ical
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychoanalystExtended relation
A person who treats mental or emotional disorders by psychoanalysis.
psycho+analyst
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychosisExtended relation
A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
psych+osis
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychoticExtended relation
Relating to or suffering from a severe mental disorder that involves a loss of contact with reality, often with hallucinations or delusions.
psych+otic
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychodramaExtended relation
A form of psychotherapy in which patients act out events from their past or aspects of their feelings.
psycho+drama
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychogenicExtended relation
Originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict; having a psychological rather than a physiological origin.
psycho+genic
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychopathyExtended relation
A severe mental disorder in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others.
psycho+pathy
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychokinesisExtended relation
The supposed ability to move physical objects with the mind alone.
psycho+kinesis
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychoticallyExtended relation
In a manner that is characteristic of or resembles psychosis; in a severely mentally disturbed or irrational way.
psychot+ic+ally
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychologicallyExtended relation
In a way that relates to the mind, mental processes, or emotions.
psych+olog+ical+ly
Extended relation: psycho · mind
parapsychologicalExtended relation
Relating to the study of mental phenomena, such as telepathy or clairvoyance, that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.
para+psycho+logical
Extended relation: psycho · mind
psychophysiologicalExtended relation
Relating to both the mind and bodily processes; involving the interaction between psychological and physiological factors.
psycho+physiolog+ical
Extended relation: psycho · mind
socio-psychologicalExtended relation
Relating to or involving the interaction of social and psychological factors.
socio+psycho+logical
Extended relation: psycho · mind
social-psychologicalExtended relation
Relating to the interaction between social factors and individual psychology.
social+psycho+logical
Extended relation: psycho · mind