Akademisches IELTS (Band 8 und Höher) - Psychology

a chronic mental disorder in which a person's ability to think, feel or behave is affected, often associated with the distortion of reality

Schizophrenie

a mental condition that is not caused by organic disease in which one is constantly anxious, worried, and stressed

Neurose

a psychological and neurological process involving a separation or disconnection of thoughts, memories, identity, or consciousness, often as a response to trauma or stress

Dissociation

a psychotherapy that targets negative thoughts and behaviors to address mental health issues

kognitive Verhaltenstherapie, kognitiv-behaviorale Therapie

the entirety of the human mind, including conscious and unconscious elements, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Psyche, Seele

a severe mental condition in which the patient loses contact with external reality

Psychose

(psychology) the process of relieving a complex by bringing it to consciousness and directly addressing it

Katharsis

a psychological disorder that causes a person to spend a lot of time thinking obsessively about the imaginary imperfections in their appearance

Körperdysmorphe Störung, Dysmorphophobie

a disorder causing a person to have recurring unwanted thoughts or to do something such as cleaning or checking on something over and over

Zwangsstörung, OCD

a disorder that is formed in a person who has experienced a very shocking or frightening event, causing them to have nightmares or flashbacks from the event

posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, PTBS

a condition, experienced mostly by children, making them seem restless, unable to keep focus, and act impulsively

Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung, ADHS

someone who suffers from psychosis

Psychotiker, Psychopath

a mental illness that causes a person to act impulsively, to experience severe shifts in mood, and to be unable to form interpersonal relationships

emotionale instabile Persönlichkeitsstörung, Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung

a psychological condition in which there are more than one personality in a person, each personality has different memories and patterns of behavior

dissoziative Identitätsstörung, dissoziative Persönlichkeitsstörung

a strategy or behavior used to manage or counteract challenging emotions, thoughts, or situations

Bewältigungsmechanismus, Bewältigungsstrategie

an unconscious mental strategy individuals use to cope with anxiety, discomfort, or threatening emotions

Abwehrmechanismus, Verteidigungsmechanismus