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Vocabulário Avançado para o TOEFL - Saúde Mental e Transtornos
Aqui você aprenderá algumas palavras em inglês sobre saúde e transtornos mentais, como "cleptomania", "BDD", "psicose", etc., que são necessárias para o exame TOEFL.
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an excessive and unhealthy obsession with a singular subject or idea to an extent that it becomes overwhelming and harmful
monomania, obsessão monomaníaca
a medical condition in which one is depressed in fall and winter, particularly due to lack of sunlight
distúrbio afetivo sazonal, transtorno afetivo sazonal
a mental condition in which a woman is depressed and anxious for a period of time after giving birth to a child
depressão pós-parto, depressão puerperal
an emotional disorder in which there is a strange fear of being fat and an obsessive desire to lose weight which results in refusing to eat
anorexia, anorexia nervosa
characterized by being emotionally unstable and incapable of coping with the demands of a normal social environment
maladaptado, mal ajustado
a psychological disorder that causes a person to spend a lot of time thinking obsessively about the imaginary imperfections in their appearance
transtorno dismórfico corporal, transtorno dismórfico do corpo
a mental condition in which a person believes themselves to be more powerful and important than they actually are
megalomania, megalomaníaco
a method of treating certain mental illnesses by effecting physiological shock or by electroconvulsive therapy
terapia de choque, choque terapêutico
a severe mental condition in which the patient loses contact with external reality
psicose, psicopatologia
a severe mental condition in which the patient suffers from depression often without any apparent reason
melancolia, melancólico
an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy that causes one to believe they are not as competent, smart, or attractive as other people
complexo de inferioridade, sentimento de inferioridade
a condition in which a person becomes so anxious or depressed that they can no longer handle their everyday life
colapso nervoso, quebra emocional
a mental condition usually associated with schizophrenia in which the patient does not move for long time spans
catatonia, catatonismo
a mental condition in which one is obsessed with setting things on fire
piromania, piração
a mental condition in which one is obsessed with stealing things without any financial motive
cleptomania, cleptomania (termo técnico)
a mental condition in which a person is constantly anxious and worried about their health
hipocondria, distúrbio de ansiedade por doença
a mental condition that is not caused by organic disease in which one is constantly anxious, worried, and stressed
neurose, distúrbio nervoso
an eating disorder characterized by refraining from eating food that is considered unhealthy at all cost
ortorexia nervosa, ortorexia
the act of harming oneself by making wounds as a sign of mental illness
autolesão, auto-mutilação
(of a physical illness) caused or aggravated by mental factors, such as stress and anxiety
psicossomático, psicossomática
a mental condition in which a person constantly thinks others are trying to hurt them
complexo de perseguição, síndrome de perseguição
a method of therapy used for mental conditions which consists of the patient opening up about their past and feelings in order to find the reason for their illness
psicanálise, análise psíquica
the study of mental conditions and their treatment
psiquiatria, psiquiatria clínica
a condition, experienced mostly by children, making them seem restless, unable to keep focus, and act impulsively
transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade, transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade
the treatment of mental conditions using psychology instead of drugs
psicoterapia, terapia psicológica
