Health and Sickness - Describing Mental Illnesses
Here you will learn some English words related to the description of mental illnesses such as "demented", "manic", and "neurotic".
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relating to or exhibiting extreme antisocial attitudes and behaviors that are perceived as signs of a personality disorder
(of a physical illness) caused or aggravated by mental factors, such as stress and anxiety
characterized by being emotionally unstable and incapable of coping with the demands of a normal social environment
emotional or psychological instability, including disruptions in mood, thought processes, or behavior
a condition characterized by symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and distress, typically resulting from experiencing a traumatic event
(of a mental condition) affecting brain processes so severely that makes one unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy
unreasonably scared of other people or thinking that they are trying to cause harm
relating to mental instability with excessive anxiety, irrational fears, and obsessive thoughts
experiencing a state of extreme excitement, energy, or activity, often characterized by uncontrollable or frenzied behavior
severely disrupted with impaired thinking, emotional instability, and changed perception of reality
marked by intense and irrational emotional reactions due to heightened emotional states
incapable of behaving normally or thinking clearly due to mental illness
associated with severe cognitive decline, leading to memory loss, confusion, etc.
characterized by unclear thoughts, creating challenges in mentally processing information or making decisions
experiencing or relating to alternating periods of high and low moods, known as mania and depression