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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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Words Related to Health and Sickness
sociopathic

relating to or exhibiting extreme antisocial attitudes and behaviors that are perceived as signs of a personality disorder

[Adjective]
psychosomatic

(of a physical illness) caused or aggravated by mental factors, such as stress and anxiety

[Adjective]
psychopathic

lacking morality, shame, or consideration toward others

[Adjective]
non compos mentis

not sane or unable to think clearly

[Adjective]
manic-depressive

relating to or suffering from bipolar disorder

[Adjective]
maladjusted

characterized by being emotionally unstable and incapable of coping with the demands of a normal social environment

[Adjective]
disordered

affected by an abnormal physical or mental condition

[Adjective]
unbalanced

emotional or psychological instability, including disruptions in mood, thought processes, or behavior

[Adjective]
shell-shocked

a condition characterized by symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and distress, typically resulting from experiencing a traumatic event

[noun]
schizophrenic

suffering from or relating to schizophrenia

[Adjective]
psychotic

(of a mental condition) affecting brain processes so severely that makes one unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy

[Adjective]
paranoid

unreasonably scared of other people or thinking that they are trying to cause harm

[Adjective]
neurotic

relating to mental instability with excessive anxiety, irrational fears, and obsessive thoughts

[Adjective]
melancholic

characterized by a deep, lingering sadness or sorrow

[Adjective]
manic

experiencing a state of extreme excitement, energy, or activity, often characterized by uncontrollable or frenzied behavior

[Adjective]
madly

in a way that is extremely irrational, chaotic, or crazy

[Adverb]
mad

severely disrupted with impaired thinking, emotional instability, and changed perception of reality

[Adjective]
hysterical

marked by intense and irrational emotional reactions due to heightened emotional states

[Adjective]
deranged

incapable of behaving normally or thinking clearly due to mental illness

[Adjective]
depressed

feeling very unhappy and having no hope

[Adjective]
demented

associated with severe cognitive decline, leading to memory loss, confusion, etc.

[Adjective]
confused

characterized by unclear thoughts, creating challenges in mentally processing information or making decisions

[Adjective]
bipolar

experiencing or relating to alternating periods of high and low moods, known as mania and depression

[Adjective]
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