Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Mental Disorders

relating to the health or state of the mind, including aspects of emotional, psychological, and cognitive well-being

a state characterized by constant feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of enegry or interest in activities

a mental condition that happens when the brain is damaged by disease or injury, causing memory loss and impairing the ability to think or make decisions

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

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

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

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

a chronic mental health condition marked by episodes of mania and depression

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

a disorder in which one is unable to sleep or stay asleep

a medical condition of the mind caused by extreme shock, which could last for a very long time

a group of partly or completely repressed emotions or impulses that affect a person's behavior and patterns of thought

finding pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure in hurting or humiliating others