#psychological_state__psychologicalstate__mental_state a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
supertype: condition.state__status a condition or state at a particular time: "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
subtype: state_of_mind__frame_of_mind a temporary psychological state
subtype: case.state_of_mind a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
subtype: thinking_cap a state in which one thinks
subtype: abulia__aboulia a loss of will power
subtype: anhedonia an inability to experience pleasure
subtype: depersonalization__depersonalisation (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine
subtype: hypnosis a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
subtype: self-hypnosis__self-suggestion__autosuggestion hypnosis induced by yourself
subtype: fugue.psychological_state a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
subtype: trauma an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
subtype: morale a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
subtype: anxiousness__anxiety a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders
subtype: castration_anxiety (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women
subtype: hypochondria__hypochondriasis__hypochondriasi chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
subtype: overanxiety excessive anxiety
subtype: scare__panic sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"
subtype: red_scare__redscare a period of general fear of communists
subtype: hallucinosis a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
subtype: identity_crisis distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society
subtype: jitters__jitter__nervousness__nervousnes__nerve__screaming_meemies__screamingmeemie an uneasy state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"
subtype: nervous_strain__nervousstrain__strain__mental_strain nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
subtype: tenseness__tensenes__stress a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
subtype: breaking_point.tenseness__breakingpoint stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
subtype: psychotic_belief__psychoticbelief__delusion an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
subtype: delusions_of_grandeur a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
subtype: delusions_of_persecution a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
subtype: hallucination illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
subtype: auditory_hallucination__acousma illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
subtype: pseudohallucination an image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal
subtype: trip.hallucination a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
subtype: visual_hallucination illusory visual perception
subtype: chromatism.visual_hallucination hallucinatory perception of colored lights
subtype: pink_elephants any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
subtype: zoopsia visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens
subtype: nihilistic_delusion__nihilism the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
subtype: somatic_delusion__somaticdelusion an delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body
subtype: zoanthropy the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
subtype: mental_health the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
subtype: mental_soundness__mental_balance the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment
subtype: sanity__saneness normal or sound powers of mind
subtype: lucidity a lucid state of mind; not confused
subtype: rationality__reasonableness the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
subtype: mental_illness__mental_disease__psychopathy any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
subtype: megalomania a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
subtype: insanity relatively permanent disorder of the mind
subtype: lunacy__madness__insaneness obsolete terms for legal insanity
subtype: dementia__dementedness mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
subtype: alcoholic_dementia__alcoholicdementia__alcohol_amnestic_disorder__Korsakoff's_psychosis__Korsakoff's_syndrome__Korsakov's_psychosis__Korsakov's_syndrome__polyneuritic_psychosis dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
subtype: presenile_dementia__preseniledementia dementia with onset before the age of 65
subtype: Alzheimer's_disease__Alzheimer's__Alzheimers a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness
subtype: Pick's_disease a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia
subtype: senile_dementia__senile_psychosis dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease
subtype: irrationality__unreason the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
subtype: mental_unsoundness__derangement__unbalance a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
subtype: daftness__craziness__crazines__flakines informal terms for insanity
subtype: psychosis__psychosi any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
subtype: delirium_tremens__DTs__blue_devils acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
subtype: paranoia a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
subtype: schizophrenia__schizophrenic_disorder__schizophrenicdisorder__schizophrenic_psychosis__dementia_praecox any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
subtype: borderline_schizophrenia__latent_schizophrenia schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
subtype: catatonic_schizophrenia__catatonicschizophrenia__catatonic_type_schizophrenia__catatonia a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
subtype: hebephrenia__hebephrenic_schizophrenia__hebephrenicschizophrenia__disorganized_schizophrenia__disorganized_type_schizophrenia a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
subtype: paranoid_schizophrenia__paranoic_type_schizophrenia__paraphrenic_schizophrenia__paraphrenicschizophrenia__paraphrenia a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
subtype: acute_schizophrenic_episode__acuteschizophrenicepisode__reactive_schizophrenia schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months)
subtype: agitation.psychological_state a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
subtype: disturbance.agitation__perturbation__upset an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
subtype: swither__fret__stew__sweat__lather agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
subtype: dither__pother__fuss__tizzy__flap an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
subtype: tailspin loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
subtype: depression.psychological_state a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
subtype: melancholia extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
subtype: megrims__megrim__blues__blue an informal term for a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
subtype: blue_funk__funk a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
subtype: melancholy.depression a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
subtype: slough_of_despond (formal) extreme depression
subtype: low_spirits__lowspirit a state of mild depression
subtype: dumps__dump__mopes__mope (informal) "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"
subtype: dejection a state of melancholy depression
subtype: elation an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
subtype: bliss__blis__blissfulnes__cloud_nine__cloudnine__seventh_heaven__seventhheaven__walking_on_air a state of extreme happiness
subtype: ecstasy a state of elated bliss
subtype: high_induced_by_drug_or_alcohol__high a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
subtype: high.elation a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
subtype: vexation__irritation__annoyance the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
subtype: botheration the state of being bothered
subtype: huff__miff__seeing_red a state of irritation or annoyance
subtype: pinprick.vexation a minor annoyance
subtype: restlessness.vexation__impatience a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
subtype: snit a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"
subtype: enchantment__trance a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
subtype: possession.enchantment being controlled by passion or the supernatural
subtype: fascination the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
subtype: disassociation__dissociation a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
subtype: compartmentalization__compartmentalisation a mild state of dissociation
subtype: dissociative_disorder dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
subtype: depersonalization_disorder__depersonalizationdisorder__depersonalization__depersonalisation__depersonalisation_disorder__depersonalisationdisorder__depersonalization_neurosis__depersonalisation_neurosis emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
subtype: psychogenic_fugue__psychogenicfugue__fugue dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
subtype: split_personality__splitpersonality__multiple_personality a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge
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