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anxiety
a vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress
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compulsion
repeating an act over and over again
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defense mechanism
an unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings
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delusion of grandeur
an exaggerated belief about one's importance, wealth, power, or talents
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delusion of persecution
a false belief that one is being mistreated, abused, harassed
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flashback
reliving the trauma in thoughts during the day and in nightmares during sleep
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hallucination
seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real
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mental
relating to the mind; something that exists in the mind or is done by the mind
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mental health
the person copes with and adjusts to everyday stresses in ways accepted by society
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mental illness
a disturbance in the ability to cope with or adjust to stress; behavior and function are impaired; mental disorder, emotional illness, psychiatric disorder
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obsession
a recurrent, unwanted thought, idea, or image
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panic
an intense and sudden feeling of fear, anxiety, terror, or dread
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paranoia
a disorder (para) of the mind (noia); false beliefs (delusions) and suspicion about a person or situation
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psychosis
a state of severe mental impairment
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stress
the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor
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suicide contagion
exposure to suicide or suicidal behaviors within one's family, one's peer group, or media reports of suicide
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withdrawal syndrome
the person's physical and mental response after stopping or severely reducing the use of substance that was used regularly
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compensation
to make up for, replace, or substitute. the person makes up for or substitutes a strength for a weakness
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conversion
means to change. An emotion is shown as a physical symptom or changed into a physical symptom
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denial
means refusing to accept or believe something that is true. The person refuses to face or accept unpleasant or threatening things
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displacement
means to move to take the place of. An individual moves behaviors or emotions from one person, place, or thing to a safe person, place, or thing
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identification
means to relate or recognize. A person assumes the ideas, behaviors, and traits of another person
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projection
means to blame another. An individual blames another person or object for unacceptable behaviors, emotions, ideas, or wishes
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rationalizations
means sensible, reasonable, or logical. An acceptable reason or excuse is given for behaviors or actions. The real reason is not given
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reaction formation
a person acts in a way opposite to what he or she truly feels
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regression
means to move back or to retreat. The person retreats or moves back to an earlier time or condition
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repression
means to hold down or keep back. The person keeps unpleasant or painful thoughts or experiences from the conscious mind. They cannot be recalled or remembered
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