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| Question | Answer |
| dysfunctional | not following the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the result that some cannot behave in a normal way or have a satisfactory life |
| determinants | something that strongly influences what you do or how you behave |
| forensic | scientific methods used for finding out about a crime |
| eu‧gen‧ics / judʒenɪks / noun [ uncountable ] | the study of methods to improve the mental and physical abilities of the human race by choosing who should become parents – used in order to show disapproval |
| an‧i‧mis‧m / ænəmɪz ə m, ænɪmɪz ə m / noun [ uncountable ] | a religion in which animals and plants are believed to have spirits |
| au‧tis‧m / ɔtɪz ə m / noun [ uncountable ] | a mental disorder (= problem ) that makes people unable to communicate properly, or to form relationships |
| As‧per‧ger's syn‧drome / æspɜɡəz sɪndrəʊm $ -pɜrɡərz sɪndroʊm / ( also Asperger's ) noun [ uncountable ] | a mental condition that makes it difficult for a person to form relationships, and can make them very interested in one particular thing |
| cline | a series of very small differences in a group of things of the same kind SYN continuum |
| related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something : cognitive psychology | cog‧ni‧tive / kɒɡnətɪv, kɒɡnɪtɪv $ kɑɡ- / adjective formal |
| 1 the science that studies the way in which the bodies of living things work : a book on biochemistry and physiology 2 the way the body of a person or an animal works → anatomy : the physiology of the brain | phys‧i‧ol‧o‧gy / fɪziɒlədʒi -ɑ- / noun [ uncountable ] |
| a serious mental illness in which someone’s thoughts and feelings are not based on what is really happening around them. Typical symptoms are hallucinations and delusions. | schiz‧o‧phre‧ni‧a / skɪtsəʊfriniə, -sə- -soʊ-, -sə- / noun [ uncountable ] |
| 1 not definite or certain, and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite : "I passed on my tentative conclusions to the doctor. " "The patient is taking tentative steps towards improving his behaviour! | ten‧ta‧tive / tentətɪv / adjective |
| an‧o‧rex‧i‧a / ænəreksiə / ( also anorexia ner‧vo‧sa / -nɜvəʊsə -nɜrvoʊ- ) noun [ uncountable ] | mental illness that makes someone stop eating |
| psy‧cho‧sis / saɪkəʊsəs, saɪkəʊsɪs $ -koʊ- / noun ( plural psychoses / -siz / ) [ uncountable and countable ] | a serious mental illness that can change your character and make you unable to behave in a normal way → psychotic |
| the belief that what you do and what happens to you are caused by things that you cannot control | de‧ter‧min‧is‧m / dɪtɜmənɪz ə m, dɪtɜmɪnɪz ə m -ɜr- / noun [ uncountable ] — deterministic / dɪtɜmənɪstɪk◂, dɪtɜmɪnɪstɪk◂ -ɜr- / adjective |
| syn‧drome / sɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm / noun [ countable ] | an illness which consists of a set of physical or mental problems – often used in the name of illnesses : |
| the belief that the scientific study of the mind should be based only on people’s behaviour, not on what they say about their thoughts and feelings | be‧hav‧iour‧is‧m British English , behaviorism American English / bɪheɪvjərɪz ə m / noun [ uncountable ] — behaviourist noun [ countable ] |
| [ uncountable ] the treatment or examination of someone’s mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings | ther‧a‧py / θerəpi / noun ( plural therapies ) in therapy Rob was in therapy for several years. a therapy group → occupational therapy , psychotherapy , the talking therapies |
| someone who has a serious and permanent mental illness that makes them behave in a violent or criminal way | psy‧cho‧path / saɪkəpæθ / noun [ countable ] → sociopath — psychopathic / saɪkəpæθɪk◂ / adjective : a psychopathic personality — psychopathically / -kli / adverb |
| de‧lu‧sion / dɪluʒ ə n / noun [ uncountable and countable ] | a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in |
| par‧a‧noid / pærənɔɪd / adjective eg: paranoid schizophrenia | suffering from a mental illness that makes you believe that other people are trying to harm you |
| im‧ply / ɪmplaɪ / verb ( past tense and past participle implied , present participle implying , third person singular implies ) [ transitive ] | 1 to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly → infer , |
| re‧cip‧ro‧cal / rɪsɪprək ə l / adjective formal | in which two people or groups do or give the same things to each other → mutual : |
| a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Often unfair or untrue | ster‧e‧o‧type 1 / steriətaɪp, stɪər- $ ster-, stɪr- / noun [ countable ] — stereotypical / steriətɪpɪk ə l, stɪər- $ ster-, stɪr- / adjective : COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stereotype racial/racist stereotypes The novel has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes. cultural stereotypes His jokes often depend on cultural stereotypes. national stereotypes Such cartoons show how persistent national stereotypes are. sexual/gender stereotypes Feminists justifiably object to these sexual stereotypes. an old/traditional stereotype Many people still believe that old stereotype. a popular/common stereotype Current evidence indicates that older peopl |
| an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc – used to show disapproval: | prej‧u‧dice1 /ˈpredʒədəs, ˈpredʒʊdəsb [uncountable and countable]PREJUDICED |
| when you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself: | al‧tru‧is‧m /ˈæltru-ɪzəm/ altruist: noun [countable] |
| phe‧nom‧e‧non /fɪˈnɒmənən, fɪˈnɒmɪnən $ fɪˈnɑːmənɑːn, -nən/ plural phenomena /-nə/) [countable] | something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand |
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