Definitions by Doc_B
panic disorder
A mental health condition characterised by recurring panic attacks and subsequent dread and avoidant behaviour in relation to the episodes.
Panic disorder can lead to agorophobia - a disorder which in its severest form renders the individual housebound.
panic disorder by Doc_B April 14, 2015
Psychosis
A severe mental disturbance in which the individual loses touch with reality, often experiencing delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (e.g., hearing voices that do not exist).
Mental health
A general state of emotional and psychological well-being, as manifest by the ability to cope with and meet the demands of everyday life.
Mental health by Doc_B April 14, 2015
Schizoaffective disorder
A severe and relatively rare form of mental illness in which a significant mood disorder (depression or bipolar disorder) is interspersed with periods of chronic psychosis even when the person's mood is normal. Less than 0.5% of the population are said to have this condition.
Schizoaffective disorder by Doc_B April 14, 2015
Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist by Doc_B April 14, 2015
Nigga
A common form of address between two or more black (occasionally mixed race) people. White people don't understand why the black community should be able to reclaim a word once used to belittle them.
Special needs
A term used to refer to someone with either an intellectual disability or, in a broader context, any condition that may pose problems in an educational setting, which can include non-behavioural or learning disorders, e.g., diabetes.
Special needs by Doc_B April 14, 2015