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# Glossary of Psychiatric Terms ## Definitions ### Anorexia Nervosa - **Description**: An eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss and a distorted body image. - **Symptoms Include**: - Fear of gaining weight. - Eating patterns that severely restrict food intake. - Typically af...

# Glossary of Psychiatric Terms ## Definitions ### Anorexia Nervosa - **Description**: An eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss and a distorted body image. - **Symptoms Include**: - Fear of gaining weight. - Eating patterns that severely restrict food intake. - Typically affects females aged 12-25. ### Bulimia Nervosa - **Description**: An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging behaviors (vomiting, laxatives). - **Symptoms**: Involves cycles of over-eating followed by guilt and compensatory actions. ### Anxiety Disorder - **Feeling**: A state of feeling uncertainty experienced in response to an object or situation. - **Symptoms**: Extreme fears of real or imaginary situations that get in the way of normal activities. ### Agoraphobia - **Description**: An anxiety disorder involving fear of places where escape might be difficult or help unavailable. ### Amnesia - **Description**: A loss of memory that can occur due to various causes, including trauma or disease. ### Akathisia - **Definition**: A condition characterized by inner restlessness and an uncontrollable need to be in constant motion. ## Additional Notes - **Adrenaline**: A hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood, resulting in various physiological effects. - **Affect**: Refers to one's emotional response or presentation of feelings. - **Ego**: Refers to the conscious part of the mind that mediates between the individual and reality. ## Date - **8/21/24**