Author: Glossary
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Schema
The mental structure we use to organize and simplify our knowledge of the world around us. Schemas affect what we notice, how we interpret things, and how we make decisions and act. According to Piaget, a mental pattern.
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Savella
Brand name for the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant drug milnacipran.
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Satyriasis
Pathological or exaggerated sexual drive or excitement in a man; known as nymphomania in women. May be of psychological or organic etiology. A male suffering from an uncontrollable urge for sexual gratification. An obsessive sexual urge in a man. Excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in a male. An extreme degree of promiscuous heterosexual activity in…
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Sarafem
Brand name for a formulation of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug fluoxetine marketed for treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
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Saphris
Brand name for the atypical antipsychotic drug asenapine.
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Sangue dormido
A syndrome found among Portuguese Cape Verde Islanders and its immigrants, that includes pain, numbness, tremor, paralysis, convulsions, stroke, blindness, heart attack, infection, and miscarriage.
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Sanfilippo syndrome
A fatal genetic condition due to enzyme deficiencies affecting the breakdown of heparan sulfate. The syndrome is characterized by progressive intellectual disability, mild dwarfism, and other skeletal disorders. Severe neurological deterioration is accompanied by rapid deterioration of social and adaptive skills.
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Sam-e (S-adenosyl-L-methionine)
A natural substance made from the amino acid methionine and the compound adenosine triphosphate, sometimes used by individuals to treat mild depression. Sam-e has not been approved by the food and drug administration (FDA) to treat depressive disorders.
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Sadomasochistic relationship
Enjoyment of suffering by one person of an interacting couple with a complementary enjoyment in inflicting pain in the other.
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Sadism
The seeking of pleasure in or the fantasy of inflicting pain or humiliation on another. The term also refers to a paraphilia in which conscious sexual excitement is derived from inflicting pain or humiliation. Pleasure derived from inflicting physical or psychological pain or abuse on others. The sexual significance of sadistic wishes or behavior may…