Author: Glossary

A mental mechanism in which one attributes exaggeratedly negative qualities to oneself or others.  

The theory that one’s emotional life does not result from chance alone but rather from specific causes or forces, known or unknown. The theory that all human action is the result of predetermined and inevitable physical, psychological, or environmental conditions uninfluenced by personal choices or random events.  

A behavior pattern characterized by general aloofness in interpersonal contact; may include intellectualization, denial, and superficiality. The process of separating or the state of being separated.  

A synthetic form of an active metabolite of venlafaxine (an atypical antidepressant of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor [SNRI] class) approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Marketed under the brand name pristiq.  

Brand name for the longer-acting, legally produced form of the psychostimulant drug methamphetamine. A commercial preparation of methamphetamine.  

A synthetic analogue of the natural hormone 8-arginine vasopressin (an antidiuretic hormone that reduces urine production by limiting the amount of water eliminated in the urine) that is used to treat primary nocturnal enuresis, a disorder believed to be caused by inadequate release of this hormone by the pituitary. Marketed under the brand name SSAVP.…

A tricyclic antidepressant medication used in the treatment of depression. Marketed under the brand name norpramin. Heterocyclic antidepressant Norpramin is a brand name. An antidepressant drug. Desipramine (Norpramin) is prescribed to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder. A tricyclic antidepressant drug administered by mouth or injection; common side-effects are dry mouth,…

Addictive drugs that are synthesized or manufactured to give the same subjective effects as well-known illicit drugs. Because the process is covert and illegal, tracing the manufacturer to check the drugs for adverse effects is difficult. Common examples are ecstasy and “Eve,” both of which are similar to amphetamines. A drug that has been modified…

A system of psychiatry based on the study of readily observable external factors. Often used to refer to the systematized descriptions of mental illness formulated by emil kraepelin (1856–1926). Contrast with dynamic psychiatry.