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Depression Related Terms

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  • SAD

  • Seasonal affective disorder.

  • Schema

  • The way in which a variety of information about any given behavior or knowledge is organized in the mind so that responses can occur relatively automatically and thinking is efficient.

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

  • A depressive disorder usually associated with the winter months.

  • Self esteem

  • One�s feeling of personal worth.

  • Self Help

  • Treatment that is applied or practiced without the guidance of a professional therapist.

  • Self Medication

  • The use of substances (e.g., medications, alternative therapies, substances of abuse) for symptom relief without the guidance of a doctor.

  • Self Monitoring

  • A psychotherapy technique in which one is asked to observe and monitor their own behavior.

  • Separation Anxiety Disorder

  • An anxiety disorder of childhood characterized by a variety of unrealistic fears about safety, oversensitivity, and chronic anxiety.

  • Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-HT)

  • A hormone and neurotransmitter (an indoleamine) important in a variety of functions including appetite, sleep, depression and anxiety and depression.

  • Sign

  • An observable characteristic of a physical or psychiatric problem/condition.

  • Simple Phobia

  • See specific phobia.

  • Simple Tension Headaches

  • Headaches that result from prolonged contraction of the muscles of the head and neck due to stress.

  • SNRI

  • See Dual Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors

  • Social Phobia

  • A persistent and exaggerated fear of social situations that often includes fears of humiliation, embarrassment, rejection, and being observed. Most often treated with SSRIs and/or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

  • Social Work

  • Psychotherapy that emphasizes family and community relationships.

  • Somatic

  • Having to do with the body.

  • Stage of Exhaustion

  • The third stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) in which the organism can no longer resist stress.

  • Stage of Resistance

  • Second stage of the general adaptation syndrome during which the organism actively tries to cope with stress.

  • Startle Reaction/Response

  • The sudden and involuntary reaction to unexpected events or stimulation.

  • Status Panicus

  • A consecutive series of panic attacks that can last for hours or days.

  • Stimulants

  • Substances that increase feelings of alertness and reduce feelings of fatigue.

  • Stress

  • Biological or psychological variables that result in a change in adaptation and a change in physical or mental health. Stress is most often associated with a changing environment.

  • Stress- Inoculation Training/Therapy

  • A type of psychotherapy that focuses on teaching self-instruction to cope with negative thoughts and stress.

  • Stress tolerance

  • The degree and nature of stress that a person can tolerate.

  • Stressor

  • Anything that causes stress and results in coping behavior.

  • Substance Abuse

  • A pattern of substance use that results in significant negative consequences to the individual or others.

  • Substance Dependence

  • A pattern of behavior that results in increased tolerance for the substance, physiological and psychological dependence, and withdrawal symptoms.

  • Support Group

  • A group of people that meets together to share encouragement and information.

  • Surdomutism

  • An inability to speak due to fear.

  • Sympathetic Division

  • Division of nervous system responsible for activation of bodily responses under extreme conditions including emotional arousal and physical effort.

  • Symptom

  • Reports of experience of a problem that is reported by the patient.

  • Syndrome

  • A pattern of signs and symptoms that tend to group together in a disorder.


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