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Depression Related Terms

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  • Habit

  • A learned behavior that is a typical or customary pattern of response.

  • Habituation

  • The process by which a person�s response to a feared stimulus is reduced over time following repeated exposure.

  • Heredity

  • The genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to children.

  • Homeostasis

  • The tendency of an organism to maintain a steady state that permits a constant level of physiological functioning.

  • Homework

  • A term used in in cognitive behavioral or behavioral therapy to describe the assignments that people are asked to complete between therapy sessions.

  • Hormone

  • A product of an endocrine gland that is released into the blood that regulate development and activity in target tissues somewhere else at a distance in the body. Steroid hormones include cortisol, estrogen, and testosterone. Non-steroid hormones include choleckystokinin, epinephrine, dopamine, insulin, norepinephrine, serotonin, and vasopressin.

  • Hostility

  • An emotional reaction that involves the thought and/or intent to destroy or damage something that is perceived as a threat.

  • Housebound

  • An inability to leave one�s house. Common in severe cases of panic, agoraphobia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Can also occur in social phobia.

  • HRT

  • Hormone replacement therapy.

  • Hyperactivity

  • See attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

  • Hypersensitivity

  • Exaggerated sensitivity. People with panic disorder are often hypersensitive to internal bodily sensations such as heart rate, respiration, and stomach and intestinal movements.

  • Hypersomnia

  • Excessive sleeping.

  • Hypertension

  • High blood pressure.

  • Hyperthyroid

  • A disorder in which the thyroid gland produces too much hormone , resulting in a condition characterized by excessive energy and difficulty sleeping.

  • Hyperventilation

  • Chronic excessive breathing that results in changes in carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and oxygen levels in the blood. Associated with intense anxiety. Can produce panic attacks.

  • Hypervigilance

  • Extreme sensitivity to cues that may signal presence of feared object or situation.

  • Hypnotherapy

  • The use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.

  • Hypochondria

  • An exaggerated concern about bodily processes and the possibility of having various diseases.

  • Hypochondriac

  • Someone who has hypochondria.

  • Hypochondriasis

  • See hypochondria.

  • Hypoglycemia

  • A condition characterized by low blood sugar that can result in fainting and some symptoms similar to anxiety-panic disorders.

  • Hypomania

  • A temporary mild to moderate elevated (manic) mood.

  • Hypothalamus

  • A structure at the base of the brain importantly involved in emotion and motivation.

  • Hypothyroid

  • A thyroid disorder characterized by underproduction of hormone by the thyroid gland resulting in symptoms including exhaustion and excessive sleeping.


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