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• Depression Related Terms

- T -

• Tachycardia

Rapid heart beat.



• Taper

To gradually decrease dosage of a medication.



• Temperment

The style of a persons emotional responding and arousal that is thought to be inherited or otherwise biologically determined.



• Tension

The state of readiness or arousal that the organism experiences as it mobilizes the body�s resources to cope with a threat.



• Therapy

A generic term used to describe the application of any medical, psychiatric, psychological or alternative designed to promote health and well being.



• Thyroid Disorder

A dysfunction of the thyroid gland can produce symptoms similar to the symptoms of anxiety and depression.



• Thyroid Gland

The endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroid hormone.



• Tinnitus

Symptoms of this disorder include the perception of a constant ringing or roaring noise in the ears or head.



• TIR

Traumatic incident reduction therapy.



• Tolerance

Resistance to the effects of a medication or substance of abuse. An increased dose is required to achieve the same effect.



• Trait

A stable characteristic of a person that can be measured.



• Trauma

A severe physical or psychological stressor.



• Traumatic

Referring to physical or psychological shock.



• Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)

The use of guided imagery to treat post traumatic stress disorder.



• Trichotillomania

Compulsive hair pulling from the head or any other part of the body. Often referred to as an obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder and may be related to OCD.



• Triscadecaphobia

A fear of the number 13.



• Type A Behavior

A style of behavior characterized by hostility and an excessively competitive drive to succeed that can be observed in some people under conditions of stress.