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Anxiety

apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious

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Bipolar Disorder

Any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania

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coping

the covering course of a wall usually with a sloping top

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Delusion

something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated

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Depression

a state of feeling sad : low spirits : melancholy

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Dopamine

a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain

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Endorphins

any of a group of endogenous peptides (such as enkephalin) found especially in the brain that bind chiefly to opiate receptors and produce some pharmacological effects (such as pain relief) like those of opiates

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Mania

excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood

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Mood

a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling

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OCD

a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions or both that cause significant distress, are time-consuming, and interfere with normal daily functioning : obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Phobia

an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation

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Psychology

the science of mind and behavior. The mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group. The study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity. A theory or system of psychology

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PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder

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Self-Care

specifically health care provided by oneself often without the consultation of a medical professional

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Serotonin

a phenolic amine neurotransmitter that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is found especially in the brain, blood serum, and gastric mucous membrane of mammals

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Stigma

a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

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Stress

constraining force or influence such as a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body partespecially the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch

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Therapy

therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder