Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 6–8: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: psych

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  1. psychoanalyze
    subject to therapeutic treatment for mental disorders
  2. psychiatric
    relating to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  3. psychoanalysis
    a method for exploring mental phenomena and disorders
  4. psychopath
    a person with an antisocial personality disorder
  5. psychedelic
    producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings
  6. psychiatry
    the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  7. psychosomatic
    used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis
  8. psychotic
    characteristic of or suffering from a severe mental disorder
  9. psychosis
    severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost
  10. psychopathic
    suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
  11. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  12. psychologist
    a specialist in the science of mental life
  13. psychology
    the science of mental life
  14. psychic
    a person sensitive to things beyond natural perception
  15. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  16. psychiatrist
    a specialist in the treatment of mental disorders
Created on Thu May 02 23:59:05 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:13:57 EDT 2024)

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