💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Affective disorder"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| emotional disordernoun | any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant |
| emotional disturbancenoun | any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant |
| major affective disordernoun | any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant |
| mood disordernoun | An affective disorder. |
| major depressive disordernoun | (psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. |
| schizoaffective disordernoun | (psychiatry) A mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently. |
| mental disordernoun | (psychiatry) A behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life. |
| attachment disordernoun | (psychology) A condition where a person, especially a child, has difficulty, or is incapable of, bonding with others. |
| seasonal mood disordernoun | Synonym of seasonal affective disorder. |
| seasonal depressionnoun | (psychology) Seasonal affective disorder. |
| depressive disordernoun | Either mild depression (the blues; symptoms include sadness and fatigue) or major depressive disorder. |
| psychopathologynoun | (countable) A mental or behavioral disorder. |
| melancholianoun | Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy |
| affectionnoun | A feeling of love or strong attachment. |
| summer depressionnoun | (psychology) Summer seasonal affective disorder. |
| mental illnessnoun | (uncountable, psychiatry) The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole. |
| anxiety disordernoun | A disorder characterised by excessive anxiety. |
| adjustment disordernoun | A disorder of individuals who cannot adjust to or cope with a particular stressor, such as a major life event. It may be characterized by depression, anxiety, and/or traumatic stress symptoms. |
| bipolar disordernoun | (clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression. |
| manic depressionnoun | (clinical psychology, psychiatry, dated) Synonym of bipolar disorder. |
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