English for psychology - unit 10

Unit 10

addiction

(n) the state of being dependent on a substance or habit

adopt

(v) to take something on as your own

altered states

(n) changes in a person's mental state brought on by drugs or activities such as meditation

anorexia

(n) a mental illness characterized by a dangerously low body weight through eating too little, exercising too much, or both

behavioural addictions

(n) damaging physical habits or actions that people are driven to do

body image

(n) a person's feelings towards their own body

bulimia

(n) an eating disorder characterized by excessive eating followed by purging (for example, vomiting)

compulsion

(n) an irresistible desire to do something

compulsive buying

(n) the urge to buy unnecessary items

consumption

(n) the purchase and use of products and food

criteria

(n) a set of definitions or standards to judge other things against

dependency

(n) the state of needing something specific in order to function normally

diagnostic criteria

(n) a collection of symptoms used to help decide if a person has a particular illness

dieting

(v) the action of controlling or limiting food intake

distress

(n) intense emotional discomfort

eating disorder

(n) a mental illness characterized by eating habits that harm a person's well-being

empirical

(adj) concerned with observation or experience rather than theory

enlightenment

(n) the process of becoming more wise and knowledgeable

fasting

(n) avoid eating any food for a period of time

hallucinogenic

(adj) causing hallucinations, images and sensations that feel real, but are not

impaired functioning

(n) difficulty in performing day-to-day tasks and looking after yourself

impulse

(n) an urge to do a particular thing

induce

(v) to cause; to put into a particular state

ingest

(v) to swallow

intrusive

(adj) unwelcome

kleptomania

(n) the state of feeling uncontrollably driven to steal things

lifestyle

(n) a way of living defined by habits, interests and income

mood modification

(n) a change to a person's emotional state

gaming

(n) the activity of playing computer games

preoccupation

(n) the state of being very interested in or distracted by something

obsession

(n) an overpowering, repetitive thought or feeling

relapse

(v) to return to a compulsive behaviour pattern

repercussions

(n) the results, often negative and unexpected, of actions

repetitious

(adj) happening in the same way multiple times

salience

(n) the central importance of an activity to an individual's life

substance

(n) a particular material

symptoms

(n) the signs of an illness

tolerance

(n) the need to consume increasing amounts of a substance to gain the same effect from it

withdrawal

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