PSYCHIATRY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES - LESSON 192
Psychiatry medical terminologies: 1. -genic means produced by - psychogenic which means produced by mind. 2. -leptic means to seize hold of - neuroleptic drugs which means drugs hold the nerves. 3. -mania means obsessive preoccupation - kleptomania means obsessed for stealing. 4. -mania means obsessive preoccupation - pyromania means obsession for fire or heat. 5. -phobia means fear - agoraphobia means fear being left alone and feel anxious when away from familiar surroundings. 6. -phobia means fear - xenophobia fear of strangers. 7. -phoria means feeling or bearing - euphoria means good feelings. 8. -phoria means feeling or bearing - dysphoria means bad feeling. 9. -thymia means mind - cyclothymia means recurring alternate periods of hypomania and depression. 10. -thymia means mind - dysthymia means bad or difficult chronic disorder of mind. In the next post we will try to learn about some of the prefixes and phobias.