Category: R

A dopamine agonist drug indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic parkinson’s disease and of moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome. Marketed under the brand name requip.  

A set of cultural interpretations that ascribe illness to witchcraft, hexing, sorcery, or the evil influence of another person. Symptoms may include generalized anxiety, gastrointestinal complaints, weakness, dizziness, fear of being poisoned, and sometimes fear of being killed. Rootwork is found in the southern united states among both african american and european american populations and…

Street name for flunitrazepam.  

As used by Joseph Sandler (1927–1998), a term referring to a countertransference response in the analyst in which he or she feels compelled to behave in a certain way so as to play out a role that the patient unconsciously has assigned to him or her.  

A pattern of behavior a person acquires or adopts as influenced and expected by significant people in his or her milieu. In sociology, the behavior expected of a person by reason of membership in a particular group or the actual behavior performed in the fulfillment of a particular position. The usual or expected function of…

Brand name for the potent sedative-hypnotic drug flunitrazepam. The trade name for flunitrazepam, a benzodiazepine medication once prescribed for insomnia as a sleep aid, but has since been taken off the market.  

A reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used to treat mild to moderate alzheimer’s disease. Marketed under the brand name exelon.  

A repetitive activity, usually a distorted or stereotyped elaboration of some routine of daily life, employed to relieve anxiety. Most commonly seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Berne’s term for a form of long-term coping that consists of shallow exchanges between people. A detailed, prescribed order of actions; may be religious, personal, or part of psychiatric disorders…