Category: T

A California court decision that imposes a duty on the therapist to warn the appropriate person or persons when the therapist becomes aware that the patient may present a risk of harm to a specific person or persons.  

Replying to a question in an oblique or irrelevant way. Compare with circumstantiality.  

Brand name for the narcotic drug pentazocine. A commercial preparation of pentazocine.  

A primitive, unrealistic belief, usually unconscious, conforming to the biblical injunction of “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” In psychoanalysis, the concept and fear that all injury, actual or intended, will be punished in kind.  

A culturally distinctive phobia in Japan, that resembles social phobia. The term refers to an individual’s intense fear that his or her body, its parts, or its functions displease, embarrass, or are offensive to other people. Taijin Kyofusho syndrome (TKS) is a culture-bound psychiatric syndrome distinctive to Japan that in some ways resembles social phobia…

A reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of alzheimer’s disease. Marketed under the brand name cognex. A drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Tacrine cannot cure Alzheimer’s disease or prevent it from getting worse, but it can slow the progression of the disease and may improve the thinking ability of some people. Tacrine works…

Prohibition or restriction interwoven in the culture. An absolute prohibition based on religion, cultural mores, tradition, social usage, or superstition. An act, object, or social custom separated or set aside as being sacred or profane, thus forbidden for general use.  

Also called complex partial seizures. Usually originating in the temporal lobes, temporal lobe epilepsy involves recurrent periodic disturbances of behavior, during which the patient carries out movements that are often repetitive and highly organized but semiautomatic in character. Also called complex partial seizures, or psychomotor epilepsy. An outdated term, now called complex partial seizures. It…

A phytochemical touted for its ability to increase attention span. An alkaloid resembling caffeine, prepared from the dried seed of the Theobroma cacao or made synthetically. A stimulant which is found in coffee. An alkaloid, occurring in cocoa, that has a weak diuretic action and dilates coron£U7 and other arteries. It was formerly widely used…

A “calming amino acid” that counteracts anxiety and promotes relaxation.