Depression that results from feeling abandonment from early childhood and can be reactivated by present loss.
abandonment anxiety
Anxiety that results from feeling abandonment from early childhood and can be reactivated by present loss or the fear of loss.
abuse
Treatment of others that is rude, disrespectful, harmful, or not useful. Abuse is also disregarding another person’s boundaries and rights as a human being.
emotional
The abuse is mostly shown by hurting other people’s feelings. It is often verbal in nature.
physical
The abuse is shown by stepping over the person’s boundaries in a physical manner such as hitting.
sexual
The abuse is inappropriate sexual touching.
spiritual
The abuse is mostly verbal as in emotional abuse and saps the person’s sense of spirituality and hope
abuser
A person who abuses and treats others poorly.
acceptance
The stage of grief when a person comes to terms with their loss.
Acupressure
An Eastern Medicine discipline which is also called Shiatsu and is performed by putting sustained pressure on the acupuncture points of the body.
acupressure points
The same points on the body as acupuncture points.
Acupuncture
The Chinese practice of putting needles in various parts of the body for surgery and general health.
acupuncturist
A person who practices acupuncture.
Acetaldehyde
A noxious chemical related to formaldehyde and one of the chemicals that the liver produces in the process of clearing alcohol out of the body.
ACOA or Adult Children of Alcoholics
The syndrome that develops for children who grow up with Chemically Dependent parents and causes inverted parenting and PTSD.
acting out
The behavioral manifestations of a person’s inner conflicts and/or feelings.
Adderall
A psycho-stimulant used in the treatment of ADD.
addiction
Any chemical, activity, or obsession that causes serious consequences and in which the person cannot stop themselves from indulging in.
addictive love
An addiction to the feeling of love.
Adrenaline
The chemical Epinephrine.
aerobic exercise
The type of exercise that is characterized by constant movement for at least twenty minutes which results in increased oxygen flow.
affect
A feeling a person is experiencing and how that is displayed outwardly by a person’s body as in a smile or grimace.
Agoraphobia
A phobia in which a person is afraid of leaving their home or open spaces.
alcohol abuse
The overuse of alcohol which results in problem behaviors.
alcoholic families
Families where one member of the family is alcoholic.
Alcoholics Anonymous or AA
A twelve-step self-help program for alcoholics.
Alcoholism
A chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal disease that is characterized by consuming too much alcohol.
Alogia
Similar to Aphasia where the sufferer has problems understanding or using speech.
Alters
The separate personalities of a person who suffers from DID.
Angel Dust
PCP, an animal tranquilizer that causes hallucinations in animals.
anti-depressant
Medication that is used to treat depression.
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
A type of Personality Disorder characterized by lack of social empathy.
anxiety
The feeling of nervousness.
anxiety attack
A panic attack. An overwhelming fear lasting usually between 5-30 minutes in duration.
Amotivational Syndrome
The syndrome of lethargy experienced by a heavy user of Cannabis ( Marijuana ).
amphetamine
A stimulant.
amphetamine-based hallucinogen
A drug that is both a hallucinogen and stimulant such as MDM.
Anafranil
A type of anti-depressant that is often used with OCD.
anesthesia
A drug that heavily sedates.
Anemia
A medical condition that is caused by a decrease in blood volume, especially red blood cells or hemoglobin, resulting in general weakness and fatigue.
anger
An emotion of irritation that often results from a boundary invasion.
anticipatory anxiety
Preparatory or residual anxiety. The anxiety a person feels after a history of Panic Attacks.
anti-convulsant
Medication that is used to inhibit convulsions. They are also used as mood stabilizers.
anti-psychotic
A classification of drugs that reduce hallucinations and delusions.
aphrodisiac
A chemical that aids sexual desire.
Applied Kinesiology
A non-invasive discipline that is based on Eastern Medicine and the Five Elements Chart.
asktheinternettherapist.com
The authors online clinic for counseling, medical help, hypnosis tapes, and mental health educational videos and books.
Assertiveness Training
Communication skills training teaching a person to stand up for themselves without putting another person down.
Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD
A neurological disorder and learning disorder.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity or ADHD
ADD with symptoms of restlessness.
Inattentive ADD -
The type of ADD that has inattentiveness and poor time management as prime symptoms.
Classic ADD
The same as ADHD.
Over focused ADD
ADD with anxiety and rumination which results from a problem with the Cingulate System of the brain.
Temporal ADD
ADD with temper problems and Temporal Lobe problems.
Limbic ADD- ADD with depression.
Ring of Fire ADD- ADD with total brain over stimulation. It is a particularly disorganized form of ADD.
attention seeking
Craving attention and the behavior that attempts to procure it.
attention span
The ability to stay on task for an extended period of time.
Autistic Disorder
A severe learning disorder that exhibits itself by the sufferer often having a lack of social skills.
Various natural compounds such as sugar, starches, and celluloses.
Career Counseling
Counseling centering on a person’s job or vocation.
career counselor
A counselor who specializes in career counseling.
catatonic
Someone who shows great rigidity and isolation, often seen in Schizophrenia.
Central Nervous System
The brain, spinal chord, and the network of nerve cells.
Cerebrum
That part of the brain that is capable of logical thought - the upper part of the brain.
Cerebral Cortex
The surface layer of the Cerebrum.
certification
A certificate given by a State or National Board to attest to a particular standard to practice a particular kind of counseling.
Chemical Dependence
Addiction to a chemical.
chemicals
A substance obtained by a chemical process.
chemical disorder
An imbalance in the chemistry of the brain.
chemical imbalance
An imbalance in the chemistry of the brain.
chemotherapy
Drug therapy.
Child Within
Who we are when we are first born without internal or external judgments.
Chiropractor
A practitioner who manipulates the spine.
Cingulate System
The part of the brain that allows us to switch gears in our thoughts and behavior.
classical conditioning
A type of behavioral learning in which a stimulus is paired with a response.
Clinical Psychologist
A Ph.D in psychology who specializes in the clinical practice of therapy.
clinician
Any health professional engaged in direct client or patient contact.
Cocaine
A euphoric stimulant.
CODA
A 12 Step program for individuals suffering from codependency.
Codependence
Caring about and taking responsibility for another person to such an extent that individual needs are neglected by the person caring.
cognitive
Having to do with the mind and the process of thinking.
cognitive dissonance
When the three brains are not congruent.
College of Education
The education department of a college.
coma
A state of profound unconsciousness.
committed to the hospital
When a person is forced to stay against their will in a hospital to ascertain if they are psychotic and a danger to self or others.
communication
The skill and art of truly listening and responding to another.
Community College
A junior or two year college.
complex carbohydrate
Various natural compounds of nutrition that break down into sugar or glucose more slowly than simple carbohydrates.
compulsions
An irresistible impulse to perform illogical and repetitive acts.
concept of mastery
One way humans learn. Similar to trial and error, but with a constructive obsess ional quality.
conditional love
A false love that is dependent on the lover getting their way.
conscious mind
That part of the mind that is aware of thought and intention.
consequence
The natural result of an action. In parenting it is a disciplinary technique to help the child learn rather than punishment.
convulsions
Seizures.
coping skills
Strategies to deal with problems in a person’s life. These can be mature or immature strategies.
Cortisol
Hydrocortisone. A stress related chemical.
counseling
Another name for psychotherapy, but often focusing on the present.
E-mail
The medium of online counseling that uses e-mail questions and answers.
Chat
The medium of online counseling that uses an online chat format.
Telephone
The medium of counseling that uses the telephone as the communication tool.
Audiovisual
The medium of online counseling that uses a microphone and video equipment over the internet as the communication to.
counselor
A therapist.
Counter-Transference
When a therapist perceives a client as similar to an important person in their early life such as a parent.
couples counseling
Counseling that is done with a relationship couple.
craving
The desire for an addictive object.
Critical Parent
The hypercritical inner tapes of negative thoughts and statements that a person has heard about from parents, peers, religion, and the culture or the mistaken criticisms that a person believes to have taken place.
A rape that occurs on a date, or with someone that the person who has been raped has a relationship with.
defense mechanisms
Coping strategies to deal with pain and trauma such as denial.
Delirium Tremors-
A condition that can occur when a person is withdrawing from alcohol. The sufferer suffers from delusions and/or hallucinations.
delusions
An irrational belief.
denial
A defense mechanism and one of the stages of grief.
Depecote
An anti-convulsant and mood stabilizer that often is used with Bi-Polar Disorder.
dependence
An inordinate feeling of need for a substance, activity, or person.
Dependent Personality Disorder
A person who is inordinately dependent on others.
depersonalization
A feeling of being outside of your body.
Depression or Dysthymia
An overwhelming feeling of sadness lasting for at least 2 years.
Depression Atypical
Depression that exhibits symptoms or anxiety or irritability rather than profound sadness.
Depression Clinical
Any depression that is serious enough to warrant clinical treatment.
Depression Endogenous
Depression that results from an underlying chemical disorder.
Depression Major
Depression that is quite severe regardless of the origin of the condition.
Depression Situational
Depression that results from outside stressors.
devaluation
Perceiving a person as bad because they are not doing what the perceiver desires.
developmental problem
A problem that results from a lack of normal development in a particular area.
Diabetes
A medical condition that develops due to excessive excretion and secretion of urine, and a problem with the ratio of insulin and glucose in the body.
diagnosis
A condition or illness characterized by a particular set of symptoms.
differential diagnosis
The process of making an appropriate diagnosis when the symptoms fit more than one diagnosis.
dissociative symptoms
Symptoms of dissociation or the feeling of being outside of your own body.
Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID
The newest name for Multiple Personality Disorder which comes about from intense early abuse and is characterized by memory lapses and discrete separate personalities within the same person.
dissociation
The subjective feeling of being out of touch with ones feelings, thoughts, or conscious awareness of self.
Dopamine
A neurotransmitter or brain chemical.
drive
An instinct.
drug half-life
The time it takes for a drug to reduce itself by half in the body.
DSM IV
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Dysphoria
The subjective feeling of sadness.
Dysfunctional Family
A Family that displays some form of abuse and have poor boundaries.
The logical adult part of an individual in dysfunctional family theory.
obsession
Excessive and repetitive thoughts about someone or something.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD
A psychiatric condition characterized by excessive thoughts and/or actions.
Omega-3 fatty acids
A dietary supplement. It benefits the heart of healthy people, and those at high risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as a suplement to control autistism in children.
Online Counseling
Counseling via the internet.
Online Therapy
Therapy via the internet.
operant conditioning
A type of behavioral learning where a behavior is either reinforced or punished.
Oppositional Defiance Disorder or ODD
A psychiatric condition of adolescence in which a person is negative and argumentative.
