Greek and Latin Root Word - Psychology

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Across
  1. 4. a form of remembering characterized by a feeling of familiarity when something previously experienced is again encountered (re-again and cogn-to know)
  2. 6. mental illness,excessive concentration on a single object (mono-one)
  3. 9. A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. ( phren- mind)
  4. 10. one of the many thin parts that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body (neur- nerve)
  5. 12. an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation (phobos- fear)
  6. 14. thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered. (centri- center)
  7. 15. impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area or to Wernicke's area (a- without, phasi-speech,ia-condition of)
  8. 17. to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain (tom- cut)
  9. 18. any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions (endo-within)
  10. 20. the practice of diagnosing mental disorders (psych-mind or soul)
  11. 22. an obsessive desire to set fire to things (pyro- fire)
  12. 23. to induce a calm, focused state in one's self or in another person (hypn-sleep)
  13. 24. a serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment. (delirium -"madness")
  14. 25. a condition that affects the way your brain processes information. It causes you to lose touch with reality. You might see, hear, or believe things that aren't real. (psyche-mind osis- condition of)
Down
  1. 1. the process that gives a purpose or direction to behave or act in a certain way (mot- move)
  2. 2. study of the mind and behavior (psyche- mind)
  3. 3. a common sleeping disorder (somnus-sleep)
  4. 5. someone who lacks empathy (path-feeling)
  5. 7. physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone (re- back gress- step)
  6. 8. a person or their behavior as pathological when they behave in an extreme and unacceptable way, and have very powerful feelings that they cannot control (path - feeling)
  7. 11. a defense mechanism where a person deals with stress by returning to early stage of development (re- back gress - step )
  8. 13. an action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought(reflectere-bendback)
  9. 16. loss of memory (a-not mnem-mind)
  10. 17. a now-rare psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal
  11. 19. an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you (para-irregular noos-mind)
  12. 21. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses (cognoac-know)