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| aberrant: deviating from what is normal or typical. | |
| anthropomorphism: attributing human shape to gods, objects, animals. | |
| archetype: model original pattern; prototype. | |
| authoritarian: characterized by unquestioning obedience to authority. | |
| catharsis: the relieving of the emotions by art; the alleviation of fears by bringing them to consciousness. |
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| demography: the science of vital statistics, as of births, deaths, population, etc. | |
| epidemiology: the branch of medicine which investigates the causes and controls of epidemics. |
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| euthanasia: method of causing death painlessly; mercy killing. | |
| extrovert: a person who is active and expressive; a person who is outgoing. | |
| psychic: of the psyche or mind; beyond natural or known physical processes. | |
| psychopath: a person afflicted with a mental disorder. | |
| psychotherapy: using forms of mental treatment to cure nervous disorders. | |
| schizophrenia: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution and omnipotence. |
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| subliminal: below the threshold of apprenhension; subconscious. | |
| trauma: an emotional experience which has a lasting psychic effect. | |