Mental health glossary

Psychology terms in plain language

12 terms

  • Вигорання

    Exhaustion from chronic stress: fatigue, cynicism, reduced efficacy.

  • Тривожність

    Emotion before threat; a disorder when excessive and persistent.

  • ПТСР

    Post-traumatic stress disorder after a traumatic event.

  • Депресія

    Mood disorder ≥2 weeks: low mood, anhedonia, fatigue.

  • Психотерапія

    Talk treatment: CBT, schema, psychoanalysis etc.

  • КПТ

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy — work on thoughts and behavior.

  • Резильєнтність

    Ability to recover after stress/loss.

  • Границі

    Rules protecting your time, energy, body.

  • Майндфулнесс

    Mindful presence in the now without judgment.

  • Дисоціація

    Detachment from reality as overload protection.

  • Кризова лінія

    Free phone help in acute states.

  • Самопіклування

    Deliberate resource-restoring actions: sleep, food, contacts.