Psychiatry Dictionary
Some concepts used in psychiatry and psychotherapy are also frequently encountered in everyday language. However, the same word can have different meanings in everyday language and in clinical usage. For this reason, I have compiled this glossary with the aim of explaining concepts frequently used in the fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy in clear and scientific language.
Understanding a concept does not mean that a person is diagnosing themselves or someone else. Psychiatric symptoms are assessed in conjunction with the person’s history, the difficulties they are experiencing, the duration, severity and impact on daily life.
E
Emotion Regulation
The set of processes through which a person notices, interprets, expresses, and copes with the intensity of emotions.
Emotional Eating
Emotional eating refers to consuming food not merely due to physical hunger, but as a way to cope with emotions such as stress, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, or boredom. Eating may provide a sense of short-term relief. Emotional eating is not, in itself, a psychiatric diagnosis; however, when it occurs frequently and negatively impacts an individual's life, it may be worth evaluating.
My Other Articles on This Subject
Empathy
The capacity to understand another person's feelings and experiences from their perspective and to provide an appropriate emotional response.