Dictionary catalogue

An emotional and physiological response to perceived threat, uncertainty or anticipated harm.

The capacity to select and direct mental focus toward relevant information.

The set of mental processes used to take in, organise, retain and use information.

The capacity to sustain mental effort and focus over time.

A pattern in which substance use becomes difficult to control and increasingly prioritised, often with physiological adaptation.

A disruption in the usual integration of awareness, memory, identity, emotion, perception or behaviour.

A term used for a stable mood that is neither markedly depressed nor elevated.

Higher-order abilities used to plan, organise, shift approach and regulate goal-directed behaviour.

A pattern of substance use that has caused damage to physical or mental health.

The internal experience of words or a voice recognised as one's own thinking.

A person's awareness and understanding of their experiences, difficulties and possible need for care.

A temporary state following substance use that produces clinically relevant changes in cognition, perception, behaviour or physical function.

The processes involved in registering, storing and retrieving information.

A person's sustained, subjectively reported emotional state.

A marked and persistent fear linked to a particular object or situation, with avoidance or significant distress.

A syndrome in which a person's interpretation of reality is substantially altered, often involving hallucinations, delusions or disorganised thinking.

A return to a previous pattern of substance use after a period of reduction, control or abstinence.

Intentional self-injury or self-poisoning, regardless of the person's stated purpose or degree of suicidal intent.

A clinical formulation of factors associated with possible suicidal thoughts, plans or behaviour at a particular time.

A reduced response to a substance after repeated exposure, so a greater amount may be needed for a similar effect.

An event or set of circumstances experienced as harmful or threatening and capable of producing lasting effects.

A group of symptoms that can occur when repeated substance use is reduced or stopped.