Biopsychosocial History and Collateral Data

Question 1

Comorbid

Answer 1

existing with or at the same time; for instance having two different illnesses at the same time

Question 2

Contraindicated

Answer 2

Not Recommended or safe to use (a medication or treatment that is contraindicated would not be prescribed because it could have serious consequences).

Question 3

Delusion

Answer 3

False, fixed belief despite evidence to the contrary. (believing something that is not true)

Question 4

Disorientation

Answer 4

confusion with regard to person, time, or place

Question 5

Dissociation

Answer 5

disturbance or change in the usually integrative functions on memory, identity, perception, or consciousness (often seen in clients with a history of trauma)

Question 6

Endogenous depression

Answer 6

depression caused by a biochemical imbalance rather than a psychosocial stressor or external factors

Question 7

Exogenous depression

Answer 7

depression caused by external events or psychosocial stressors

Question 8

folie a deux

Answer 8

shared delusion

Question 9

hallucinations

Answer 9

hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real (auditory are most common)

Question 10

Hypomanic

Answer 10

elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that is less severe than full-blown manic symptoms (not severe enough to interfere with functioning and not accompanied by psychotic symptoms.

Question 11

Postmorbid

Answer 11

subsequent to the onset of an illness

Question 12

premorbid

Answer 12

prior to the onset of an illness

Question 13

psychotic

Answer 13

experiencing delusions or hallucinations