Block 2 Johnson

Question 1

what is akathisia

Answer 1

a movement disorder characterized by a feeling of inner restlessness and compelling need to be in constant motion

Question 2

what is echopraxia

Answer 2

pathological imitation of movements of one person by another

Question 3

what is automatism

Answer 3

autonomic performance of an act representing unconscious symbolic activity
(a behavior that occurs when the person is unconscious or unaware that the situation is taking place)

Question 4

what is apraxia

Answer 4

inability to perform specific tasks

Question 5

what is akinesia

Answer 5

lack of physical movement

Question 6

what is negativism

Answer 6

motiveless resistance to all attempts to be moved or to all instructions

Question 7

what is nonspontaneous speech

Answer 7

no self initiation of speech, only answers direct questions

Question 8

what is pressured speech

Answer 8

rapid rate, difficult to interrupt

Question 9

what is dysarthria

Answer 9

articulation difficulty

Question 10

what is dysprosody

Answer 10

loss of normal speech melody

Question 11

what is clustering

Answer 11

erratic and dysrhythmic speech

Question 12

what is euthymic mood

Answer 12

normal, pleasant mood

Question 13

what is labile mood

Answer 13

mood swings

Question 14

what is dysphoric mood

Answer 14

unpleasant mood

Question 15

what is elation

Answer 15

feelings of joy, triumph, intense self satisfaction, or optimism

Question 16

what is expansive mood

Answer 16

expression of feelings without restraint with an overestimation of their significance or importance

Question 17

what is ecstasy

Answer 17

feeling of intense pleasure

Question 18

what is anhedonia

Answer 18

loss of interest in and withdrawal from all regular and pleasurable activities

Question 19

what is alexithymia

Answer 19

inability or difficulty in describing or being aware of emotions or mood

Question 20

what is circumstantiality

Answer 20

overinclusion of irrelevant detains that impede the sense of getting to the point

Question 21

what is clang association

Answer 21

thoughts are associated by the sound of words rather than by their meaning (ex: through rhyming)

Question 22

what is derailment

Answer 22

a breakdown in logical connection between ideas and overall sense of goal directedness

the words make sentences but the sentences don’t make sense

Question 23

what is flight of ideas

Answer 23

a succession of multiple associations so that thoughts seem to move abruptly from idea to idea

often expressed through rapid, pressured speech

Question 24

what is neologism

Answer 24

inventing new words or phrases or using normal words in weird ways

Question 25

what is preservation

Answer 25

repetition of out of context words, phrases, or ideas

Question 26

what is tangentiality

Answer 26

gives a response to answer the general topic but not the specific question

Question 27

what is thought blocking

Answer 27

a sudden disruption or break in the flow of ideas

Question 28

what are persecutory delusions

Answer 28

believing others are deliberately trying to harm others

Question 29

what are grandiose delusions

Answer 29

an exaggerated sense of one's own importance, power, or significance

Question 30

what are somatic delusions

Answer 30

physical bodily sensations

Question 31

what are reference delusions

Answer 31

belief that un-related occurrences in the external world have a special significance for the person who is being diagnosed

Question 32

what are control delusions

Answer 32

belief that thoughts, feelings, impulses, and actions are controlled by an external agency or force

Question 33

what are jealous delusions

Answer 33

unreasonable belief that a partner is unfaithful

Question 34

what is religious delusionss

Answer 34

false belief that the person has a special link with God

Question 35

what is guilt delusions

Answer 35

person believed they have committed an unforgivable deed

Question 36

what are hypnogogic hallucinations

Answer 36

hallucinations that occur when going to sleep

Question 37

what are hypnopompic hallucinations

Answer 37

hallucinations that occur when waking up

Question 38

what are the 5 levels to describe insight

Answer 38

1. true emotional insight 2. admits only a possibility of being ill 3. admits the need to change behavior but denies any illness 4. admits a possible need for change but denies any illness 5. denies any need for behavior change or any illness

Question 39

how does critical judgment differ from impaired judgment

Answer 39

ability to assess, discern, and choose among various options in a situation diminished ability to assess, discern, and choose among various options in a situation

Question 40

what does stupor consciousness mean

Answer 40

individuals require repeated stimulation to be roused

Question 41

what is trance

Answer 41

focused attention and altered consciousness

Question 42

what is hypervigilance

Answer 42

excessive attention and focus on all internal and external stimuli

Question 43

what is the difference between recent memory vs recent past memory vs remote memory

Answer 43

recent memory- past several days recent past memory- past several months remote memory- distinct past

Question 44

what is clouded consciousness

Answer 44

incomplete clear-mindedness with disturbances in perception and attitudes