Ch 22 Psychiatry Flashcards
AUT/O
Self; own
cata-
down
para-
abnormal
-leptic
Pertaining to seizing, taking hold of
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
ment/o
mind; chin
hypn/o
sleep
-thymia
mind
Amnesia
Loss of memory
Anxiety
Varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension, or dread, often accompanied by palpitation, tightness in the chest, breathlessness, and choking sensations.
Apathy
Absence of emotions; lack of interest, emotional involvement, or motivation.
Compulsion
Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly in an attempt to reduce anxiety.
Conversion
Anxiety becomes a bodily symptom, such as blindness, deafness, or paralysis, that does not have a physical basis.
delusion
Fixed, false belief that cannot be fixed by logical reasoning or evidence.
Disassociation
Uncomfortable thoughts are split off from the person’s conscious awareness to avoid mental distress. In extreme cases, disassociation and can lead to multiple personalities.
Dysphoria
Intense feelings of depression, discontent, and generalized dissatisfaction with life.
Euphoria
Intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.
Hallucination
Fourth or unreal, sensory perception, as, for example, hearing voices when none are present. An ILLUSION is a misperception of an actual sensory stimulus, such as hearing voices in the sound of rustling leaves.
labile
Variable; undergoing rapid emotional change.
Mania
Elevated, expensive state with talkativeness, hyperactivity, euphoria, and racing thoughts.
Mutism
No, or very little, ability to speak.
Obsession
Involuntary, persistent idea or emotion;
…the suffix -mania indicates a strong obsession with something ( e.g., pyromania is an obsession with fire).