CH 22 Psychiatry Flashcards by Clara W

External expression of emotion of emptional response.

affect

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loss of memory

amnesia

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eating disorder with excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight

anorexia nervosa

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characterized by unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior.

anxiety disorder

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absence of emotions

apathy

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Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interacton and communication and by restricted, repetitive behavior

autism

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disorder is marked by alternating periods of mania and depression

bipolar disorder

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eating disorder with binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, adn depression

bulimia nervosa

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plant substance from which marijuana is obtained

cannabis

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ncontrollable urge to perform and act repeatedly in an attempt to reduce anxiety

compulsion

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condition marked by a neurologic symptoms with no organic basis, appearing as a result of anxiety and unconsiousness inner conflict

conversion disorder

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unconsious technique used to resolve or conesal conflicts and anxiety.

defense mechanism

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acute episodes of confused thinking, disorentation, agitation, and fearfulness

delirium

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fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logcal reasoning of evidence

delusion

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progressivene loss of intelectual abilities such as memory, judgement, and reasoning as well as changes in personality.

depressive disorders

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conditions involving breakdown in memory, identity, or perception

dissociative disorders

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central coordinating branch of the mind

ego

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unconscious flight form customary surroundings; a sign of dissociative disorder

fugue

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strong persistent cross-gender identificaiton withthe opposite sex that causes clinically significant distress

gender dysphoria

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major unconscious part of the personality

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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change

labile

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elevated expansive state with hyperactivity, talkativeness and racing thought

mania

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none, or very little ability to speak

mutism

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group of chilfhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and communicaiton skills

neurodevelopmental disorders

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involuntary, persistent idea, urge or emotion

obsession

anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behavior

obsessive-compulsive disorder

overly suspicious system of thinking with fixes delusions of being harrased, persecuted, or unfairly treated.

paranoia

recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behaviour that involves unsusal objuects, activites or situation

paraphilia

lifelong personality patterns marked by inflexibility and imparment of social functoning

personality disorters

irrational or disabling fear of an object or situation

phobia

anxiety-related symptoms appear after personal experience of a traumatic event

post-traumatic stress disorder

diagnostic personality test using stimuli to evoke responses that reflect aspects of an individual's personality

projective test

physician or osteopath with medical training in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment if mental disorders.

psychiatrist

nonmedical professional specializing in mental functions and how the brain functions in health and disease

psychologist

disorder marked by loss of contact with reality, often associated with delusions and hallucinations

psychosis

psychological process that distingushes fact from fantasy

reality testing

defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically pushed out of the concious

repression

group of chrinic psychotic disorders that may include hallucinations, disorganized speech and behaviour, flat affect, and lack of initiave

schizophrenia spectrum disorder

disturbances in a persons ability to respond sexually or to experence sexual pleasure

sexual disfunction

presence of physical symptioms that cannot be explained by actual physical or mental disorder such as depression

somatic-symptom disorders

a group of disorders marked by regular overuse r dependence on psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system

substance-related or addicitve disorders

internalized consience and moral aspect of the personality

superego

central nervous system stimulants that may be used to treat ADHD and depression

amphetamines

drugs that treat psychotic symptoms and behavior

atypical antipsychotics

drugs that lessen anxiety, tension, agitation, and panic attacks

benzodiazepines

focuses on the connection between behavior and thoughts, conditioning is used to relieve anxiety and improve symptoms of illness.

cognitive behavorial therapy

electrical current is used to produce convulsions and loss of conciousness

electroconvulsive therapy

treatment of an entire family to resolve and shed light on conflicts

family therapy

early neuroleptic medications that reduce psychotic symptoms

first-generation antipsychotic drugs

psychoanalytic technique on which the patient verbalizes, without censorship, the passing contents of his or her mind.

free association

group of patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion and interaction with each other

group therapy

induced trance

hypnosis

face-to-face discussion of life problems and associated feelings. The patient tells his or her story and has the opportunity to connect emotional patter in his or her life history with present conerns.

insight-oriented therapy

medicaiton used to treat bipolar illness

ithium

any drug that favorably modifies psychotic symptoms

neuroleptic drug

treatment in which a chilf, through use of toys in a playroom setting, expresses conflicts and feelings that cannot be communicated in a direct manner.

play therapy

treatment that allows the patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts so as to understand and change current behavior

psychoanaysis

group therapy in which a patient expresses feelings by acting out family and social roles with other patients

psychodrama

teatment of psychiatric disorders with drugs

psychopharmacology

drugs that induce calmness, promote sleep, and hope to patients facing difficult life transitons and events

sedatives

offering encouragement, support, and hope to patients facing difficult life transisitons and events.

supportive psychotherapy

psychoanalytic process in which the patient related to the therapist as though the therapist were a prominent childhood figure

transference

drugs used to treat severe depression

tricyclic antidepressants

anxi/o

uneasy, distressed

aut/o

self

hallucin/o

hallucination

hypn/o

sleep

iatr/o

treatment

ment/o, phren/o, psych/o

mind

neur/o

nerve

phil/o

attraction to

schiz/o

split

somat/o

body

-genic

producted by

-leptic

to seize hold of

-mania

obsessive preoccupation

-phobia

fear

-phoria

feeling, bearing

-thymia

mind

a-, an-

no, not

cata-

down

hypo-

deficient

para-

abnormal