Ch 23 - Behavioral - Vocab Flashcards

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activities of daily living

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The basic activities a person usually accomplishes during a normal day, such as eating, dressing, and bathing.

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altered mental status

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A change in the way a person thinks and behaves that may signal disease in the central nervous system or elsewhere in the body.

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behavior

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How a person functions or acts in response to his or her environment.

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behavioral crisis

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The point at which a person’s reactions to events interfere with activities of daily living; this becomes a psychiatric emergency when it causes a major life interruption, such as attempted suicide.

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behavioral health emergency

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An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person’s own health and safety or the health and safety of another person—for example, when a person becomes suicidal or homicidal, or has a psychotic episode.

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depression

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A persistent mood of sadness, despair, and discouragement; may be a symptom of many different mental and physical disorders, or may be a disorder on its own.

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excited delirium

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A serious behavioral condition in which a person exhibits agitated behavior combined with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions; also called agitated delirium or exhaustive mania.

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functional disorder

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A disorder in which there is no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system.

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organic brain syndrome

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Temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the physical or physiologic functioning of brain tissue.

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positional asphyxia

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Restriction of chest wall movements and/or airway obstruction; can rapidly lead to sudden death.

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posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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A delayed reaction to a prior incident. Often the result of one or more conditions concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm.

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psychiatric disorder

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An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by a social, psychological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biologic disturbance.

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psychosis

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A mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality.

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schizophrenia

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A complex, difficult-to-identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early adulthood. Symptoms typically become more prominent over time and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech.

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