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Chap 22 - Psychiatry Review Sheets Flashcards

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physician specializing in treating mental illness

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psychiatrist

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nonphysician professionals trained in the treatment of mental illness

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psychologist, psychiatric nurse, licensed clinical social worker

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therapist who practices psychoanalysis

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psychoanalyst

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branch of psychiatry dealing with legal matters

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forensic psychiatry

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unconscious part of the personality

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id

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conscious, coordinating part of the personality

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ego

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conscience or moral part of the personality

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superego

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psychological process used to distinguish fact from fantasy testing

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reality

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unconscious technique used to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety ______________ mechanism.

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defense

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branch of psychology dealing with patient care

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clinical

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nonreactive state marked by inability to speak

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mutism

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state of excessive excitability; agitation

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mania

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loss of memory

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amnesia

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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly

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compulsion

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persistent idea, emotion, or urge

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obsession

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feelings of apprehension, uneasiness, dread

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anxiety

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uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object and redirected toward a second object
or behavior pattern

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dissociation

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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom that has no organic basis

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conversion

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absence of emotions; lack of motivation or emotional involvement

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apathy

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fixed false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence

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delusion

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false or unreal sensory perception

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hallucination

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dysphoria

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sadness, hopelessness, unpleasant feeling

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euphoria

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exaggerated feeling of well-being (“high”)

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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paranoia

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suspicious system of thinking; fixed delusion that one is being treated unfairly or harassed

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psychosis

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loss of contact with reality; often delusions and hallucinations

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iatrogenic

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pertaining to a disorder caused by a treatment

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phobia

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irrational fear (avoidance) of an object or a situation

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agoraphobia

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fear of leaving one’s home or a safe place

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labile

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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change; fluctuating

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affect

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expression of emotion

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Disturbance of memory and identity that hides the anxiety of unconscious conflicts is

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dissociative disorder

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Troubled feelings, unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior describe a/an

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anxiety disorder

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An illness related to regular use of drugs and alcohol is a/an

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substance-related disorder

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Bulimia nervosa is an example of a/an

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eating disorder

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A disorder involving paraphilias is a/an

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sexual disorder

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An illness marked by prolonged emotions (mania and depression) is a/an

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mood disorder

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A mental disorder in which physical symptoms cannot be explained by an actual physical disorder
is a/an

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somatoform disorder

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A lifelong personality pattern that is inflexible and causes distress, conflict, and impairment of social functioning is a/an

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personality disorder

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Loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment, and reasoning is

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dementia

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Confusion in thinking with faulty perceptions and irrational behavior is

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delirium

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts that dominate a person’s behavior

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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

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bipolar disorder

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alternating periods of mania and depression

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fugue

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amnesia with flight from customary surroundings

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paranoia

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delusions of persecution or grandeur

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amphetamines

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CNS stimulants

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cannabis

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marijuana, hashish; active substance in marijuana; THC

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schizophrenia

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psychosis marked by a split from reality; disorganized thinking and behavior

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sexual sadism

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achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting physical or
psychological pain

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hypochondriasis

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preoccupation with bodily aches, pains, and discomforts (in the absence of real illness)

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somatoform disorder

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conversion disorder

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sexual disorder

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pedophilia

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anxiety disorder

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phobia

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mood disorder

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bipolar I and II

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substance-related disorder

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cocaine abuse

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schizophrenia

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positive and negative symptoms

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dissociative disorder

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fugue

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personality disorder

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narcissism

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pervasive developmental disorder

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autism

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anorexia nervosa

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eating disorder marked by excessive dieting because of emotional factors

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bulimia nervosa

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eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression

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repression

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a defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are pushed into the unconscious

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dementia

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loss of higher mental functioning, memory, judgment, and reasoning

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hypomania

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mood disorder resembling mania (exaggerated excitement,

hyperactivity) but of lesser intensity

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hallucinogen

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drug that produces hallucinations (false sensory perceptions)

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opioids

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drugs that are derived from opium (morphine and heroin)

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cocaine

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stimulant drug that causes euphoria and hallucinations

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cyclothymic disorder

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alternating periods of hypomania and depressive episodes of lesser intensity than with bipolar illness

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dysthymia

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depressed mood persisting over a 2-year period but not as severe as a major depression

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flamboyant, theatrical, emotionally immature

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histrionic

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no loyalty or concern for others; does not tolerate frustration and blames others when he or she is at fault

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antisocial

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fantasies of success and power and a grandiose sense of self-importance

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narcissistic

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pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of people

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paranoid

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emotionally cold, aloof, indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others

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schizoid

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instability in personal relationships and sense of self; alternating overinvolvement with and rejection of people

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borderline

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Patients express feelings by acting out roles with other patients

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psychodrama

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A trance helps patients recover deeply repressed feelings

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hypnosis

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Long-term and intense exploration of unconscious feelings uses techniques such as transference and free association

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psychoanalysis

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Toys help a child express conflicts and feelings

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play therapy

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Conditioning changes actual behavior patterns rather than focusing on subconscious thoughts and feelings

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behavioral therapy

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Techniques help patients overcome sexual dysfunctions

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sexual therapy

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Electrical current is applied to the brain to reverse major depression

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electroconvulsive therapy

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Agents (chemicals) relieve symptoms of psychiatric disorders

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psychopharmacology, or drug therapy

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Face-to-face discussion of life’s problems and associated feelings

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insight-oriented psychotherapy

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

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supportive psychotherapy

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Fear of strangers is

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xenophobia

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Obsessive preoccupation with stealing is

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kleptomania

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Antidepressant agents that work by blocking the action of a specific enzyme are

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MAO inhibitors

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Mood disorder marked by depressive periods milder than major depression is

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dysthymia

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Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) tranquilizers such as Thorazine are

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phenothiazines

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Fear of being left alone in unfamiliar surroundings is

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agoraphobia

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Stimulants used as therapy for mood disorders or for treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are

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amphetamines

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Mild form of bipolar disorder in which hypomanic episodes alternate with depression is

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cyclothymia

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Obsessive preoccupation with fire is

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pyromania

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Drugs (containing three fused rings) used to elevate mood and increase physical activity and mental alertness are

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tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants

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Anxiolytic agents that lessen the anxiety associated with panic attacks are

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benzodiazepines

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Drug that treats the manic episodes of bipolar disorder is

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lithium

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phren/o

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mind

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hypn/o

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sleep

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somat/o

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body

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phil/o

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love, attraction to

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iatr/o

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treatment

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schiz/o

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split

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-phobia

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fear

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-thymia

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mind; mood

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-tropic

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to influence, turn

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-genic

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produced by

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para-

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abnormal

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hypo-

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deficient, less than, below

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cata-

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down

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SSRI; treats anxiety and depression

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escitalopram (Lexapro)

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atypical antipsychotic; treats schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

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aripiprazole (Abilify)

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stimulant; treats attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta)

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tricyclic antidepressant; treats depression

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amitriptyline (Elavil)

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benzodiazepine; treats anxiety and panic attacks

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alprazolam (Xanax)

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sedative; treats insomnia

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zolpidem (Ambien)

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anticonvulsant; treats mood disorders (such as bipolar illness)

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lamotrigine (Lamictal)

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phenothiazine; treats schizophrenia

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thiothixene (Navane)

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anxi/o

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uneasy; anxious

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aut/o

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self, own

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

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hypn/o

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sleep

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iatr/o

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treatment

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klept/o

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to steal

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ment/o

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mind

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neur/o

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nerve

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phil/o

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like; love; attraction to

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phren/o

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mind

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psych/o

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mind

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pyr/o

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fire; fever

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schiz/o

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split

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somat/o

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body

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ton/o

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tension

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xen/o

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stranger

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-form

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resembling; in the shape of

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-kinesia

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movement

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-leptic

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pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-oid

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resembling; originating from

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-pathy

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emotion; disease

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-phobia

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fear

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-somnia

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sleep

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-thymia

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mind (condition of)

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-tropic

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pertaining to stimulating

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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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agora-

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marketplace

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cata-

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down

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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eu-

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good; normal; true

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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para-

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near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

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