Chapter 14- Mental Health Flashcards
-Iatrist
Physician
Psych/o
Mind
-iatry
Medical treatment
Anxiety
Feeling of dread in the absence of a clearly identifiable stress trigger
Anxi/o=fear, worry
Phobias
Irrational fear
Phob/o=irrational fear
-ia=state, condition
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Performing repetitive rituals to reduce anxiety
Obsess/o=besieged by thoughts
Compuls/o=drive! compel
Dementia
Progressive confusion and disorientation
De=without
Ment/o=mind
-ia= state, condition
Alzheimer’s
Degenerative brain disorder with gradual loss of cognitive abilities
Amnesia
Loss of memory
Amnes/o=forgetfulness
-ia=state, condition
Anorexia
Refusal to eat
An=without
-orexia=appetite
Kleptomania
Stealing
Klept/o=to steal
-mania=frenzy
Pyromania
Setting fires
Pry/o=fire
-mania=frenzy
Schizophrenia
Mental disorders characterized by distortions of reality
Shiz/o=split
Phren/o=mind
-ia=state, condition
Insomnia
Inability to sleep
In=not
Somn/o=sleep
-ia=state, condition
Hypochondria
A preoccupation with health concerns. Named for the location of the liver and spleen, below the rib cartilage.
Hypo=below
Chondr/o=cartilage
-ia=state, condition
Psychopharmacology
Study of the effects of drugs on the mind and particularly the use of drugs in treating mental disorders.
Psych/o=mind
Pharmac/o=drug
-logy=study of
Antipsychotic drugs
Major tranquilizers include chlorpromazine
Have treated patients with psychoses and schizophrenia by reducing patient agitation and panic and shortening episodes
-side effects are involuntary muscle movements
Anti=against
Psych/o=mind
-tic=pertaining to
Psychoanalysis
Method of obtaining a detailed account of the past and present emotional and mental experiences from the patient to determine the source of the problem and eliminate the effects
Psych/o=mind
AD
Alzheimer’s disease
ADD
Attention-deficit disorder
ADHD
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
BPD
Bipolar disorder
CA
Chronological age
DSM
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy
MA
Mental age
MAO
Monoamine oxidase
MMPI
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder
SAD
Seasonal affective disorder
Anter/o
Front
Fluor/o
Fluorescence, luminous
Later/o
Side
Nucle/o
Nucleus
Poster/o
Back
Radi/o
Ray (x-Ray)
Son/o
Sound
Tom/o
To cut
-graphy
Process of recording
-lucent
To shine through
-opaque
Nontransparent
-scopy
Process of visually examining
Ultra-
Beyond
anteroposterior
anter/o=front
poster/o=back
-ior=pertaining to
Pass through the body from the front to the back
posteroanterior view
poster/o=back
anter/o=front
-ior=pertaining to
Pass through the body from the back to the front
radiologist
radi/o=X-ray
-logist= one who studies
physician who uses images to diagnose abnormalities and radiant energy to treat various conditions such as cancer
radiolucent
radi/o=X-ray
-lucent=to shine through
