Chapter 14- Mental Health Flashcards

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-Iatrist

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Physician

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Psych/o

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Mind

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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Anxiety

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Feeling of dread in the absence of a clearly identifiable stress trigger

Anxi/o=fear, worry

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Phobias

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Irrational fear

Phob/o=irrational fear
-ia=state, condition

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Performing repetitive rituals to reduce anxiety

Obsess/o=besieged by thoughts
Compuls/o=drive! compel

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Dementia

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Progressive confusion and disorientation

De=without
Ment/o=mind
-ia= state, condition

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Alzheimer’s

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Degenerative brain disorder with gradual loss of cognitive abilities

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Amnesia

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Loss of memory

Amnes/o=forgetfulness
-ia=state, condition

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Anorexia

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Refusal to eat

An=without
-orexia=appetite

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Kleptomania

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Stealing

Klept/o=to steal
-mania=frenzy

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Pyromania

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Setting fires

Pry/o=fire
-mania=frenzy

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Schizophrenia

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Mental disorders characterized by distortions of reality

Shiz/o=split
Phren/o=mind
-ia=state, condition

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Insomnia

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Inability to sleep

In=not
Somn/o=sleep
-ia=state, condition

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Hypochondria

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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

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Psychopharmacology

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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

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Antipsychotic drugs

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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

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Psychoanalysis

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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

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AD

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Alzheimer’s disease

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ADD

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Attention-deficit disorder

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ADHD

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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BPD

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Bipolar disorder

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CA

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Chronological age

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DSM

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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

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ECT

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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MA

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Mental age

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MAO

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Monoamine oxidase

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MMPI

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Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

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OCD

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

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SAD

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Seasonal affective disorder

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Anter/o

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Front

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Fluor/o

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Fluorescence, luminous

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Later/o

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Side

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Poster/o

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Back

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Radi/o

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Ray (x-Ray)

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Son/o

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Sound

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Tom/o

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To cut

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lucent

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To shine through

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-opaque

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Nontransparent

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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Ultra-

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Beyond

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anteroposterior

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anter/o=front
poster/o=back
-ior=pertaining to

Pass through the body from the front to the back

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posteroanterior view

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poster/o=back
anter/o=front
-ior=pertaining to

Pass through the body from the back to the front

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radiologist

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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

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radiolucent

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radi/o=X-ray

-lucent=to shine through