Chapter 3 The History

Question 1

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 1

logical fallacy that states “Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X.” This fallacy is always a risk when attributing a finding to a drug, yet continued use of a drug for fear of the fallacy can do continued harm if the drug truly is the culprit.

Question 2

Alexithymia

Answer 2

The inability to describe mood and feelings

Question 3

Hypnagogic hallucinations

Answer 3

Vivid auditory, visual, or somesthetic hallucinations that most often appear with sleep onset. `

Question 4

Disease

Answer 4

A definite morbid process having a characteristic train of symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. It comes from the words meaning “without ease” or “uncomfortable”.
-Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 24th Ed.

Question 5

Syndrome

Answer 5

A set of symptoms that occur together, the sum of signs of any morbid state, or a symptom complex. It comes from the words meaning “to run together”